Full-day nursery in Framwellgate Moor, Durham
Busy Bees (Durham) Ltd
Priory Road, DURHAM, DH1 5HW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
Priory Road, DURHAM, DH1 5HW · More nurseries in DH1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including School, Bek Road End and Eden Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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 (Durham) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Priory Road, DURHAM, DH1 5HW, in Framwellgate Moor, Durham. It is registered for 169 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.1 miles
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Durham Trinity School & Sports College ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Finchale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.7 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 (Durham) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees (Durham) Ltd Good at its inspection on 5 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees (Durham) Ltd take?
Busy Bees (Durham) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 169 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees (Durham) Ltd?
Durham is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees (Durham) Ltd?
You can call 0191 375 0244 and visit busybeesdurham.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 EY548257 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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