Tarnerland Nursery School, Brighton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a happy, welcoming environment where staff genuinely care about their wellbeing and development. The school excels at building children's confidence, independence and social skills through carefully planned activities and strong relationships. Children make impressive progress in early reading, writing and maths, and leave extremely well prepared for primary school.
Key Strengths
- Children make excellent progress in personal, social and emotional development, preparing them well for primary school
- Staff are skilled at helping children understand their feelings and develop strong cooperation and negotiation skills
- High-quality provision ensures disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs make accelerated progress
- Well-established routines and calm atmosphere support excellent behaviour and children's sense of security
- Broad, ambitious curriculum includes engaging activities such as visits, dance sessions, music, nature experiences and creative play
Areas for Improvement
- Staff are not always clear about the specific learning purpose of each activity, meaning some opportunities to build on children's knowledge are missed
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, keeping children safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Beach visits, dance sessions, music activities, nature experiences in the meadow, story time, singing and nursery rhymes, physical activities with wheeled toys and climbing
Tarnerland Nursery School is a highly effective setting where children learn very well and make substantial progress from their starting points. The school provides a calm, nurturing atmosphere with well-taught curriculum and strong support for all learners, including those with additional needs.
At a Glance
24.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
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 - Brighton
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Admissions Demand - Brighton and Hove
Places available
2,575
Applications
2,229
Got 1st preference
79.5%
Got preferred school
96.8%
Secondary admissions across Brighton and Hove (2025/26)
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