Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
Yardley Road, Birmingham, B27 6LG
279 pupils · 80% of 348 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- COTTESBROOKE INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 15 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 65 | 60 | 115 | 65 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 50 | 92 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 77 | 66 | 129 | 75 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 66 | 57 | 135 | 66 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 68 | 62 | 113 | 67 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 44 | 116 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 57 | 47 | 113 | 57 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 75 | 62 | 131 | 71 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cedars Academy 0.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Holy Souls Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gilbertstone Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Acocks Green Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Oaklands Primary School 1.3 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Yardley Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.