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Garretts Green Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school76 pupilsNurseryBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, July 2024
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher17.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll76Census January 2026

Garretts Green Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 76 pupils. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.

117 Garretts Green Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 2JL0121 675 2284garrettsgreen.org.ukMiss Claire Henebury headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 9 July 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

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.

Pupils on roll76Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families7%15% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English34%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support34%26 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%5 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls42 / 34
White British pupils28%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 6 pupils, for autism.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Birmingham with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (25), Physical disability (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll767970767384
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals7%3%6%4%4%6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language34%32%20%41%22%32%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support38%21%24%7%4%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%1%8%8%7%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.2full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher17.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,938
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

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.

Spend per pupil£14,385England £7,738. Total £791k
Income per pupil£14,352England £7,697. Total £789k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,391England £3,480
Money in reserve20%A healthy amount put by: £155k, £2,820 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£1,822it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£14,385spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m29412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate49 per 1,000 people46% lower than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Birmingham

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Cockshut Hill SchoolAcademy260 m977Good 202318Compare
Lyndon Green Infant SchoolCouncil730 m239Good 20248Compare
Lyndon Green Junior SchoolCouncil770 m364Good 202326Compare
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath AcademyAcademy840 m1,188Good 202367Compare
Brays SchoolAcademy890 m93Not inspectedCompare
Oasis Academy Blakenhale JuniorAcademy920 m330Not inspected71Compare
Oasis Academy Blakenhale InfantsAcademy0.6 miles246Good 202256Compare
Stanville Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles223Good 202337Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Garretts Green Nursery School a good school?

Garretts Green Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2024.

What is Garretts Green Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Garretts Green Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 9 July 2024.

How many pupils does Garretts Green Nursery School have?

76 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Garretts Green Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
117 Garretts Green Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 2JL
Telephone
0121 675 2284
Website
garrettsgreen.org.uk
Headteacher
Miss Claire Henebury
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
Sheldon
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103122 · LAESTAB 3301006

Where these figures come from