Full-day nursery in Ottery St Mary, Devon
Busy Otters
Longdogs Lane, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1HY · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Longdogs Lane, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1HY · More nurseries in EX11
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, Kennaway Road and Chineway Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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.
What parents say
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Busy Otters is a full-day nursery at Longdogs Lane, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1HY, in Ottery St Mary, Devon. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ottery St Mary Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The King's School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 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 Otters's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Otters Good at its inspection on 17 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Otters take?
Busy Otters is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
How do I contact Busy Otters?
You can call 01404 812442 and visit www.busyotters.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560108 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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