Hindpool Nursery School, Barrow-in-Furness

What is it like to attend this school?

Children are happy at this friendly school. It is a welcoming place. Children and staff have a strong sense of belonging. Staff forge positive relationships with children and know their families well. Children are content and relaxed. They know that caring staff will look after them, including when they need comfort or reassurance.

Most children achieve well. This is because the school has high expectations for every child, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Typically, children move on to primary schools ready for the next stage of their learning.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

Since the last inspection, the school has successfully overhauled the quality of education that children receive. It has raised the bar for children's achievement. The school has developed an ambitious curriculum for all areas of learning. The curriculum is organised seamlessly to enable children to build secure knowledge and skills from the beginning of the provision for two-year-old children.

In the main, staff deliver the curriculum well. They are adept at choosing appropriate activities and resources that help children to learn effectively. Nevertheless, during some activities, some staff are not clear about the important knowledge that children should learn. This means that some staff do not place enough emphasis on the knowledge that children need for future learning. At times, this hinders children in making connections with their prior learning and prevents them from learning as well as they could.

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

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