Full-day nursery in Godalming, Surrey
Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road
Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU · 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 September 2003Reference EY274195Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places140 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU · More nurseries in GU7
Stations
- Godalming13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Farncombe14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Chalk Road, Old Station Way and Homebase.
Parks and playgrounds
- Phillips Memorial Park3 min walk
- Riverside5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Play Park playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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 Godalming Bridge Road is a full-day nursery at Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU, in Godalming, Surrey. It is registered for 140 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 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
- Godalming Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- The Wharf Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Moss Lane School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Farncombe Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Hilary's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Busbridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 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 Godalming Bridge Road's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road Good at its inspection on 1 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road take?
Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road is registered with Ofsted for up to 140 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road?
Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road?
Godalming is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road?
You can call 01483 424646 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 EY274195 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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