Sessional pre-school in Melling, Lancashire
Busy Bodies Pre-school
Melling (St Wilfrid) C of E Primary School, Lodge Lane, Melling, Carnforth, LA6 2RE · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Melling (St Wilfrid) C of E Primary School, Lodge Lane, Melling, Carnforth, LA6 2RE · More nurseries in LA6
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including St Wilfrid CEPS, Gillison Close and Melling Hall Hotel.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Lancashire 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 Bodies Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Melling (St Wilfrid) C of E Primary School, Lodge Lane, Melling, Carnforth, LA6 2RE, in Melling, Lancashire. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Busy Bodies Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.3 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 Bodies Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Bodies Pre-school Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Bodies Pre-school take?
Busy Bodies Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Bodies Pre-school?
Wennington is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Busy Bodies Pre-school?
You can call 07789 416738.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY280656 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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