Cleator Moor Nursery School, Cleator Moor
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, welcoming school where all children - including those with additional needs - feel they belong and are happy. Staff are exceptionally skilled at supporting children's emotional wellbeing and helping them become confident, curious learners ready for primary school. The school does excellent work helping disadvantaged children and those with special needs make real progress and gain new skills.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on personal, social and emotional development with warm, supportive staff who help children manage their feelings
- Rich curriculum that develops children's knowledge in early maths and science, with a particularly successful approach to promoting love of reading
- Excellent support for disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs, helping them overcome barriers to learning
- Leaders have successfully revised the curriculum and governors have stepped up the quality of their oversight and challenge
- Children develop confidence, independence and important British values through well-considered educational trips and community involvement
Areas for Improvement
- Some teaching could make more effective use of high-quality talk to support children's learning, particularly for reluctant talkers
- Targets in some children's special educational needs plans could inform classroom teaching more effectively
- Attendance could be improved for some children who do not attend as regularly as they could
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open and positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all legal requirements are met.
Extracurricular Activities
Horse riding and care, educational trips, Great Cumbria Litter Pick, visits from community helpers such as firefighters and doctors, annual spa day
Cleator Moor Nursery School is a successful and improving school where children are happy, well cared for, and make positive progress from their starting points. Leaders have expert knowledge of early years education and have successfully resolved weaknesses identified in the previous inspection.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Cleator Moor
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Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,150
Applications
2,811
Got 1st preference
97.2%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Secondary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
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