The Ambleside Centre

Overview

The Ambleside Centre continues to be an outstanding school, providing a "happy, welcoming and inclusive" environment where children feel "valued and secure." Leaders have established a "carefully constructed and well-sequenced curriculum" that ensures children learn exceptionally well across all areas of development.

Strengths

• Children "love their time" in the nursery, behaving exceptionally well because they are "engrossed in what they are doing."
• Staff demonstrate "skilful teaching" and "caring and sensitive support," ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make "exceptional progress."
• The school prioritises language development, encouraging children to "talk about what they are doing" and express opinions confidently.
• Early reading is supported extremely well through a "wide range of appealing books" and skilful adult discussions.
• Children develop strong independence skills, such as confidently serving themselves at lunchtime, within a "positive and nurturing atmosphere."

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders giving children’s safety an "appropriately high priority" and adults reporting concerns promptly.