Sandbank Nursery School
Nursery · Walsall · WS3 2HR
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 9 February 2023
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164 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 4.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 104134
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 164 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 72% (Walsall 48%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Walsall 11%, England 5%) · Black African 4% (Walsall 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Walsall 4%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 4% (Walsall 10%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 2% (Walsall 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Walsall 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Walsall 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Walsall 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Walsall 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Walsall 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Walsall 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Walsall 0%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% 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 74% (79%) · premises 6% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 10% (8%) · educational supplies 4% (2%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £323,808; in-year balance -£146,862
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Inspection history since 2015
- 8 February 2023: School remains Outstanding
- 21 November 2017: Yes - improving (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)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 18.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 31.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 20.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 29.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 39.8% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 38.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 44.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 16.9% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 14.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 43.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 11.2% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 40.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010292 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £181,000285 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £155,000–£220,000the 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
- 7an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 15an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 69an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 11an 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