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Goodway Nursery School

5 Goodway Road, Great Barr, 5 Goodway Road, Birmingham, West Midlands · B44 8RL

NurseryLocal authority nursery schoolMixedAges 2–5105 pupils
Visit website ↗01214643078Ward: E05011159MP: E14001093
Ofsted
Outstanding

Dec 2019

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
38.1%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
28.1

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£11,658

2024-25

Ofsted

Last inspected 17 December 2019

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.
38.1%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
14.3%
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.
27.6%

Gender split

52%
48%

55 girls · 50 boys

Ethnicity

White British
40.0%
White & Black Caribbean
10.5%
Other Mixed
9.5%
African
7.6%
Indian
4.8%
Caribbean
4.8%
Other ethnic group
4.8%
Pakistani
3.8%
Other Black
3.8%
Other White
3.8%
White & Asian
3.8%
Bangladeshi
2.9%

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.

-2.5% vs Birmingham average

This school38.1%
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.

-20.8% vs Birmingham average

This school14.3%
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.

+12.6% vs Birmingham average

This school27.6%
Birmingham average15.0%
England average14.6%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Birmingham

Median house price
£215,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
4/10

10 = least deprived

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+
20%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

More deprived than the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
4/10
Income
4/10
Employment
5/10
Education
5/10
Health
5/10
Crime
4/10

Crime by type

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

Violence and sexual offences
33
Shoplifting
15
Criminal damage and arson
4
Public order
4
Burglary
3
Possession of weapons
2
Other crime
2
Vehicle crime
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 103128