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Oakhill School & Nursery

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·Oakhill College, Wiswell Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 9AF · Lancashire
Number of places
48 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2006
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Oakhill School & Nursery, located in Clitheroe, BB7 9AF, is a non-selective Catholic independent day school in Lancashire. The school caters to various age groups, including a nursery, preparatory school, and senior school.

Oakhill emphasises a student-first approach, prioritising their education, well-being, and personal growth. The school offers small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and a nurturing environment to ensure every child feels valued and supported.

The curriculum is designed to provide excellent opportunities for development, and the school prides itself on the outstanding behaviour and attitudes of its pupils. Oakhill aims to create a happy and stimulating educational experience within a family-like atmosphere, encouraging children to thrive academically and personally.

They welcome applications from all families and have places available for immediate starts across different year groups. Prospective families can arrange visits to meet the Principal and staff, and taster days are offered to ensure the school can meet each child's individual needs.

The school also maintains an active presence on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

What it's like

Acorn's Nursery is attached to Oakhill College, an independent co-educational day school in the Ribble Valley. The nursery complex consists of two buildings, one for children aged 2 to 3 years and another for children aged 3 to 4 years, with access to college facilities like the drama studio, assembly hall, and music room.

Catholic independent schoolNurturing environmentSmall class sizesStudent-first approachExcellent curriculum opportunities

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Oakhill School & Nursery

Last inspected 15 March 2006 · Rachel Ayo

Safeguarding effective
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Satisfactory
Personal development
Satisfactory
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Acorn's Nursery is attached to Oakhill College, an independent co-educational day school in the Ribble Valley. The nursery complex consists of two buildings, one for children aged 2 to 3 years and another for children aged 3 to 4 years, with access to college facilities like the drama studio, assembly hall, and music room.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are well nourished and enjoy a varied range of mostly nutritious, well-balanced, and freshly prepared meals.
  • Children demonstrate high levels of confidence and self-esteem, readily engaging with staff and peers.
  • Staff are highly motivated and offer good levels of support, spending a large amount of time working directly with the children.
  • Good systems are in place for identifying children's starting points, and staff use this to inform future planning.
  • Children display high levels of interest and motivation, persisting for lengthy periods at activities of their choosing.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the arrangements in place which minimize the spread of infection in relation to children who are sleeping, illness and hand washing
  • 2ensure that the safety of children is maintained at all times in relation to the security of the premises and electrical appliances
  • 3improve the arrangements in place to ensure that any person who has not been vetted is never left alone with children
  • 4ensure that adult handling of behaviour is appropriate, consistent and follows methods stated in the behaviour management policy
  • 5extend the opportunities for children to learn about health and bodily awareness in their daily routines.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The nursery is not currently supporting any children with special education needs.

Outdoor space

All children enjoy physical activity both indoors and outdoors because of a broad range of well planned play opportunities. They access the outdoor area at regular intervals throughout the day as they benefit from exercise and fresh air. Older children balance carefully on the wooden benches and run around as they chase each other and younger children develop confidence in their physical skills as they ride around on the wheeled toys.

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