Full-day nursery in Fordbridge, Solihull
Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery
Chapelhouse Road, Fordbridge, Birmingham, B37 5JS · 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 January 2006Reference EY319675Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 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
Chapelhouse Road, Fordbridge, Birmingham, B37 5JS · More nurseries in B37
Stations
- Marston Green14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Kington Gardens, Ilkley Grove and Crosskey Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chapelhouse Park3 min walk
- Sheldon Country Park7 min walk
- Tile Cross Park9 min walk
- Marston Green Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
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Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery is a full-day nursery at Chapelhouse Road, Fordbridge, Birmingham, B37 5JS, in Fordbridge, Solihull. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Whitesmore Neighbourhood Nursery Limited.
Run by Whitesmore Neighbourhood Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 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
- Fordbridge Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- The Shirestone Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Marston Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Marston Green Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Coleshill Heath School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2021 0.7 miles
- Leycroft Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.9 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 Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery take?
Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery?
Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery is run by Whitesmore Neighbourhood Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Whitesmore Wise Owls Nursery?
Marston Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY319675 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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