Full-day nursery in Hertford, Hertfordshire
Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle
Simon Balle All-Through School, Larch Centre, Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AJ · 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 July 2019Reference 2544917Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Simon Balle All-Through School, Larch Centre, Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AJ · More nurseries in SG13
Stations
- Hertford East11 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Grounds10 min walk
- Playground12 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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.
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Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle is a full-day nursery at Simon Balle All-Through School, Larch Centre, Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AJ, in Hertford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Simon Balle All-Through School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Abel Smith School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Duncombe School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Wheatcroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Hertford Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.2 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 Lizzies At Simon Balle's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle Outstanding at its inspection on 9 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle take?
Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle?
Hertford East is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2544917 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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