Gamesley Early Excellence Centre
Grindleford Grove, Gamesley, Glossop, SK13 0LUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Gamesley Early Excellence Centre is a nursery school in Glossop for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 2 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 June 2024
Gamesley Early Excellence Centre is an inclusive and welcoming setting where children thrive. Staff know all the children well and want the very best for them. Children start their school day with confidence and a smile. Staff ensure that children enjoy attending and feel safe. Children are happy and inquisitive. They explore the school grounds with growing confidence. Children particularly enjoy their walks around the school field, where they learn about their surroundings. They love to learn about animals, making daily check-ins on the school chickens. Children try their best to meet the school's high expectations of their behaviour. Staff promote positive behaviour from the moment children join the two-year-old provision. Children know and model the two school rules of 'being kind and listening to adults'. They learn the importance of sharing and cooperating with one another. Staff provide effective support for those children who need extra help with managing their emotions. Children readily engage with the exciting learning opportunities. They are eager to teach others about their school rules. This includes writing letters to the 'cheeky shark' to remind him of their expectations. Learning is purposeful and children achieve well.
What the school should improve
- In some areas of learning, the curriculum has not been designed with the same precision as the rest of the curriculum. Where this is the case, the school is not as clear in its expectations of the precise knowledge and vocabulary that children need to learn. The school should ensure that the curriculum design outlines precisely the knowledge and vocabulary that children need to learn, so that children achieve even better across all areas of learning.
- On occasion, staff do not build children's knowledge through talking with them about their learning as they play. This means that some children do not expand their language as well as they might. The school should ensure that all staff make full use of opportunities to support and extend children's learning and language through talk and discussion.
Pupil numbers and mix
33 pupils on roll
Schools near Gamesley Early Excellence Centre
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Hadfield Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good |
| New Mills Nursery School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Reddish Vale Nursery School | 7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Hollywood Park Nursery School | 8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good |
| Freshfield Nursery School | 9 miles | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Meredith
- Phone
- 01457860456
- Address
- Grindleford Grove, Gamesley, Glossop, SK13 0LU
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- URN
- 112470
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.