Marsh Hill Nursery School
Nursery · Birmingham · B23 7HG
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 6 February 2024
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115 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 53.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 21.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.marshiln.bham.sch.uk
- URN
- 103126
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 6 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 115 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
Asian Pakistani 22% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 13% (Birmingham 6%, England 2%) · Black African 13% (Birmingham 10%, England 5%) · White British 11% (Birmingham 24%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 10% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 10% (Birmingham 7%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 7% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Birmingham 3%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 2% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Birmingham 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Birmingham 5%, England 4%) · Not recorded 1% (Birmingham 2%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Birmingham 1%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
58% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 32% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
87.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 23 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £63,350; 100% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 67% (79%) · premises 9% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (5%) · supplies and services 20% (8%) · educational supplies 5% (2%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £427,959; in-year balance -£67,649
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 February 2024: School remains Outstanding
- 22 May 2018: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 18.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 34.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 14.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 30.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 42.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 55.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 21.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 21.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 7.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 5.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8.2% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 31.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009125 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £196,500255 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £149,500–£230,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 26an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 5an 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