Almost 50 schools in Birmingham have been labelled as “outstanding” in the annual report of the Government’s Chief Inspector of schools.
The list, which includes early years providers as well as primary, secondary and special schools, were all awarded an outstanding rating by education watchdogs Ofsted during the past year.
In total, today’s annual report by Chief Inspector Christine Gilbert contains 46 education establishments in Birmingham, 12 in Walsall, ten in Dudley, seven in Solihull, six in Sandwell, five in Wolverhampton, 31 in Staffordshire, eight in Warwickshire, 38 in Worcestershire and seven in Coventry.
They include Calthorpe School and Sports College in Highgate, Birmingham, which was today hosting a visit by Jane Joyner, Ofsted’s Divisional Manager for Curriculum and Dissemination.
Calthorpe, which is one of three Birmingham special schools in the list, alongside 16 primary and ten secondary schools, was described as “trail-blazing” by Ofsted inspectors.
The school, which provides education for 2-19 year old pupils with severe, complex and profound learning difficulties from across the city, holds specialist status in sports, maths and computing, and modern foreign languages.
Ms Joyner, who will be highlighting the outstanding quality of education delivered by the school, said: “I am delighted to congratulate the head teacher, staff, governors and pupils of Calthorpe School and Sports College on their hard work and success in achieving such a high standard of education.”
Christine Gilbert, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector said: “I see evidence of sustained improvement and I see excellence in the most difficult of circumstances. But across the range of Ofsted’s remit, there remains too much that is mediocre and persistently so.
“ I am clear of the greatest challenge: to raise the quality of the provision that is only satisfactory to the level of good or outstanding.
“I see no reason why every nursery, every school, college, children’s home, all children’s services and indeed, every provider, should not aspire to be good and to be working towards excellence. That’s what gives children and learners, whatever their age, hope and the belief in themselves to succeed.”
* Schools given an "outstanding" rating in the annual Ofsted report. Further information can be found at www.ofsted.gov.uk
Birmingham local authority area
Brearley Nursery School
Castle Vale Nursery School
Goodway Nursery School
Kings Norton Nursery School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Washwood Heath Nursery School
Birchfield Pre-School Academy
Children Achieving
Cotton Tails Day Nursery
Hill West Nursery School
Little Angels Day Nursery
Lollipop Day Care Centre
Playtime Nursery
Russell Nursery School
Small World Day Nursery
Surestart Lime Tree Children’s Centre
Tiddlywinks Nursery
Bournville Infant School
Clifton Primary School
Hall Green Infant School
Heathfield Primary School
Maney Hill Primary School
Nelson Mandela School
Robin Hood Junior and Infant School
Sladefield Infant School
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
St Cuthbert’s RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
St James Catholic Primary School
St John and Monica Catholic Primary School
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
The Oval Primary School
Water Mill Primary School
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Bordesley Green Girls’ Specialist Business and Enterprise School
Hillcrest School A Specialist Maths and Computing College and Sixth Form Centre
Holte School
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Ninestiles School
Selly Park Technology College for Girls
The Arthur Terry School
The Heartlands High School
Calthorpe School Sports College
Cherry Oak School
James Brindley School
Sandwell local authority area
Happy Families Child Care Ltd
Our Place
St Huberts Pre-school Playgroup
Corngreaves Primary School
Old Park Primary School
The Priory Primary School
Solihull local authority area
Beechwood Childcare - Burman Before & After School
LittleU Holiday Club
Our Lady of the Wayside Pre-School
Pathways Day Nursery Balsall Common
Swallows - Streetsbrook
The Natural Childcare Company
Windmills PreSchool
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School
Burman Infant School
Dickens Heath Community Primary School
Marston Green Infant School
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
Peterbrook Primary School
Shirley Heath Junior School
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Streetsbrook Infant and Nursery School
Lode Heath School
Tudor Grange School
Craig Croft Education Centre
Walsall local authority area
Lane Head Nursery School
Valley Nursery School
Little Rascals Day Nursery
Palfrey Day Nursery
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Palfrey Infant School
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School
Watling Street Primary School
Queen Mary’s Grammar School
Walsall Academy
Oakwood School
Shepwell Centre
Wolverhampton local authority area
Ashmore Park Nursery School
East Park Infant School
St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton Girls’ High School
Dudley local authority area
Calvary Pre School
Fairhaven Under Fives Centre
Happy Families Childcare
The Ridge Kindergarten Playgroup
Tipton Toddlers
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Milking Bank Primary School
Woodside Community School and Children’s Centre
Windsor High School
The Brier School
Staffordshire local authority area
Hednesford Nursery School
Cheeky Monkeys Day Nursery
Elswick House Nursery School
Funkyds, Face Centre
Giggles and Wiggles Ltd
JB’s Before and After School Club and JB Tots
Leek Westwood Pre-School
Little People Pre School Nursery
Little Treasures Day Nursery at St Michael’s First School
Moorhill Pre-School and Fun Club
Oaklands Childcare
Rainbows Nursery
Tamworth Nursery (Special Needs)
Tilly Tots
Winshill Pre-School
All Saints CofE (VC) Primary School
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School
Bradwell County Primary School
Chadsmead Primary School
Gentleshaw Primary School
Grange Infant School
May Bank Infants’ School
St Andrew’s CofE (C) Primary School
St John’s CofE (C) Primary School
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary
St Nicholas CofE (C) First School
Horton Lodge
Saxon Hill
De Ferrers Specialist Technology College
Blackfriars School
Warwickshire local authority area:
Atherstone Nursery School
Abbey Fields Nursery and Out of School Care
Alcester Nursery Studio Ltd
Denim Outdoors at Ragley
English Martyrs Playgroup
Fledglings Nursery (Solihull) Ltd
Footsteps Day Nursery and Pre School
Horeston Grange Pre-School
Worcestershire local authority area
Evesham Nursery School
Brighter Futures
Brighter Futures - Cherry Orchard
Castle Nursery at Perryfields
Community Corner Pre-School
Franche 726
Holly Trees Day Nursery
In B Tweenies
Jack and Jill Nursery
Magic Moments Private Day Nursery
Mount Carmel After School Club
Mount Carmel Pre-School
Offmore ABC
Pebworth Pre-School
Qest at Crown Meadow First School
Quality Extended Schools Team at Stoke Prior (QEST)
Spennells Childcare
St Ambrose Pre-School
St Catherine’s Childcare
Stourport Out of School Club
Tan Lane Pre-School Nursery
The Den Out Of School Club Limited Catshill
The Lenches Pre-School Group
Towerview Playgroup
Kidderminster Road Home Day Nursery
Wyche CofE Primary School
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School
Powick CofE Primary School
St Stephen’s CofE First School
Sytchampton Endowed First School
Nunnery Wood Primary School
Vale of Evesham School
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
The Chantry High School
Nunnery Wood High School
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form Centre
Martley Pupil Referral Unit
Madina-tul-Uloom Al Islamic College
Coventry local authority area
Bell Green Surestart
Fun For Kids
George Eliot Kindergarten
Hillfields Early Years Centre
Mosaic Nursery Canley Children’s Centre
Park Hill Playgroup
St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School
Further information can be found at www.ofsted.gov.uk
