Bensham Grove Nursery School

Overview

Bensham Grove Nursery School continues to be an outstanding school, where children “flourish in this warm and nurturing” environment. The report highlights that staff are “highly skilled practitioners” who maintain high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Provision is described as “exceptional,” with “rich learning experiences” and “high-quality play” that stimulate curiosity and ensure children are “completely immersed in their learning.”
• Leaders are “highly reflective” and invest heavily in training to create a “fulsome curriculum,” with language and communication development at the heart of planning.
• Children’s mathematical and physical development is “carefully crafted,” with staff modelling thinking “exceptionally well” and adapting the curriculum post-pandemic to focus on core strength and motor skills.
• Children with SEND receive “high-quality support” through effective curriculum adaptations and “precise individual targets” that ensure they make excellent progress.
• “Strong relationships with parents” form the bedrock of success, with parents highly complimentary of the support they receive.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff receiving regular training and maintaining “meticulous” record-keeping of actions and interventions.