Full-day nursery in Ledbury, Herefordshire
Busy Bees Ledbury
The Hive, Bye Street, Ledbury, HR8 2AG · 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 April 2018Reference EY559310Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 2019Food 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
The Hive, Bye Street, Ledbury, HR8 2AG · More nurseries in HR8
Stations
- Ledbury15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Bye Street, Somerfield Store and Memorial.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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 Herefordshire there are about 3.3 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 Ledbury is a full-day nursery at The Hive, Bye Street, Ledbury, HR8 2AG, in Ledbury, Herefordshire. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ledbury Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Eastnor Parochial Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- John Masefield High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 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 Ledbury's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Ledbury Good at its inspection on 22 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Ledbury take?
Busy Bees Ledbury is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Ledbury?
Ledbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Ledbury?
You can call 01531 634556 and visit www.busybeesledbury.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY559310 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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