Garretts Green Nursery School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Garretts Green Nursery School provides exceptional, warm care and teaching that helps every child flourish and become a confident, independent learner. Staff expertly weave learning throughout all activities, giving children excellent preparation for their next school. The school creates a special family atmosphere where both children and parents feel deeply supported and valued.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional leadership creating a warm, caring family atmosphere with unrelenting focus on improving outcomes for all children
- High-quality teaching of reading and writing skills, with well-embedded phonics instruction and a school library that develops a love of books
- Exceptional use of assessment information to track progress and plan precisely matched learning activities for all children
- Highly skilled provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities, resulting in excellent progress
- Strong relationships and behaviour, with children showing respect and flourishing in a nurturing environment
Areas for Improvement
- Further strategic financial planning needed to secure the future sustainability of the school due to national funding formula changes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school keeps children as safe as possible with all staff understanding their responsibility to protect children, regular staff training, and careful management of risks including forest school activities.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest school
Garretts Green Nursery School continues to be good, with the leadership team maintaining high-quality education and demonstrating strong practice and marked improvement since the last inspection in 2012. The school shows exceptional leadership, outstanding teaching quality, and strong parental support.
At a Glance
15.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
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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