Full-day nursery in Swinley, Wigan
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone
35-37 Walkden Avenue, Wigan, WN1 2JJ · 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 October 1998Reference 322990Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
35-37 Walkden Avenue, Wigan, WN1 2JJ · More nurseries in WN1
Stations
- Wigan Wallgate19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Wigan North Western21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Mesnes Road, Queensway and Walkden Avenue East.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mesnes Park3 min walk
- Marylebone Park10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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 Wigan Marylebone is a full-day nursery at 35-37 Walkden Avenue, Wigan, WN1 2JJ, in Swinley, Wigan. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 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
- Mab's Cross Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Woodfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Douglas Valley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 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 Wigan Marylebone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone Good at its inspection on 4 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone take?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone?
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone?
Wigan Wallgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone?
You can call 01942 821898 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 322990 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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