Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 7
Ofsted: Good

Stockwell Rise, Solihull, B92 9LXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School is a primary school in Solihull for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 89 schools in Solihull. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2019.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 9 July 2019, report published 8 September 2019

Overall effectiveness
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 January 2025

Pupils are happy and excited to learn in this inclusive school. Pupils celebrate the school values of SPARKS: being safe, proud, ambitious, ready, kind and successful. In all aspects of school, pupils reflect on the values they demonstrate. Weekly Bright Sparks receive awards in celebration assemblies, and each half term, Super Sparks are awarded to pupils. The school provides high levels of care. Children quickly settle into school life. Children are taught how to behave and consider the feelings of others. Staff are consistent in their expectations of behaviour. As a result, pupils learn to play together and feel safe and secure. They speak confidently about trusted people to go to if they are worried about something. Pupils are polite and show respect for one another. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), consistently benefit from the school's rich offer of extra-curricular clubs. Children from Reception Year onwards take on meaningful responsibilities, including the school council and anti-bullying ambassadors. Pupils are reflective, active citizens at Damson Wood, and they care about their school and community. Pupils achieve well across the breadth of the curriculum. The school is ambitious for all pupils.

What the school should improve

  • In some areas of the curriculum, the sequencing of knowledge and vocabulary is not as effective as it could be in ensuring progression for children from when they join the school at two-years-old. At times, this hinders children from building future learning. The school should develop the curriculum so that there is a clear progression from the start of school at two-years-old to the end of Year 2.

Pupil numbers and mix

122 pupils on roll, with places for 240

Eligible for free school meals23.8%

23.8%, 2.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language33.6%

33.6%, 12 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support12.3%

12.3%, 2.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.3%

3.3%, 2.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Coppice Academy0.2 milesOfsted: Good60% met the expected standard
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree0.6 milesOfsted: Good80% met the expected standard
Greswold Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good67% met the expected standard
Ulverley School0.9 milesOfsted: Good58% met the expected standard
Eversfield Preparatory School1 mileNo Ofsted inspectionNot published

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
CENTRAL SCHOOLS TRUST
Age range
3 to 7
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Kieran Prescott
Address
Stockwell Rise, Solihull, B92 9LX
Local authority
Solihull
URN
143051

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.