Nursery school in Birmingham
Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8RL
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 3 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- Girls / boys
- 41 / 55
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 28%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 017C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 28%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- Ages 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sally Davies
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Oscott
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- URN
- 103128
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest nursery schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Beeches Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Marsh Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Featherstone Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2021 | — | 1.9 mi |
| Osborne Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2023 | — | 2.3 mi |
| Newtown Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 3 mi |
| Bloomsbury Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2023 | — | 3.2 mi |
| Brearley Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | No grade | — | 3.4 mi |
| Highfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2023 | — | 3.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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