Full-day nursery in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth
James Paget Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR31 6LA · 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 April 2005Reference EY304521Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
James Paget Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR31 6LA · More nurseries in NR31
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Road Park11 min walk
- Victoria Road Park12 min walk
- Beacon Park Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
© 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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.
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth is a full-day nursery at James Paget Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR31 6LA, in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 7 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Ormiston Herman Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Stradbroke Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Woodlands Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.4 miles
- St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 miles
- Hillside Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 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 Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth Good at its inspection on 14 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Great Yarmouth?
You can call 01493 661583 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.
- © 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 EY304521 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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