Sessional pre-school in Kingshurst, Solihull
Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO
Kingshurst Primary School, School Close, Kingshurst, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BN · 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 March 2021Reference 2629214Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 9 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kingshurst Primary School, School Close, Kingshurst, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BN · More nurseries in B37
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Silverbirch Road, Chester Road and Overgreen Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kingshurst Park4 min walk
- Kingfisher Country Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Solihull there are about 3.4 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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Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO is a sessional pre-school at Kingshurst Primary School, School Close, Kingshurst, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BN, in Kingshurst, Solihull. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingshurst Caterpillars CIOThis 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
- Kingshurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Forest Oak School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Merstone School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Yorkswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Smith's Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 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 Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO Good at its inspection on 2 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO take?
Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO?
Water Orton is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 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
- 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 2629214 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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