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Shenley Fields Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school133 pupilsNurseryBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families16%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher27.2School workforce census
Pupils on roll133Census January 2026

Shenley Fields Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 133 pupils. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Woodcock Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BU0121 675 3065shenleyfields.comMr David Aldworth headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

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 roll133Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families43%16% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English19%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support8%11 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls68 / 65
White British pupils57%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll133141151146135137
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals43%41%27%16%30%37%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language19%19%12%14%14%9%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support12%11%10%19%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%3%3%3%1%

Staff and money

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

Teachers3.6full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher27.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£62,071
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher12.22021/22

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£14,664England £7,738. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£15,211England £7,697. Total £1.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,937England £3,480
Money in reserve7%Not much put by: £102k, £1,033 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£54kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£14,664spent 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 m31812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate121 per 1,000 people33% 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
Woodcock Hill Primary SchoolCouncil50 m199Good 202212Compare
E-ACT Shenley AcademyAcademy490 m746No overall grade 20254Compare
Green Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy750 m408Good 202354Compare
Newman University, BirminghamHigher education institutions840 mNot inspectedCompare
King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolAcademy (grammar)0.7 miles1,324Good 202396Compare
Edith Cadbury Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0.7 miles86Good 2020Compare
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles390Good 20229Compare
Princethorpe Junior SchoolAcademy0.7 miles231Good 202374Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Shenley Fields Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Shenley Fields Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Shenley Fields Nursery School have?

133 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
Woodcock Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1BU
Telephone
0121 675 3065
Website
www.shenleyfields.com
Headteacher
Mr David Aldworth
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
Bartley Green
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103142 · LAESTAB 3301038

Where these figures come from