Stoneyholme Nursery School

Overview

Stoneyholme Nursery School continues to be an outstanding school, providing an exceptional early years education where children thrive. Leaders and staff have created a special environment that cherishes every child, ensuring they are happy, safe, and superbly well prepared for the next stages in their education.

Strengths

• Children receive a "broad and knowledge-rich curriculum" carefully designed to build on existing knowledge, resulting in high achievement across all areas of learning.
• Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is "excellent," with leaders identifying needs quickly and working closely with parents and external professionals to ensure support.
• Staff foster a "language-rich environment" and successfully cultivate a love of reading, using animation to bring stories to life and incorporating home languages to support English acquisition.
• Children develop "incredible autonomy" and positive attitudes towards learning, engaging in mindfulness sessions and taking responsibility for self-care tasks such as preparing their own snacks.
• Parents feel part of the school community, commending staff for being "highly nurturing" and describing the nursery as a ‘hidden gem’.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders creating a strong culture supported by robust systems, up-to-date staff training, and curriculum content that teaches children how to keep themselves safe.