Moss Hall Nursery School

Overview

Moss Hall Nursery School continues to be an outstanding school, providing children with an “exceptional start to their education.” The report highlights a “calm atmosphere” where children are “confident and safe,” benefiting from staff who maintain “very high expectations” for behaviour and learning.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “extremely well planned,” with teachers skilfully using children’s interests to “stimulate their interest and imagination” and develop key skills.
• Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is “exemplary,” ensuring they access the same curriculum as peers and “achieve very well.”
• Staff effectively build children’s language skills, resulting in most pupils speaking in “full sentences, often using sophisticated sentence structure for their age.”
• Teachers use assessment “effectively” to spot learning gaps swiftly, putting in place “effective support” so that “all children achieve very well.”
• Staff morale is high, with many saying they “would never want to work anywhere else” due to expert training and supportive leadership.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with staff having a “thorough understanding” of procedures and strong relationships helping children feel “safe and calm.”