Sessional pre-school in Shirley Park, Southampton
Busy Bee Preschool
Unit 2, Marlborough Road, Southampton, SO15 3ND · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 2, Marlborough Road, Southampton, SO15 3ND · More nurseries in SO15
Stations
- Millbrook (Hants)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Street, Church Street and Shirley Precinct.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cedar Lodge Park8 min walk
- St James Park9 min walk
- Shirley Pond Park10 min walk
- Shirley Warren Skate Park10 min walk
- Colebrook Green10 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 Southampton there are about 3.2 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 Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Unit 2, Marlborough Road, Southampton, SO15 3ND, in Shirley Park, Southampton. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bee PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Foundry Lane PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Little Caterpillars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Shirley PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St James Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Paint Pots Preschool And NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Foundry Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2022 0.2 miles
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Shirley Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Shirley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mark's Church of England School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Southampton Hospital School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Tanners Brook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Busy Bee Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bee Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 14 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bee Preschool take?
Busy Bee Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bee Preschool?
Millbrook (Hants) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bee Preschool?
You can call 07947 117438 and visit busybee-preschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2633742 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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