Full-day nursery in Tower Hill, Birmingham
Little Smarties Academy
Little Smarties Academy, 363 Rocky Lane, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1NG · 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 and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Smarties Academy, 363 Rocky Lane, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1NG · More nurseries in B42
Stations
- Hamstead (Birmingham)3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Austin Way, Hamstead Station and Tower Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kingsdown Park2 min walk
- Cherry Orchard Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Sandwell Valley Country Park8 min walk
- Perry Hall Playing Fields9 min walk
- Playground3 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 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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Little Smarties Academy is a full-day nursery at Little Smarties Academy, 363 Rocky Lane, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, B42 1NG, in Tower Hill, Birmingham. It is registered for 26 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 31 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dorrington Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Ferndale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Grestone Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Hamstead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2021 0.8 miles
- Calshot Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Perry Beeches Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected July 2025 1.0 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 Little Smarties Academy's opening hours?
Little Smarties Academy opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Smarties Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Smarties Academy Good at its inspection on 4 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Smarties Academy take?
Little Smarties Academy is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Smarties Academy?
Hamstead (Birmingham) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Smarties Academy?
You can call 0121 358 0481 and visit littlesmartiesacademy.org.
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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
- 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 EY152795 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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