Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
About Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School sits in the Birmingham local authority, where the average Key Stage 2 score for primary schools is 63. As an infant school taking children only up to age seven, Cottesbrooke doesn’t publish KS2 results — its pupils leave before that benchmark — so direct academic comparison with the LA average isn’t possible. What is clear from the data is that the school is in high demand. For its 56 reception places in the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 92 applications, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 1.64 applicants per place. Of those, 50 families put it as their first preference, and all 50 were offered a spot. That level of first-preference satisfaction suggests parents in Birmingham see it as a strong local option, even without the headline KS2 metric to lean on.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
10 Feb 2022Latest monitoring visit (10 Feb 2022): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 11 Apr 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Source: cottesbrooke-inf.bham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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