Alphabets @ Cofton
Day nursery in Birmingham, B31.
Cofton Primary School, Wootton Road, Birmingham, B31 4STWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 4 September 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Alphabets @ Cofton sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £142 | £449 |
| 2 years old | £138 | £435 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £133 | £420 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Alphabets @ Cofton against Birmingham
| Alphabets @ Cofton | Birmingham average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 20 | 61 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 75% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Alphabets @ Cofton
- What Ofsted grade does Alphabets @ Cofton have?
- Alphabets @ Cofton was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 4 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Alphabets @ Cofton take?
- Ofsted registers Alphabets @ Cofton for 20 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Birmingham has 61.
- How much does Alphabets @ Cofton cost?
- Alphabets @ Cofton sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Alphabets @ Cofton offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Alphabets @ Cofton how it offers them.
- When was Alphabets @ Cofton last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Alphabets @ Cofton on 4 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Alphabets @ Cofton?
- Nearby in B31: Tiny Men and Misses Nursery, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge, Shenley Fields Nursery School.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.