Highfield Nursery School

Overview

Highfield Nursery School provides an “exceptional” quality of education where children are “happy” and feel “safe and secure.” The school maintains “Outstanding” ratings across all key judgement areas, including behaviour, personal development, and leadership, reflecting a “strong, exciting curriculum” that enables children to thrive.

Strengths

• The curriculum is broken down into “clear, well-ordered steps” that match developmental needs, with staff teaching these “expertly” and swiftly addressing misconceptions.
• Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop “high levels of confidence and independence” and are “extremely well prepared for primary school.”
• Staff are “highly skilled” at fostering communication and language, using methods such as pictures and signing to ensure all children develop strong skills.
• Leaders and governors work effectively, with governors who “challenge leaders well” while remaining “mindful of staff’s workload” and well-being.
• Children display “excellent” behaviour, following simple routines that make the nursery a “calm and reassuring place.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.