Full-day nursery in Frankley, Birmingham
Alphabets @ Frankley
Frankly Plus Childrens Centre, New Street, Rubery, Rednal, B45 0EU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Frankly Plus Childrens Centre, New Street, Rubery, Rednal, B45 0EU · More nurseries in B45
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Rubery Lane South, Cross Farm Lane and Old Stone Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gannow Park9 min walk
- Rubery Park12 min walk
- Waseley Hills Country Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- The Pines Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Alphabets @ Frankley is a full-day nursery at Frankly Plus Childrens Centre, New Street, Rubery, Rednal, B45 0EU, in Frankley, Birmingham. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, 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.
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| Alphabets @ FrankleyThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Reaside Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Holywell Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.7 miles
- St James Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Rubery Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Colmers Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Forestdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Alphabets @ Frankley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabets @ Frankley Good at its inspection on 12 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Alphabets @ Frankley take?
Alphabets @ Frankley is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Alphabets @ Frankley?
Alphabets @ Frankley is run by Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Alphabets @ Frankley?
Longbridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Alphabets @ Frankley?
You can call 0121 453 7910.
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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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY339956 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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