Rosegrove Nursery School

Overview

Rosegrove Nursery School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at its previous inspection, where it was judged outstanding for overall effectiveness. The school provides an exceptional start to education, with children achieving extremely well through an aspirational curriculum and high expectations for behaviour.

Strengths

• The curriculum is "designed meticulously" to meet children’s needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they are "exceptionally well prepared" for primary school.
• Staff are "highly trained" and use effective methods to identify knowledge gaps, enabling them to design "high-quality learning activities" that help children flourish.
• Children develop strong communication skills, with vocabulary development "seamlessly woven" across learning areas, allowing them to express feelings and seek help confidently.
• Behaviour is excellent, creating "calm and purposeful classrooms" where children feel safe, happy, and keen to learn, while also demonstrating kindness and consideration for others.
• Governors support and challenge the school "in a highly effective way," and parents value the "strong levels of communication" regarding their child’s learning.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.