Osborne 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
Parents speak very highly of the care and support their children receive, with all responding parents saying their children are happy, safe and well looked after. The school provides a wide range of real-life learning experiences like visits to parks, shops and libraries, preparing children extremely well for Reception. Children leave as well-rounded learners who thrive in their next schools.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional celebration of diverse cultural backgrounds through festivals and learning experiences
- Warm, strong relationships between staff and children creating a safe, happy environment
- Excellent progress in children's personal, social and emotional development
- Effective safeguarding culture with regular staff training and swift action on concerns
- Strong professional development for staff with targeted training based on individual needs
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent challenge for children during free-choice activities, particularly for the most able
- Quality of teaching and learning needs to be consistently good or better across the whole school
- Two-year-old provision requires further development in teaching quality and learning environment
- Some staff need more support to consistently challenge children's learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with an extremely strong culture where all staff recognise protecting children is everyone's responsibility, regular training is provided with understanding checked through quizzes, and concerns are followed up swiftly.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest school activities, construction area learning, visits from local police for community safety, library visits, park visits, shop visits
Osborne Nursery School continues to be good, with strong leadership that maintains educational quality and drives continuous improvement. The school is going from strength to strength with children at the heart of everything it does.
At a Glance
46.7%
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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