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Brearley Nursery School

Brearley Street, Newtown, Birmingham, West Midlands · B19 3XJ

NurseryLocal authority nursery schoolMixedAges 25112 pupils
Visit website ↗01216752309Ward: E05011156MP: E14001096
Ofsted
Outstanding

Mar 2022

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
61.6%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
25.8

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£12,538

2024-25

Ofsted

Last inspected 15 March 2022

Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
61.6%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
67.0%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
0.0%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
25.0%

Gender split

54%
46%

60 girls · 52 boys

Ethnicity

African
50.0%
Other Mixed
10.7%
Other Black
8.9%
Caribbean
6.3%
Other ethnic group
6.3%
Bangladeshi
5.4%
Pakistani
3.6%
Other White
3.6%
White British
2.7%
Unclassified
1.8%
Indian
0.9%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+21.0% vs Birmingham average

This school61.6%
Birmingham average40.6%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+31.9% vs Birmingham average

This school67.0%
Birmingham average35.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-11.2% vs Birmingham average

This school0.0%
Birmingham average11.2%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+10.0% vs Birmingham average

This school25.0%
Birmingham average15.0%
England average14.6%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Birmingham

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
10.0%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
70

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
18%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
33
Vehicle crime
10
Criminal damage and arson
7
Shoplifting
5
Other theft
5
Other crime
2
Drugs
2
Burglary
2

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 103121