Fennies Christchurch Road

Fennies Christchurch Road was inspected between 25 July and 4 September 2025 and maintains a Good overall effectiveness rating across all areas. The setting demonstrates strong safeguarding arrangements, good curriculum delivery with clear sequencing, and effective staff-child relationships. The report uses the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), which has been mapped to the November 2025 7-area structure: Quality of Education maps to Curriculum and Teaching and Achievement; Behaviour & Attitudes maps to Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines; Personal Development maps to Inclusion and Children's Welfare and Well-being; Leadership & Management maps to Leadership and Governance. Two specific areas for improvement have been identified: transitions between activities need to be smoother to help children understand what happens next, and children require better support in expressing themselves and understanding the impact of their actions. These represent the primary focus for investment recommendations.