Central Community Nursery School, Derby
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Staff develop warm, caring relationships with children and provide a range of enrichment activities including trips to the beach, cathedral, and allotment visits. The school is beginning to improve its curriculum focus, with acting leaders implementing clearer teaching of important words and concepts. For children with additional needs and disabilities, the school is now providing effective support and working well with external partners.
Key Strengths
- Acting leaders have begun to improve the curriculum with a focus on teaching children important vocabulary
- Staff are warm and supportive, with good relationships with children and families of children with SEND
- The school provides enrichment experiences such as trips and outdoor learning at the allotment
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding systems are not effective - records are incomplete, staff lack knowledge about handling concerns, and information is not shared timely with other agencies
- Teaching quality varies significantly, with some children not receiving enough one-to-one talk and practice with new words
- Attendance expectations are too low and leaders do not follow up effectively when children are absent
- Behaviour expectations are inconsistent across staff and poor behaviour is not being recorded
- Leaders and governors lack understanding of their statutory responsibilities and provide insufficient oversight
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are not met - leaders have failed to create a safe culture, staff lack sufficient knowledge about handling concerns and child-on-child abuse, and systematic record-keeping is absent, putting children at significant risk of harm.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to the beach, cathedral visits, allotment time
Central Community Nursery School requires special measures due to serious failures in safeguarding, leadership and governance. The school is not meeting acceptable standards of education, with particular concerns about child safety, inconsistent teaching quality, and ineffective oversight by leaders and governors.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Derby
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Admissions Demand - Derby
Places available
3,646
Applications
3,185
Got 1st preference
84.1%
Got preferred school
97.0%
Secondary admissions across Derby (2025/26)
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