Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5LBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Edith Cadbury Nursery School is a nursery school in Birmingham for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2020.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 February 2020, report published 26 May 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 April 2025
Edith Cadbury Nursery offers a warm and friendly welcome to all. The pleasant environment is calm and purposeful, which enables children to settle quickly. Children are happy and confident. They behave well and play nicely together. Relationships between staff and children are respectful and positive. Children feel safe to express themselves because staff are kind and caring towards them. This means that if children feel unsure, staff respond quickly by offering comfort and care. Children make good use of the extensive outdoor provision and explore with interest through their daily activities, in particular within the wooded outdoor provision and nature area. Leaders and staff in school know the children and their families well. Parents and carers say that the school has an open-door approach and offers support and understanding when needed. Children with more complex needs are well cared for. However, some children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not have the specific targets set to meet their stage of development or individual needs. This means that adults are not clear about the focus for their learning or precise enough about the learning opportunities they offer.
What the school should improve
- The school has not ensured that children with SEND are provided with the support they need. As a result, children with SEND do not achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that the support required for children with SEND is identified and communicated to all staff to enable them to provide the right support.
- The school has not ensured that communication and language development is embedded in everyday practice. This limits how well children develop their communication skills. The school should ensure that all staff understand how to support children's communication and language development throughout all learning activities.
- The school does not monitor the school improvement priorities closely enough. As a result, it does not have a precise enough understanding of what is working well and where further improvements are required. The school should ensure that there is a closer oversight of whether school improvement actions are having the impact needed to develop the school.
Pupil numbers and mix
86 pupils on roll
Schools near Edith Cadbury Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Weoley Castle Nursery School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Shenley Fields Nursery School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Selly Oak Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Kings Norton Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| West Heath Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Taylor
- Phone
- 01214753098
- Address
- Somerford Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5LB
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- URN
- 103150
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.