Washwood Heath Nursery School, Birmingham

Outstanding
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Mixed
Ages 25

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Dr Valerie Daniel
Pupils:109
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01214641810
Address:201 Sladefield Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2SY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 15 October 2024View full report
URN:103132
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This is an outstanding nursery where children thrive academically and personally. The school combines high-quality teaching with a curriculum that sparks children's imagination and curiosity, while ensuring they develop excellent behaviour, confidence and social skills. Parents are delighted with the school's exceptional care, safety standards and the strong relationships between staff and families.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding teaching that makes learning challenging and fun, with children making rapid progress in all areas
  • Excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning - children arrive eager and eager to participate
  • Strong progress tracking systems ensure staff know exactly how each child is doing and can challenge them appropriately
  • Inspirational leadership from the headteacher supported by effective governors and staff teamwork
  • Excellent promotion of children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development through exciting activities

Areas for Improvement

  • Give staff more opportunities to visit other nurseries in a range of social settings to share best practice and build professional networks

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is extremely effective with rigorous procedures, thorough checks on staff employment, meticulous record-keeping, and regular health and safety checks ensuring children are safe at all times.

Washwood Heath Nursery School is an outstanding school where the headteacher's high ambition and passion inspire excellent teaching and rapid progress for all children. Children develop excellent social skills, confidence and outstanding behaviour in a nurturing environment.

At a Glance

3.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

15 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught93%
Good progress93%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns40%
Wider development100%

Source: 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

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(7)

15 October 2024
12 March 2019
25 November 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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