Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years is a welcoming and nurturing area of the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that this school is welcoming for all."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders are rightly proud of how they support pupils' wider development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Staff do not check in sufficient depth how well pupils secure important learning in some subjects."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Trustees support the vision and ethos of the school and are proud of their role in introducing the school's values."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff check precisely what pupils know and remember so that gaps in pupils' learning close quickly and they achieve as well as they should"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop secure handwriting and transcription skills so that they write with greater accuracy and legibility"; "Trustees should develop their knowledge and skills so that they can evaluate more precisely the impact of leaders' actions, particularly to support disadvantaged pupils"; "Leaders should develop more precise analysis of attendance information so that they can sharpen the impact of their actions and accelerate improvement in pupils' attendance, particularly for those who are persistently absent"; "Leaders should broaden the programme for personal development so that it is carefully tailored to pupils' aspirations and has the desired impact on pupils' experiences and outcomes".

In its own words: "At C ottesbrooke I nfant & N ursery S chool , our aim is to be a C aring, I nspiring, N urturing and S uccessful school - a place where children feel safe, valued and excited to learn."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to C ottesbrooke I nfant & N ursery S chool . 2024 marked a special milestone for me - ten years as Head Teacher here, and ten years since we became an Academy. It's a privilege to lead a school with such a rich history and a strong sense of community for so long."

The school runs after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 115 named it as one of their preferences, for 65 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School are Cedars Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 52% reading, 61% maths); Holy Souls Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); Gilbertstone Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths); and Acocks Green Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 82% maths).

38.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (48%), Mixed (13%) and White British (12%).

The nearest railway station is Acocks Green Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elmdon Road (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School issued 5 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School are Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (0.6 miles) and Lyndon School (1.1 miles).