Tudhoe Moor Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 16 July 2024

The school provides children with a safe, nurturing environment in which to begin their education. Building positive relationships is central to school life. Parents and carers appreciate the effort that the school makes to get to know both them and their children. Children are happy and confident in the setting. They are inquisitive and eager to learn. The school has established clear routines and expectations. Consequently, the setting is calm and children behave well. Children are kind to each other. They show high levels of respect for their peers, adults and the resources that are available to them. The school has high ambition for all children. It strives to establish good attendance habits so that children are prepared well for the transition to primary school. A wealth of support is available to families, including from external agencies where needed. Children enjoy a range of learning experiences. These help to prepare them for the next stage of their education, but also for life beyond the school. For example, older children regularly take part in sessions in the forest school. In addition, all children visit the local library on a regular basis. The school uses visitors, such as the police and a petting farm, to enhance teaching and broaden children's horizons.

What the school should improve

• For each area of learning, the school has identified end goals that children need to reach. However, the small steps of learning that children will take to reach these goals are not consistently clear. This means that some activities do not support children to reach their next goal. The school should ensure that staff are trained in how to break end goals into small steps of learning so that children make even better progress.
• The interactions between staff and children are not consistently high quality. Some interactions do not impact on children's learning or language development. The school should ensure that all staff are trained in the use of high-quality interactions.

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