Perry Beeches Nursery School
Nursery · Birmingham · B42 2PX
Data updated
Ofsted category of concern
A formal designation, not a grade. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 8 July 2025
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69 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 3–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 34.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 19.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 103123
In figures
At its inspection on 8 July 2025 Ofsted placed it in a category of concern (Serious weaknesses). It had 69 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 28% (Birmingham 24%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 16% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 14% (Birmingham 6%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 12% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 10% (Birmingham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (Birmingham 10%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Birmingham 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Birmingham 7%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Birmingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 50% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
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Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 70% (79%) · premises 3% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 25% (8%) · educational supplies 4% (2%) · bought-in professional services 16% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £2,472; in-year balance -£83,228
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Inspection history since 2015
- 22 April 2026: Leaders and governors/trustees are taking effective action to improve the school but continued work is needed to remove the serious weaknesses designation
- 7 February 2018: School remains Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 30.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 19.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 28.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 18% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 48.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 65.5% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 10.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 24.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 7.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 17% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 6.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 20% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009244 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £215,500446 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £191,000–£240,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 23an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted