Collyhurst Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 January 2025

Children at the school benefit from warm, positive relationships with staff. This means, for example, that two-year-olds feel safe and secure in their special group times with their key person. Children learn to play with and alongside each other and to make friends. The school ensures that children learn the 'Collyhurst constants': to be brave, curious, happy, kind and safe. Staff give children gentle, reassuring support. Children feel at ease and good about themselves. They become keen, confident learners. Children know that staff are very interested in spending time with them. Staff teach children carefully to understand important words, to make comments and to ask questions. As a result, children keenly asked the inspectors about themselves and invited them into their play activities. Children rise to the school's high expectations and succeed in their learning of the school's curriculum. The school caters well for the needs and best interests of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children develop a secure foundation of knowledge, on which the rest of their education can build. Children learn to be responsible citizens. The school teaches them about the importance of equality. Children respect differences between themselves and others.

What the school should improve

• On occasion, the school does not ensure that staff teach children its curriculum through high-quality interactions. This means that, at times, some children learn key information less well. The school should make sure that all its staff have the necessary skills and expertise to teach the curriculum in the ways that it intends.

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