Batford Nursery School

Overview

Batford Nursery School continues to be an outstanding school, described as a ‘beacon for outstanding practice’. The report highlights a ‘highly ambitious curriculum’ that supports children to achieve as well as they possibly can, fostering impressive independence and a strong sense of belonging.

Strengths

• Leaders have designed an ‘ambitious and relevant curriculum’ built on key ‘aspirations’ that underpin meaningful daily learning.
• Staff are ‘experts at leading learning’, using secure knowledge of each child to adapt activities and support those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Children’s language development is supported ‘very effectively’, with adults modelling correct vocabulary and using visual communications to aid understanding.
• Clear routines and high expectations ensure children behave well, showing ‘sensitivity to each other’s feelings’ and forming positive attachments to adults.
• Governors are ‘knowledgeable’ with robust systems to oversee curriculum developments and check the effectiveness of improvement actions.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a ‘shared and well-understood culture’ where concerns are shared swiftly and leaders maintain robust oversight of records.