Bushbury Nursery School

Overview

Bushbury Nursery School continues to be a good school, offering a "truly inclusive" and "happy" environment where children settle quickly. Leaders have developed a curriculum that promotes curiosity, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, supported by "well-resourced indoor and outdoor areas."

Strengths

• Children benefit from "high levels of care and support," with staff who "get to know their child as an individual."
• The curriculum fosters independence and communication, with all children learning to sign using Makaton and engaging in "skilful questioning."
• There is "high-quality provision" for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), including personalised programmes.
• Staff create a "calm and purposeful" atmosphere, speaking in a "reassuring way" to help children manage emotions and behaviour.
• Parents appreciate how the school has "gone above and beyond," noting strong communication and community involvement.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure administration and record-keeping are "completed and maintained in line with school policies" to allow quick identification of actions taken.
• Governors should check that leaders provide staff with regular updates and training to ensure policies are "implemented consistently" and followed to the required level of detail.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff who are "vigilant in looking for signs of abuse or neglect" and act swiftly when concerns are raised, although records of actions taken are not always well organised.