Full-day nursery in Gravelly Hill, Birmingham
The Nest Nursery Wood End
118 Wood End Road, Birmingham, B24 8BJ · 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 January 2015Reference EY485570Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 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
118 Wood End Road, Birmingham, B24 8BJ · More nurseries in B24
Stations
- Gravelly Hill14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Erdington17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Jaffray Crescent, Trafalgar Road and Rookery Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rookery Park3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Windsor Croft Play Area playground11 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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The Nest Nursery Wood End is a full-day nursery at 118 Wood End Road, Birmingham, B24 8BJ, in Gravelly Hill, Birmingham. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 33 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Nest Nursery Limited.
Run by The Nest Nursery Limited (company), which runs 4 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
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Erdington Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Birches Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Featherstone Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Osborne Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Osborne Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 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 The Nest Nursery Wood End's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Nest Nursery Wood End Outstanding at its inspection on 20 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Nest Nursery Wood End take?
The Nest Nursery Wood End is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs The Nest Nursery Wood End?
The Nest Nursery Wood End is run by The Nest Nursery Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Nest Nursery Wood End?
Gravelly Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Nest Nursery Wood End?
You can call 0121 384 8096 and visit thenestnursery.co.uk.
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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 EY485570 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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