Spencer Nursery School

Overview

Spencer Nursery School is described as a "delightful place where children thrive," maintaining its overall judgement of "good" following this ungraded inspection. The report notes that evidence suggests the school might achieve an "outstanding" rating if a graded inspection were conducted, with the next inspection scheduled to be graded.

Strengths

• Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), settle quickly in a "calm atmosphere" and learn together harmoniously.
• Staff are "highly skilled at supporting children’s learning," resulting in children being "exceptionally well prepared to move on to the Reception Year."
• The curriculum is "highly ambitious" with a strong focus on communication, where adults precisely extend vocabulary and prevent misconceptions.
• Personal development is "very well developed," fostering resilience and kindness through activities like planting vegetables and meeting community visitors.
• Attendance is taken seriously, with no children persistently absent at the time of inspection, and staff report high well-being and supportive workload management.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.