Newtown Nursery School

Overview: Newtown Nursery School is a happy place for children to learn, where they feel safe and develop positive relationships with staff. The school is well-prepared for children's next steps in education, and staff have high expectations of children's behaviour.

Strengths:

• The school is a happy place for children to learn, with a kind, warm and friendly atmosphere.
• Children feel safe and trust staff to care for them.
• Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour, and children behave well in school.
• The school offers a wide range of experiences, including visits to the local area and further afield.
• Staff are effective at identifying and supporting children with SEND, who blossom and succeed alongside their peers.

Areas to improve:

• At times, a small number of adults do not deliver the early reading and phonics curriculum as clearly and precisely as they could, resulting in a few children not learning as well as they could.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a strong safeguarding culture throughout the school, well-trained leaders and staff, and effective advocates for all children.