Edith Cadbury Nursery School

About Edith Cadbury Nursery School

Edith Cadbury Nursery School is one of 27 state nursery schools in Birmingham, a local authority where 17 of those schools currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good, placing it within the solid middle tier of nursery provision across the city. Its nearest Outstanding-rated neighbour is Weoley Castle Nursery School, just 0.2 kilometres away, which gives local families a nearby alternative if they are seeking a top-grade setting. The school serves a mixed cohort of 79 children aged two to five, with 20 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, a figure that reflects the diverse socioeconomic makeup of the surrounding area. Headteacher Ann Taylor leads the school, which operates as a state-funded nursery with no religious character. The school offers a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, a sensory room, a gymnasium, a forest school and a chapel, alongside dance as a sporting activity and an art club for enrichment.

In its most recent graded inspection in February 2020, Ofsted rated the school Good across all five categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. An ungraded inspection in April 2025 noted that some aspects were not as strong, though the school retained its Good rating. Compared with its previous inspection in December 2014, when it also received a Good overall effectiveness rating, the school has maintained consistent standards. The early years provision was rated as requiring improvement in 2014, but the most recent graded inspection does not provide a separate early years rating, so it is unclear whether that area has improved. As a nursery school, Edith Cadbury does not participate in Key Stage 2 SATs or GCSEs, so there are no academic outcome data to compare against the Birmingham local authority average. Parents considering this school will need to rely on the Ofsted judgements and their own visits to assess the quality of early years education on offer.

The school is well equipped to support children with additional needs, listing provisions for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a strong option for families whose children require targeted early years support within a mainstream nursery setting. The forest school and sensory room are particularly valuable for children who benefit from outdoor learning or sensory regulation. With only 79 pupils on roll, the school is small, which may appeal to parents looking for a close-knit environment where staff can get to know each child individually. As a state nursery, it follows the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and is free at the point of use for eligible families. Oversubscription data is not available, but given the limited number of nursery places in Birmingham and the school’s Good rating, early application is advisable for families who have this setting as their first choice.

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