Sessional pre-school in Honiton, Devon
Busy Bee Pre School
The Beehive, Honiton Primary School, Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Beehive, Honiton Primary School, Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF · More nurseries in EX14
Stations
- Honiton10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Congregational Church, Community College and Lace Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Devon there are about 3.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Busy Bee Pre School is a sessional pre-school at The Beehive, Honiton Primary School, Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF, in Honiton, Devon. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bee Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Upottery Preschool CIOSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Honiton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Littletown Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.9 miles
- Honiton Community College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Busy Bee Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bee Pre School Good at its inspection on 21 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bee Pre School take?
Busy Bee Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bee Pre School?
Honiton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bee Pre School?
You can call 01404 46400.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 105947 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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