Bloomsbury Nursery School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bloomsbury Nursery helps children make excellent progress from starting points that are often below age expectations, with particularly rapid gains in speech and language skills. The school creates a calm, welcoming environment where children become confident, proud learners who love sharing what they have discovered. Teachers build warm relationships with children and involve families fully, creating a strong community where diversity is celebrated and every child feels valued.
Key Strengths
- Excellent progress made by children from low starting points, particularly in speech and language development
- Outstanding teaching with highly engaging and motivating activities rooted in children's interests
- Strong leadership with very high expectations communicated exceptionally well
- Exceptional behaviour and positive relationships across a diverse, welcoming community
- Strong partnerships with families and parents who provide overwhelming support
Areas for Improvement
- Develop confidence of all staff to use evidence about children to identify and document next steps in learning and changes to provision
Safeguarding
The nursery provides a very safe learning environment with staff taking every opportunity to teach children how to be safe, and parents agreed their children are very well cared for and safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Movement to music from a range of cultures, outdoor exploration including the 'Secret Garden'
Bloomsbury Nursery School is an outstanding nursery that maintains its previous outstanding rating. The school is extremely well led with very high expectations for staff and children, and all children are enthusiastic learners who show great confidence and pride in their achievements.
At a Glance
18.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
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Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,089
Applications
14,943
Got 1st preference
73.6%
Got preferred school
96.8%
Secondary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
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