Rubery Nursery School, Birmingham

Good
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Mixed
Ages 24

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Vanessa Frank
Pupils:117
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01214642158
Address:Leybrook Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9PB
Federation:Rubery & West Heath Nursery Schools
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 8 October 2024View full report
URN:103131
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Northfield
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Rubery Nursery School excels at developing children's communication skills and creating a warm, inclusive environment where every child is valued. The school works closely with parents as true partners in learning, offering informative workshops and home activities. Children make good progress from their starting points, with outstanding achievement in speaking and listening.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding progress in speaking and listening due to staff training and skilled interactions with children
  • Good achievement overall for all children, including those with special needs and disadvantaged children
  • Well-led school with rigorous monitoring of teaching and accurate assessment of children's learning
  • Excellent relationships and behavior, with children thriving in a caring, respectful atmosphere
  • Rich learning opportunities indoors and outdoors that support spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Areas for Improvement

  • Children not always encouraged to apply new skills learned in group time to their play and work throughout the day
  • More able children encouraged to write without being shown correct letter formation
  • Teachers don't always explain the links between visual number representations and their meaning
  • Children not encouraged enough to reflect on and think about their learning

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with thorough arrangements, regular risk assessments, improved security since the previous inspection, and parents confident that children are safe and well-looked after.

Extracurricular Activities

Visits and visitors such as storytellers, home visits, discovery bags for home learning

Rubery Nursery School is a good school that has maintained its Good rating. The school is well-led with effective systems for tracking children's progress and ensuring consistently good teaching across all areas of learning.

At a Glance

30.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

40 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught98%
Good progress85%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved95%
Bullying dealt with13%
Kept informed93%
Handles concerns48%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Beverley Road (Adj)
822m · 13 min walk
St. Chads Church (opp)
1.1km · 18 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:19,703
Projected new pupils:3,547

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham

Admissions Demand - Birmingham

Low demand0.99x oversubscription

Places available

15,089

Applications

14,943

Got 1st preference

73.6%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Secondary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

8 October 2024
12 March 2019
4 December 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

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