World's End Infant and Nursery School, Birmingham
World's End Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Birmingham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. It was 93% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
World's End Infant and Nursery School in detail
World's End Infant and Nursery School in its own words
In its own words: "It is important to be punctual. It is important that children are there from the beginning so that they do not miss any learning or instructions. Punctuality is a most important habit for children to learn. All children come in through the entrance doors off the front playground."
The school runs after-school care until 4:20pm.
Coming up: an admissions event on Saturday 14 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Birmingham
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at World's End Infant and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put World's End Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 103 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at World's End Infant and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to World's End Infant and Nursery School are World's End Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); Woodhouse Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 80% maths); Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base (0.6 miles, Good, 44% reading, 44% maths); and Lift Four Dwellings Primary (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 85% maths).
World's End Junior SchoolWoodhouse Primary AcademyWelsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources BaseLift Four Dwellings Primary
Who goes there
29.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (28%), Asian (23%) and Black (20%).
World's End Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for visual impairment.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is University Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Overdale Road (after), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 271 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, World's End Infant and Nursery School issued 10 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to World's End Infant and Nursery School are Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (0.6 miles), Lift Four Dwellings Secondary (0.7 miles) and Bartley Green School (1.3 miles).
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreLift Four Dwellings SecondaryBartley Green School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
33.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Vision
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.9
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with World's End Infant and Nursery School
Before and after school care
World's End Infant and Nursery School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Birmingham
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near World's End Infant and Nursery School.
- Holiday Sports Camp590m away · Not yet graded
- Premier Education Four Dwellings Wraparound Care840m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
World's End Infant and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. World's End Infant and Nursery School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 18 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
248 pupils
268 places
20 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
52
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
22.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
World's End Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for visual impairment.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
280
Total Pupils
143
Boys
137
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
20.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,081
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,084
Per pupil
£1746k
Total funding
£117k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.4%
Overall absence
26.3%
Persistent absence
194
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
World's End Infant and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about World's End Infant and Nursery School
What is World's End Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
World's End Infant and Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023.
What is the catchment area for World's End Infant and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When World's End Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at World's End Infant and Nursery School?
World's End Infant and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 268 places.
How big are the classes at World's End Infant and Nursery School?
Classes at World's End Infant and Nursery School average 22.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to World's End Infant and Nursery School?
World's End Infant and Nursery School has around 280 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
Does World's End Infant and Nursery School have specialist SEN provision?
World's End Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for visual impairment.
What is attendance like at World's End Infant and Nursery School?
8.4% of sessions were missed at World's End Infant and Nursery School in 2024/25. 26.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to World's End Infant and Nursery School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming World's End Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does World's End Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
World's End Infant and Nursery School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of World's End Infant and Nursery School: Holiday Sports Camp (590m away, registered, not yet graded) and Premier Education Four Dwellings Wraparound Care (840m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are World's End Infant and Nursery School's term dates?
World's End Infant and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near World's End Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 18 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is World's End Infant and Nursery School?
World's End Infant and Nursery School is at Worlds End Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 2SA.
Sources: Birmingham term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)