Sessional pre-school in Balsall Heath, Birmingham
St Barnabas Nursery
St. Barnabas Church, Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8JU · 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 April 2019Reference 2522396Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 6 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Barnabas Church, Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8JU · More nurseries in B12
Stations
- Moseley Village17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Small Heath24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Balsall Heath Park, Brunswick Road and Chesterton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Balsall Heath Park3 min walk
- Pickwick Park5 min walk
- Seven Streets Pocket Park6 min walk
- Larches Green Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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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St Barnabas Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St. Barnabas Church, Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8JU, in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. It is registered for 32 children. It opens 09:00–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 34 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | 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
- Clifton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.1 miles
- Nelson Mandela School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Anderton Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Ladypool Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Conway Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Park Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 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 St Barnabas Nursery's opening hours?
St Barnabas Nursery opens 09:00–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is St Barnabas Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Barnabas Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Barnabas Nursery take?
St Barnabas Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Barnabas Nursery?
Moseley Village is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Barnabas Nursery?
You can call 07307 891311 and visit www.stbarnabasnursery.com.
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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 2522396 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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