Sessional pre-school in Shirley Heath, Solihull
Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School
Layca Community Centre, Stretton Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2RL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 June 2021Reference 2624073Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 November 2025Food 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
Layca Community Centre, Stretton Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2RL · More nurseries in B90
Stations
- Shirley16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Whitlocks End24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Lillington Road, Light Hall School and Baxters Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
What parents say
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Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Layca Community Centre, Stretton Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2RL, in Shirley Heath, Solihull. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Lighthall Under Fives Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Little Bees Nursery (Shirley) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Busy Bees at Solihull Stratford CourtFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woodlands Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.2 miles
- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Hazel Oak School ages 4–19Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Burman Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Kingswood School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Shirley Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Dickens Heath Community 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 is Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School take?
Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School?
Shirley is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lighthall Under Fives Pre-School?
You can call 0121 744 5128.
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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.
- 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2624073 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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