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Castle Vale Nursery School

Nursery · Birmingham · B35 6DU

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Outstanding

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 8 November 2023

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At a glance

134 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
14% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
35.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.castlevalenursery.co.uk/
URN
103144

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 134 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 64% (Birmingham 24%, England 60%) · Black Caribbean 9% (Birmingham 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 8% (Birmingham 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Black African 3% (Birmingham 10%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Birmingham 2%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
30.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,270; 66.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£14,138
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 80% (79%) · premises 2% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 14% (8%) · educational supplies 3% (2%) · bought-in professional services 11% (3%) · catering 3% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £175,087; in-year balance -£21,884

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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

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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work17.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways35.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health41%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.6%62.3%
Social housing49.5%17.1%
Privately rented8.5%20.5%
Detached houses4.8%22.9%
Flats15.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van36.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009101 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£210,000215 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£176,000–£251,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (11)£292,500
Semi-detached (71)£249,000
Terraced (100)£200,000
Flat (33)£95,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
42an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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

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