Ofsted report card

Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd

ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire · AL4 9QL

Inspected by Ofsted on 13 November 2025 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Needs Attention
Achievement Needs Attention
Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
Inclusion Needs Attention
Leadership and governance Needs Attention

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Curriculum and teaching

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Achievement

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Behaviour and routines

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Welfare and wellbeing

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Inclusion

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Leadership and governance

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY343615
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
2 November 2006
Local authority
Hertfordshire

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire · AL4 9QL. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 24 September 2024 concern_actions_taken non compliant
  2. 28 January 2020 inspection Outstanding
  3. 7 July 2015 inspection Outstanding
  4. 19 May 2010 inspection Outstanding
  5. 17 May 2007 inspection

Common questions

When was Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd last inspected by Ofsted? +

Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd in ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire was last inspected on 13 November 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

How long has Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd been registered? +

Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd has been registered with Ofsted since 2 November 2006. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY343615.

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