Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage
Sketchley Road, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2DYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage is a nursery school in Hinckley for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 324 schools in Leicestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 October 2019, report published 13 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
This is a happy school. Staff know children exceptionally well. They provide high levels of care right from the moment children walk through the door at the start of the school day. Each child is greeted warmly. Children show excitement as they walk hand in hand with their key worker to their classrooms to start learning. The school's ambition for children to achieve well is realised. Developing children's communication skills is at the heart of this work. The school shows great determination to find the right communication tool for each child. Children apply these methods effectively to have a say and make choices. They use a range of strategies to communicate in different situations successfully, for example when selecting a healthy snack. Keeping children safe comes first. Staff use a vast array of strategies to help children to manage their feelings and behave well. They notice when children become agitated and draw on their skills to find a solution to the problem the child is experiencing. Children know the school routines well. They know it is time to stop the activity when the 'tidy up' song is played. Staff use visual cues to make sure that children know what is happening next. This all makes for a calm and purposeful learning environment.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, the sequence of learning activities that staff provide for children lacks clarity. It is not consistently clear how the school intends for children's knowledge to deepen over time. The school should ensure that staff have the skills they need to refine the activities they provide for children to help them to build their knowledge in a logical order.
- Some elements of the school's oversight and recording of children's behaviour require further development. Leaders cannot consistently analyse children's behaviour with sufficient precision. The school should ensure that these systems are fully in place and that the information provided is used by leaders to provide a fuller picture of children's behaviour.
Pupil numbers and mix
39 pupils on roll
Schools near Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Stockingford Maintained Nursery School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Bedworth Heath Nursery School | 7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard |
| Atherstone Nursery School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Hillfields Nursery School | 10 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Wigston Menphys Nursery School | 11 miles | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Jeffs
- Phone
- 01455890684
- Address
- Sketchley Road, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 2DY
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 142678
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.