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Brough Pre-School Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Sept 2025)
·Brough Primary School, Church Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4EW · Westmorland and Furness
Number of places
18 places
Age range
2–3 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness

About this day nursery

Brough Pre-School Nursery operates as part of Brough Community Primary School, situated in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. The nursery champions a welcoming and inclusive environment where children are encouraged to be enthusiastic and inspired learners.

The dedicated staff, alongside school governors and parents, collaborate to create a supportive atmosphere, fostering achievement and thriving among the pupils. The nursery offers a curriculum that is both broad and balanced, encompassing academic, spiritual, moral, social, and cultural activities to enrich the children's lives.

A particular focus is placed on outdoor learning, which is a key component of their educational approach. The curriculum is designed to instil confidence and self-belief, motivating children to pursue their goals and dreams.

The nursery benefits from the expertise of a head teacher and teaching staff who ensure a cohesive learning experience across all stages, with continuous consultation involving parents, governors, and pupils.

Our ethos

Brough Pre-School Nursery is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment that inspires enthusiastic learners. They offer a broad and balanced curriculum, including a strong focus on outdoor learning, to foster confidence, self-belief, and achievement in their pupils.

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed into this engaging and homely setting by staff who nurture children's needs exceptionally well. The curriculum is sequenced and finely tuned to support children to explore new experiences, recap on prior learning and develop important skills for future learning. Staff consistently promote positive behaviour throughout the setting, helping children to understand the impact of their behaviour on others.

Part of a Primary SchoolOutdoor Learning FocusBroad and Balanced Curriculum

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8:50 AM - 3:20 PM

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Brough Pre-School Nursery

Last inspected 10 September 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children are warmly welcomed into this engaging and homely setting by staff who nurture children's needs exceptionally well. The curriculum is sequenced and finely tuned to support children to explore new experiences, recap on prior learning and develop important skills for future learning. Staff consistently promote positive behaviour throughout the setting, helping children to understand the impact of their behaviour on others.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have the highest of aspirations for all children and have developed an ambitious curriculum.
  • All aspects of the curriculum are interwoven throughout the day, skilfully supporting communication and language.
  • Literacy is a key strength, with learning clearly sequenced to help children practise and develop new skills.
  • Children have a very wide range of opportunities to understand the world through various visits and activities.
  • Leadership and management are excellent, with an experienced staff team, impactful professional development, and a shared vision for children.
Inspection #10394644 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

they are an asset to the local community

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are superbly supported. Consistent tracking and evaluation mean that staff are very quick to identify gaps in children's learning, actively developing strategies, talking with parents, and making timely referrals to other professionals to reduce any gaps in learning.

Outdoor space

Children collect sticks from the outdoor area and place them in height order, learning mathematical language such as 'tall', 'taller' and 'tallest'. Other children use magnifying glasses to look at a selection of leaves and woodland berries they collected on a walk.

Inspection history
  • September 2025Outstanding
  • September 2019Outstanding
  • June 2014Outstanding
  • May 2009Good

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