Wigston Menphys Nursery School
Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2FROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Wigston Menphys Nursery School is a nursery school in Wigston 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 1 October 2019, report published 31 October 2019
- 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 25 March 2025
A warm welcome awaits children when they arrive at Wigston Menphys Nursery School. Friendly and supportive staff form strong bonds with children and their families. Skilfully, staff understand how children express their emotional, learning or physical needs. The school has a clear ambition to prepare children for their next stage of education and development. Thoughtful support and a well-considered curriculum enable most children to achieve this aspiration. Parents and carers value the school's support to help them to meet the needs of their children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This includes workshops to help parents understand their child's development and guidance as to how parents can access external support. Parents praise the way that staff keep them informed of their child's learning. Comments such as, 'My child has come on in leaps and bounds,' are typical. Children happily develop their early social skills, such as maintaining attention and giving eye contact. Staff help children use different communication methods to learn and follow school routines. They are quick to spot children who need extra help to manage their emotions and provide these children with appropriate sensory support. As a result, children learn in a calm and secure environment.
What the school should improve
- In a few activities, the school has not identified the precise knowledge that children need to know. This slows down children's learning and development. The school should ensure that all of the activities that children complete during the school day help them to know and recall more of the intended curriculum.
- The school does not have a clear-enough oversight of the behaviours with which children present. As a result, it is difficult for the school to identify and respond to patterns and trends over time. This hinders governors' understanding of this aspect of the school's work. The school should make sure that it has a close understanding of children's behaviours and shares this with governors so that leaders and governors can work together to continue to improve the school.
Pupil numbers and mix
37 pupils on roll
Schools near Wigston Menphys Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage | 11 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Stockingford Maintained Nursery School | 17 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Bedworth Heath Nursery School | 18 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard |
| Atherstone Nursery School | 18 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families | 19 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Jeffs
- Phone
- 01162889977
- Address
- Launceston Road, Wigston, LE18 2FR
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- URN
- 142677
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.