Full-day nursery in Thetford, Norfolk
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford
Mallow Road, Thetford, IP24 2YD · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mallow Road, Thetford, IP24 2YD · More nurseries in IP24
Stations
- Thetford19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- The Willows Open Space7 min walk
- Cloverfield Water Meadows8 min walk
- Lower Melford Common8 min walk
- Upper Melford Common9 min walk
- Castle Park11 min walk
- Bergamot Close Play Area playground8 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 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.
What parents say
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford is a full-day nursery at Mallow Road, Thetford, IP24 2YD, in Thetford, Norfolk. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 12 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
- Admirals Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Norwich Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- The Damara School ages 5–16 0.7 miles
- Queensway Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Queensway Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.2 miles
- The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.2 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 Thetford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford Good at its inspection on 18 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford?
Thetford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Thetford?
You can call 01842 752757 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486890 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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