Full-day nursery in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire
Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre
The Saxon Centre, Kingsfield Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8AT · 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 October 2002Reference EY239643Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Saxon Centre, Kingsfield Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8AT · More nurseries in SG18
Stations
- Biggleswade17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Saxon Centre, Chambers Lodge and Foxglove Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Linear Wood2 min walk
- Kings Reach Play Park8 min walk
- Saxon Gate Park10 min walk
- Rutherford Way Play Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 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 Central Bedfordshire there are about 4.1 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 Biggleswade Saxon Centre is a full-day nursery at The Saxon Centre, Kingsfield Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8AT, in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Owlets PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Biggleswade Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Ivel Valley School & College ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Lawnside Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- Stratton School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Edward Peake CofE VC School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 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 Biggleswade Saxon Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre Good at its inspection on 6 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre take?
Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre?
Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre?
Biggleswade is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre?
You can call 01767 313139 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 · 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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY239643 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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