The Old School House Nursery Schools

The Old School House Nursery School was rated Good overall at inspection on 14 March 2025, representing a decline from Outstanding at the previous inspection in April 2019. 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. All legacy areas were graded Good, translating to Expected Standard (60-79) across the new framework areas. Safeguarding arrangements are effective and Met. The nursery demonstrates strong staff-child relationships, inclusive practices, and effective leadership, with particular strengths in behaviour management and diversity promotion. However, three specific areas require attention: curriculum differentiation and matching expectations to children's developmental stages, adult-led activity engagement for older children, and parent partnership communication systems.