OFSTED Inspection Report

School report

Ethelred Nursery School and Children’s Centre 10 Lollard Street, London, SE11 6UP

Inspection dates

14–15 January 2015 Previous inspection:

Outstanding

1

This inspection:

Outstanding

1

Leadership and management

Outstanding

1

Behaviour and safety of pupils

Outstanding

1

Quality of teaching

Outstanding

1

Achievement of pupils

Outstanding

1

Overall effectiveness

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils This is an outstanding school.  Children are cared for exceptionally well. This ensures their happiness.  Leaders and managers make sure that teaching and children’s achievement maintain a high quality.  Leaders continually look for ways of making the school even better. This pursuit of excellence has ensured that the school continues to improve.  Governors provide exemplary support to leaders. They are fully involved in all aspects of the life of the school and make sure its excellent work continues.  Children’s behaviour is highly cooperative. Children are taught to think of others. As a result, they get on extremely well with one another.  Such consideration for others reflects the school’s extremely strong promotion of children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.  The school is a safe environment. Children are kept very safe.  Parents and carers love the school. They say it is a community that supports families as well as children.

 Adults provide a wealth of opportunities for children to learn and develop excellent skills.  Adults give children wonderful opportunities to use their imagination.  There are plenty of opportunities for children to learn through music and song.  Children are prepared extremely well for moving to their new stage of schooling.  The school takes full advantage of its location in Central London. The many trips and visits broaden the children’s minds and prepare them exceptionally well for life in modern Britain.  Children make outstanding progress in their learning, because teaching is exceptional and challenges children to think for themselves.  All children do extremely well. No one falls behind. This is because leaders keep a watchful eye on how each child is learning and take prompt action.  The progress of groups of children is carefully checked. As a result, those with a range of additional needs do as well as others.