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Highters Heath Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school67 pupilsNurseryBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, April 2024
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher19.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll67Census January 2026

Highters Heath Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 67 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 good, back in 2024.

11 School Road, Warstock, Highters Heath Nursery School, Birmingham, B14 4BH0121 474 2356hightersheathnursery.org.ukMrs Nicola Pinnegar headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 10 April 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good 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 roll67Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families45%15% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English24%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support13%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls34 / 33
White British pupils48%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll675560534942
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals45%46%22%34%31%33%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language24%29%33%38%39%14%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support16%28%26%25%21%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%2%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.2full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher19.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,055
Teachers who left in the year50%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.82024/25

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£17,595England £7,738. Total £545k
Income per pupil£20,869England £7,697. Total £647k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,141England £3,480
Money in reserve18%A healthy amount put by: £119k, £3,844 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£101kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£17,595spent 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 m46312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate118 per 1,000 people30% higher 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
Highters Heath Community SchoolAcademy60 m167Report card 202524Compare
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary AcademyFree school550 m829Requires improvement 20248Compare
Grendon Primary SchoolCouncil770 m309Not inspected33Compare
Yardley Wood Community Primary SchoolCouncil780 m442Good 202412Compare
Peterbrook Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles349No overall grade 20243Compare
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles207Good 202472Compare
Hollywood Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles399Not inspected20Compare
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles217No overall grade 202568Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Highters Heath Nursery School a good school?

Highters Heath Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.

What is Highters Heath Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Highters Heath Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 10 April 2024.

How many pupils does Highters Heath Nursery School have?

67 pupils aged 2 to 4 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
11 School Road, Warstock, Highters Heath Nursery School, Birmingham, B14 4BH
Telephone
0121 474 2356
Website
www.hightersheathnursery.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Pinnegar
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Highter's Heath
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103134 · LAESTAB 3301021

Where these figures come from