Sessional pre-school in Buttsash, Hampshire
Busy Bees Pre-School
St. Annes Community Centre, Warrys Close, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3QR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- 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 February 2004Reference EY281439Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 22 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 November 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Annes Community Centre, Warrys Close, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3QR · More nurseries in SO45
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Warrys Close, St Annes Centre and Butts Ash Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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 Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Annes Community Centre, Warrys Close, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3QR, in Buttsash, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Shipmates Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Little Stars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wildground Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Wildground Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Orchard Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Orchard Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.9 miles
- Waterside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Manor Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 miles
- Hythe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.3 miles
- Cadland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bees Pre-School Requires improvement at its inspection on 22 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bees Pre-School take?
Busy Bees Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Busy Bees Pre-School?
You can call 023 8084 2393.
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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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY281439 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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