Full-day nursery in Westhorpe, Nottinghamshire
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell
17 Allenby Road, Southwell, NG25 0NL · 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 June 2003Reference EY259506Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 April 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
17 Allenby Road, Southwell, NG25 0NL · More nurseries in NG25
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Vicarage Road, The Dumbles and Landseer Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Nottinghamshire 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 Southwell is a full-day nursery at 17 Allenby Road, Southwell, NG25 0NL, in Westhorpe, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity CofE Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Lowe's Wong Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.4 miles
- Halam Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- The Minster School Middle deemed secondaryages 7–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 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 Southwell's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell Good at its inspection on 27 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell?
You can call 01636 816606 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 EY259506 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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