Full-day nursery in Vigo, Walsall
Headstart
The School House, Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA · 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 February 2003Reference EY246621Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 April 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
The School House, Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA · More nurseries in WS9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Brookland Road, St John's Church and Boundary Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oak Park3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Walsall there are about 5.9 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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Headstart is a full-day nursery at The School House, Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA, in Vigo, Walsall. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| HeadstartThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Oakwood School ages 3–15has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Walsall Wood School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Castlefort Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Leighswood School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Millfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.2 miles
- St Francis Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.2 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 Headstart's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Headstart Good at its inspection on 20 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Headstart take?
Headstart is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY246621 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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