Brougham Street Nursery School

Inspection of a good school: Brougham Street Nursery School Brougham Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 2ES

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Outcome

Brougham Street Nursery School continues to be a good school. There is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a graded (section 5) inspection now. The school’s next inspection will be a graded inspection.

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What is it like to attend this school?

There is a warm, friendly welcome on entering Brougham Street Nursery School. Children love coming here. The excellent, and carefully planned, care that staff provide allows each child to thrive. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are happy and feel safe.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Leaders and staff build exceptional relationships with children and their families. There is a wide range of opportunities for parental involvement. Parents value the holistic care their children receive. Parents of children with SEND spoke of the proactive approach that leaders take to address any additional needs their children may have. One parent said, ‘Amazing just isn’t a strong enough word for what happens here.’

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What is it like to attend this school?

Children flourish in this setting. Staff have high expectations of children’s behaviour. Children learn how to be kind. They are incredibly respectful of each other and of their environment. Familiar routines allow children to learn in a calm and settled atmosphere. Children enjoy many different activities which support their development as independent and confident learners.

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

Leaders have developed a high-quality, ambitious curriculum for all children. From this, key adults create an exciting and detailed learning plan that is carefully personalised for each child in the setting. For all areas of the early years curriculum, leaders have set out clear sequences and expectations. Staff know and understand these very well. Every decision they make is based on a secure understanding of how young children develop, as well as on a detailed understanding of the needs of each individual child in their key worker group. 18 May 2023

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Leaders constantly consider, review and refine every detail of the curriculum and the provision they offer. Staff are extremely skilled at assessing how children are accessing learning in the environment. This is carefully thought through, and nothing is left to chance. The personalised curriculum is carefully adapted by staff. It meets children’s needs and matches their interests. From this, it is clear what children can do and what they need to focus on. Staff can access each child’s individual learning plan. This allows them to offer appropriate support and challenge to all children as they access the different areas of provision within the setting.

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Children enjoy learning songs and rhymes. They are introduced to different story books in each phase of the school. This develops their knowledge of language structure and increases the number of words they know and understand. Books are made accessible through a variety of approaches. Staff work with children to extend stories, adding new endings and changing key characters or phrases. The addition of picture symbols alongside the written text allows children to access these stories independently. This approach fosters children’s interest in stories, poems, songs and rhymes.

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Leaders provide a wealth of opportunities for children’s wider development. Brougham Street Nursery School plays an important role in the local community. Leaders recognise the importance of ensuring that children learn about where they live. This term, children are developing their understanding of the world, through a question-based project called ‘Who lives here?’ Children are learning about architecture and habitats. They have been on trips around their local area to look at what different houses are made of, including Skipton Castle. They have also visited ‘The Wilderness’, a local area where children enjoy forest school. Here, they are learning about the habitats of different creatures.

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Leaders expect pupils with SEND to achieve highly. Leaders take every opportunity to gain new knowledge and insight from specialist agencies and through their own research into how children learn. Leaders share this knowledge with all staff, who embrace new strategies and are willing to put them into practice. They have improved the ways in which they identify and plan what pupils need to learn. These plans are continually reviewed and revised as children begin to deepen their understanding and develop their skills. Children, including those with SEND, achieve the best possible outcomes.

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Staff training is a high priority for leaders. Staff highly value the exemplary training they receive. This training is also delivered to other nursery providers in the area. All adults spoke about how proud they are to work at this school. They enjoy working with each other. Leaders and governors make sure that the workload of staff does not become excessive. Staff feel appreciated. One member of staff summed up the views of many by saying, ‘It’s not just a job, it’s a passion.’ Another explained, ‘We are the Brougham Street Family.’ 18 May 2023

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is a strong culture of safeguarding in this setting. Staff quickly identify children who may be at risk. Leaders are tireless in their work to reduce this risk by providing a wide range of support and care. They work closely with external agencies to provide additional help as needed. Staff and governors regularly attend safeguarding training. They understand their statutory responsibilities.

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Safeguarding

Leaders build strong relationships with families. They know the children and their families well. Parents told inspectors that they are well supported. They know that adults in school are there to help them. Leaders make sure that vulnerable children and their families receive targeted help and support.

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Background

When we have judged a school to be good, we will then normally go into the school about once every four years to confirm that the school remains good. This is called an ungraded inspection, and it is carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005. We do not give graded judgements on an ungraded inspection. However, if we find evidence that a school would now receive a higher or lower grade, then the next inspection will be a graded inspection, which is carried out under section 5 of the Act. Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the ungraded inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will deem the ungraded inspection a graded inspection immediately.

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Background

This is the second ungraded inspection since we judged the school to be good in September 2013.

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How can I feed back my views?

find out what other parents and carers think. We use information from Ofsted Parent View when deciding which schools to inspect, when to inspect them and as part of their inspection.

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How can I feed back my views?

The Department for Education has further guidance on how to complain about a school.

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school.

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Further information

In the report, ‘disadvantaged pupils’ refers to those pupils who attract government pupil premium funding: pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years and pupils in care or who left care through adoption or another formal route. 18 May 2023

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School details

Co-headteachers Dr. Alison Stewart and Michael Pettavel

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School details

Website www.broughamstreet.n-yorks.sch.uk

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School details

Date of previous inspection 28 November 2017, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 The school has a linked early years provision. This provision provides care for children from birth to three years of age.  The school has a high proportion of children with SEND.  The school does not make use of any alternative provision.  The school offers wraparound care for children for 50 weeks of the year.

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Information about this inspection

 This was the first routine inspection the school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with leaders and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the school.  Inspectors met with the headteachers, curriculum leaders, the teaching team, the inclusion team and the staff and resources manager. Inspectors also spoke with members of the governing body, a social worker and a representative from the local authority.  The inspectors carried out deep dives in these areas of learning: communication and language; physical development; and understanding the world. Inspectors discussed 18 May 2023

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the curriculum with leaders and spent time observing in the setting. This included observing the quality of the interactions between staff and children and the daily routines that staff have established.  Inspectors talked to staff and children. They observed activities to determine the impact of the curriculum and teaching methods on children’s learning, development and well-being.  Inspectors examined a range of school documentation, and one inspector met with the designated safeguarding lead. Inspectors considered the safeguarding policy, training records and examples of safeguarding concerns.  Inspectors spoke with parents and considered the responses to the online survey, Ofsted Parent View, and the responses to Ofsted’s free-text service. They also considered the responses to the staff survey.

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Inspection team

Zoe Lightfoot, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection team

Zoe Westley Ofsted Inspector 18 May 2023

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