Full-day nursery in Bicester Village, Oxfordshire
Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere
Whitelands Way, Bicester, OX26 1EG · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2019Reference 2543500Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 20 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Whitelands Way, Bicester, OX26 1EG · More nurseries in OX26
Stations
- Bicester Village22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingsmere Centre, Whitelands Way North and Pioneer Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pingle Brook Open Space5 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Oxfordshire 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 Bees at Bicester Kingsmere is a full-day nursery at Whitelands Way, Bicester, OX26 1EG, in Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2022 0.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Brookside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- King's Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Graven Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Bure Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 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 Bees at Bicester Kingsmere's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere Good at its inspection on 20 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere take?
Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere?
Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere?
Bicester Village is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere?
You can call 01869 660020 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2543500 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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