Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance is broadly in line with the national average and continues to improve."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff have high expectations for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school and its community very well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a coherent and thoughtfully sequenced programme for personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "A significant minority of pupils do not gain the important basic knowledge and skills they need to improve their spelling and handwriting."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The school's work to strengthen teaching and learning is still at an early stage."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that assessment is used effectively to identify and address gaps in pupils' basic knowledge and skills in writing, so they can improve their spelling, handwriting and letter formation in a timely manner"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching across subjects consistently enables pupils to build on their prior learning, enabling pupils to apply their skills and knowledge consistently to deepen their understanding".

The school runs after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 112 families put Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 245 named it as one of their preferences, for 118 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School are Castle Bromwich Junior School (0.3 miles, 80% reading, 78% maths); Smith's Wood Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths); Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, 70% reading, 52% maths); and Timberley Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 68% maths).

Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School is one of 5 schools run by Prosper Together Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (61%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 59 pupils (12.1%) received SEN support and 14 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Water Orton Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clevedon Avenue (after), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School are Park Hall Academy (0.4 miles), Smith's Wood Academy (0.9 miles) and Lift Greenwood (1.3 miles).