Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School

Overview

Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School continues to be a good school, with evidence suggesting it could be judged outstanding if a graded inspection were conducted now. Pupils are described as very happy, behaving exceptionally well, and achieving exceptionally well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school fosters a strong sense of community and responsibility among its pupils.

Strengths

• Leaders have designed a "highly ambitious and broad curriculum" that builds knowledge logically year on year, with teachers possessing "secure subject knowledge".
• Reading is prioritised effectively, with a successful phonics curriculum and initiatives like an outdoor library that have encouraged a "love of reading in pupils of all ages".
• Pupils with SEND are "supported extremely well to learn the same curriculum as their classmates", with leaders ensuring teachers have the necessary expertise to adapt teaching.
• The school promotes positive character traits through "learning powers" such as resilience and collaboration, while pupils actively engage with the local community as "responsible and empathetic citizens".
• Staff feel valued, with leaders prioritising their workload and well-being, and governors effectively holding leaders to account for driving improvement.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a strong culture where staff are trained to identify risks, leaders respond swiftly to concerns, and pupils learn how to keep themselves safe, including online.