Rubery 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
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 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
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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