Sessional pre-school in Lee Bank, Birmingham
St. Thomas Centre Nursery School
St. Thomas Centre Nursery, Bell Barn Road, Birmingham, B15 2AF · 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 April 2019Reference 2530431Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 2024Food 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
St. Thomas Centre Nursery, Bell Barn Road, Birmingham, B15 2AF · More nurseries in B15
Stations
- Five Ways9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Lee Crescent, Spring Street and Rickman Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moonlit Park1 min walk
- Sunset Park3 min walk
- St. Thomas' Peace Garden7 min walk
- Five Ways Community Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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. Thomas Centre Nursery School is a sessional pre-school at St. Thomas Centre Nursery, Bell Barn Road, Birmingham, B15 2AF, in Lee Bank, Birmingham. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 21 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Birmingham Federation Of Maintained Nursery Schools.
Run by The Birmingham Federation Of Maintained Nursery Schools (school), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Thomas Centre Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- James Brindley School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Oasis Academy Woodview Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- West House School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Chandos Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 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 St. Thomas Centre Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Thomas Centre Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 23 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs St. Thomas Centre Nursery School?
St. Thomas Centre Nursery School is run by The Birmingham Federation Of Maintained Nursery Schools, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to St. Thomas Centre Nursery School?
Five Ways is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Thomas Centre Nursery School?
You can call 0121 464 0003 and visit stthomascentrenursery.sch.life.
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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 2530431 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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