Full-day nursery in New Town, Hertfordshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park
16 The Thorley Centre, Thorley Park, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4EG · 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 August 1995Reference 125069Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 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
16 The Thorley Centre, Thorley Park, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4EG · More nurseries in CM23
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Sainsbury's, The Thorley Centre and Penningtons.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thorley Wedge1 min walk
- Lower Park Crescent3 min walk
- The Barrons Park6 min walk
- Northern Parkland8 min walk
- Knebworth Court9 min walk
- Thorley Centre Play Area playground1 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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 Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park is a full-day nursery at 16 The Thorley Centre, Thorley Park, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4EG, in New Town, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 9 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 Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley ParkThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Manor Fields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Richard Whittington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Thorley Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Hillmead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Windhill21 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Bishop's Stortford College ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.9 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 Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park Good at its inspection on 5 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park?
Bishops Stortford is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park?
You can call 01279 654830 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 125069 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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