Full-day nursery in West Heath, Birmingham
Alphabets @ Cofton
Cofton Primary School, Wootton Road, Birmingham, B31 4ST · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cofton Primary School, Wootton Road, Birmingham, B31 4ST · More nurseries in B31
Stations
- Longbridge17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingswood Walk and Longbridge Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Turves Green7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Birmingham there are about 3.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Alphabets @ Cofton is a full-day nursery at Cofton Primary School, Wootton Road, Birmingham, B31 4ST, in West Heath, Birmingham. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group.
Run by Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabets @ CoftonThis nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Scallywags Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Tiddlywinks Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham LongbridgeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| The Willows Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Puzzles Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:00–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Cotton Tails NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cofton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Turves Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- West Heath Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- West Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- The Meadows Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Alphabets @ Cofton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabets @ Cofton Requires improvement at its inspection on 4 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Alphabets @ Cofton take?
Alphabets @ Cofton is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs Alphabets @ Cofton?
Alphabets @ Cofton is run by Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Alphabets @ Cofton?
Longbridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY313625 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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