OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
24 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
COTTESBROOKE INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
279
234 full-time ·
45 part-time
Female pupils
140
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
139
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
above England
School
28.7%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.4 pts
above England
School
38.7%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
40.5%
113
White British
12.2%
34
African
9.3%
26
Any other White background
6.8%
19
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
15
White and Black Caribbean
5.4%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.8%
44 of
279 pupils
5.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.92%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
lower than
England
School
5.92%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
lower than
England
School
15.76%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.2%
8.0 pts
below England
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
80.2%
Birmingham
91.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.