Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 86 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Somerford Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5LB0121 475 3098edithcadbury.bham.sch.ukMrs Ann Taylor headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 February 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 1 April 2025 said: “Some aspects not as strong”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Ungraded | Some aspects not as strong |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Birmingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (17), emotional and mental health (8), Other difficulty or disability (1), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 86 | 79 | 78 | 87 | 93 | 70 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 57% | 56% | 23% | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 29% | 34% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 25% | 15% | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princethorpe Junior School | Academy | 90 m | 231 | Good 2023 | 74 | Compare |
| Princethorpe Infant School | Academy | 90 m | 154 | No overall grade 2025 | 97 | Compare |
| Weoley Castle Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 210 m | 161 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Jervoise School | Academy | 460 m | 198 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 620 m | 233 | Not inspected | 31 | Compare |
| E-ACT Shenley Academy | Academy | 860 m | 746 | No overall grade 2025 | 4 | Compare |
| Paganel Primary School | Academy | 870 m | 404 | Good 2020 | 28 | Compare |
| Green Meadow Primary School | Academy | 890 m | 408 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Edith Cadbury Nursery School a good school?
Edith Cadbury Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2020.
What is Edith Cadbury Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Edith Cadbury Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 4 February 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Edith Cadbury Nursery School have?
86 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Somerford Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5LB
- Telephone
- 0121 475 3098
- Website
- www.edithcadbury.bham.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Taylor
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Weoley & Selly Oak
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103150 · LAESTAB 3301802
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.