Full-day nursery in Ward End, Birmingham
Flying High Nursery School
48 Thornton Road, Birmingham, B8 2LG · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2017Reference EY552851Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
48 Thornton Road, Birmingham, B8 2LG · More nurseries in B8
Stations
- Stechford19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Treaford Lane, Bankdale Road and Foley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ward End Park8 min walk
- Stechford Hall Park11 min walk
- Cotterills Lane Public Open Space12 min walk
- Playground10 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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Flying High Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 48 Thornton Road, Birmingham, B8 2LG, in Ward End, Birmingham. It is registered for 75 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 34 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Flying High Nursery School Limited.
Run by Flying High Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying High Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Laugh N Learn Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Head Start Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thornton Primary School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Sladefield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Washwood Heath Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Washwood Heath Academy All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Ward End Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Alston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Nansen Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 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 are Flying High Nursery School's opening hours?
Flying High Nursery School opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Flying High Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Flying High Nursery School Good at its inspection on 6 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Flying High Nursery School take?
Flying High Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Flying High Nursery School?
Flying High Nursery School is run by Flying High Nursery School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Flying High Nursery School?
Stechford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Flying High Nursery School?
You can call 0121 213 7336 and visit www.flyinghighnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY552851 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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