Full-day nursery in Penistone, Barnsley
Busy Bees Penistone
The National School, Church Street, Sheffield, S36 6AR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 November 2014Reference EY484447Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 June 2026Food 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 National School, Church Street, Sheffield, S36 6AR · More nurseries in S36
Stations
- Penistone6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Shrewsbury Road/Penistone Church, Sheffield Road/Church View Road and Market Place/St Mary's Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watermeadows Park4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Barnsley 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 Penistone is a full-day nursery at The National School, Church Street, Sheffield, S36 6AR, in Penistone, Barnsley. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 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
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Springvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Thurlstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Hoylandswaine Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected June 2022 1.5 miles
- Oxspring Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.5 miles
- Millhouse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.8 miles
- Penistone Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 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 Penistone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Penistone Outstanding at its inspection on 12 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Penistone take?
Busy Bees Penistone is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bees Penistone?
Penistone is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bees Penistone?
You can call 01226 805766.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY484447 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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