Sessional pre-school in Plumpton Green, East Sussex
Honeybees Pre-School
The Pavilion, King George V Playing Fields, Station Road, Plumpton Green, Lewes, BN7 3DP · 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 June 1999Reference 109441Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2025Food 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 Pavilion, King George V Playing Fields, Station Road, Plumpton Green, Lewes, BN7 3DP · More nurseries in BN7
Stations
- Plumpton2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, East View Fields and Riddens Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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 East Sussex there are about 3.2 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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Honeybees Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Pavilion, King George V Playing Fields, Station Road, Plumpton Green, Lewes, BN7 3DP, in Plumpton Green, East Sussex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 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
- Plumpton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.1 miles
- Chailey School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.6 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 Honeybees Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Honeybees Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 20 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Honeybees Pre-School take?
Honeybees Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Honeybees Pre-School?
Plumpton is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Honeybees Pre-School?
You can call 07786 615686 and visit www.honeybeespreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 109441 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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