Full-day nursery in St Andrews Ridge, Swindon
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge
Highdown Way, St Andrews Ridge, Swindon, SN25 4FD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 February 2000Reference 109121Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places106 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 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
Highdown Way, St Andrews Ridge, Swindon, SN25 4FD · More nurseries in SN25
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Jovial Monk, Wallis Drive and Highdown Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- King Richard III Play Park playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Cobbet Close Playground7 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 Swindon there are about 4.2 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 St Andrew's Ridge is a full-day nursery at Highdown Way, St Andrews Ridge, Swindon, SN25 4FD, in St Andrews Ridge, Swindon. It is registered for 106 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 4.3 from 23 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited (company), which runs 32 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
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Bridlewood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Orchid Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- William Morris Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 St Andrew's Ridge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge is registered with Ofsted for up to 106 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge is run by Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge?
You can call 01793 726919 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 109121 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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