Ofsted report card

Little Smarties Academy

Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM · B42 1NG

Inspected by Ofsted on 4 July 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY152795
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
6 February 2002
Local authority
Birmingham

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM · B42 1NG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 12 December 2017 inspection Good
  2. 20 February 2015 inspection Good
  3. 3 September 2014 inspection Inadequate
  4. 24 September 2013 inspection Good
  5. 17 November 2009 inspection Good
  6. 7 November 2006 inspection Good
  7. 3 June 2004 inspection Good

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Little Smarties Academy in Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM was last inspected on 4 July 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Little Smarties Academy has been registered with Ofsted since 6 February 2002. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY152795.

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