Full-day nursery in Southover, East Sussex
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes
St James Street, Lewes, BN7 1HR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2015Reference EY486777Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St James Street, Lewes, BN7 1HR · More nurseries in BN7
Stations
- Lewes6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Kings Head, Railway Station and Southover Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southover Grange Gardens1 min walk
- Bell Lane Recreational Ground7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Bell Lane Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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 East Sussex 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 Day Nursery at Lewes is a full-day nursery at St James Street, Lewes, BN7 1HR, in Southover, East Sussex. It is registered for 51 children. Its Ofsted report card (December 2025) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 11 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
- Western Road Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Southover CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Lewes Old Grammar School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- Priory School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 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 Lewes's Ofsted rating?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes was inspected on 12 December 2025 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes?
Lewes is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewes?
You can call 01273 480736 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 EY486777 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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