Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre

Overview

The report describes an exceptional start to education, noting that children are "immersed in a curriculum" that reflects their local community and diverse cultures. Leaders are "highly ambitious" for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), resulting in extremely high achievement levels. The school maintains "calm classrooms" where children act sensibly and are "extremely considerate towards one another."

Strengths

• The curriculum is "highly aspirational" and "meticulously mapped out" to ensure staff build effectively on children’s existing knowledge.
• Staff use assessment information "extremely well" to identify and resolve small gaps in knowledge quickly, ensuring children are "exceptionally well prepared" for the next stage.
• Communication and language development is "seamlessly woven" across learning areas, with staff "expertly repeated and modelled" vocabulary to help children become "confident communicators."
• The school has "highly effective systems" to identify additional needs, ensuring children with SEND access the same curriculum as their classmates.
• Leaders maintain "highly effective relationships with parents," including regular workshops to support home routines, while staff appreciate minimal paperwork that allows them to focus on teaching.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."