Newtown Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 January 2023

Newtown Nursery School is a happy place for children to learn. Parents, carers and children are welcomed with a kind, warm and friendly smile as they arrive at school each day. Children feel safe. They trust staff to care for them when they need comfort or reassurance. Children benefit from the positive relationships that they have with staff. Adults help children to settle quickly into a supportive learning environment. Leaders expect all children to do well. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children are eager to learn and they enjoy the range of experiences and activities that they are offered. All children are well prepared for their next steps in education. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Children behave well in school. Adults will step in quickly if they need help and guidance; they nip any signs of bullying in the bud. Children delight in the opportunities that they have in the school's woodland area. They beam with pride as they scale the steep hill with the aid of a rope. In this area, they love to learn new skills, to practise what they know and to explore ways to solve new problems.

What the school should improve

• At times, a small number of adults do not deliver the early reading and phonics curriculum as clearly and precisely as they could. Where this is the case, a few children do not learn as well as they could. Leaders should continue to train adults so that they have the knowledge and confidence to deliver early reading and phonics effectively.

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