St Martin's Nursery School

Overview

The inspection found that St Martin’s Nursery School has a “high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners.” The report rates outcomes for learners, provision for learning, and leadership and management as “Outstanding.”

Strengths

• Children make “very good progress across all areas of the pre-school curriculum” and exhibit “exemplary manners and behaviour.”
• Staff interactions are of a “consistently high quality,” skilfully promoting learning and using “complex and descriptive vocabulary.”
• The setting provides a “welcoming, inclusive learning environment” with “very smooth” transitions that maximise learning opportunities.
• Leadership is “outstanding,” underpinned by “extensive, rigorous self-evaluation” and strong community engagement.
• Parents report a “welcoming atmosphere” and praise the “helpful, kind and caring staff.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The nursery provided evidence that arrangements for safeguarding the children “reflect the guidance from the Department of Education.”