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Our Lady & St Werburghs Care Club

Ofsted: Expected standard·Our Lady & St. Werburghs RC Primary School, Seabridge Lane, Newcastle, ST5 4AG · Staffordshire
Number of places
18 places
Age range
4–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2026
Local authority
Staffordshire

About this day nursery

Our Lady & St Werburghs Care Club, located in Newcastle, ST5 4AG, provides childcare on non-domestic premises. Registered with Ofsted on 09/10/2024, the club aims to support children aged 4 to 11 years.

The setting's safeguarding standards are met, and leaders ensure an open culture where all concerns are actively identified and managed, making children feel safe. The club shows an expected standard in inclusion, working in partnership with parents, carers, and the school to identify individual needs and adapt support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Staff use familiar communication strategies and visual prompts from school to ensure consistency and reduce anxiety. Leaders also consider funding to provide additional resources and experiences, striving to meet children's individual needs and promote regular attendance.

However, areas requiring attention include improving daily routines to promote children's engagement and wellbeing, ensuring consistent health and hygiene practices, and strengthening leadership oversight of activities. The club can accommodate up to 18 children, offering care during morning and afternoon sessions from Monday to Friday, and was inspected on 16 July 2026.

What it's like

Children's health, hygiene, and wellbeing are not consistently prioritised in daily routines, meaning opportunities to learn about handwashing, healthy eating, and hydration are not promoted. Children often spend too much time waiting, limiting chances to relax, play freely, and make choices after school. The range of activities and resources is limited, which can result in children showing only fleeting interest. Despite these challenges, children arrive happily, develop positive relationships with staff and peers, and feel safe, with staff sensitively supporting their emotional needs and promoting continuity of care for those with SEND.

Safeguarding metIndividual needs supportedRoutines need improvementHealth and wellbeing focus

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 08:45, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 15:15 - 18:00

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Jul 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

Achievement—
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teaching—
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
4 to 11
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Our Lady & St Werburghs Care Club

Last inspected 16 July 2026

Actions the provider must take

  • improve the organisation of the daily routine to minimise the time children spend waiting so they can relax and unwind at the club (Completion Date: 17/09/2026)
  • strengthen arrangements that promote children's health and wellbeing, including providing nutritious food choices and promoting children's understanding of regular handwashing, healthy eating and staying hydrated (Completion Date: 17/09/2026)
  • improve the planning of children's play experiences so they have sufficient opportunities for purposeful play, engagement and choice (Completion Date: 17/09/2026)
  • strengthen leadership and monitoring of the quality of the provision to identify weaknesses and take timely action to address them (Completion Date: 17/09/2026)

What it's like to attend

Children's health, hygiene, and wellbeing are not consistently prioritised in daily routines, meaning opportunities to learn about handwashing, healthy eating, and hydration are not promoted. Children often spend too much time waiting, limiting chances to relax, play freely, and make choices after school. The range of activities and resources is limited, which can result in children showing only fleeting interest. Despite these challenges, children arrive happily, develop positive relationships with staff and peers, and feel safe, with staff sensitively supporting their emotional needs and promoting continuity of care for those with SEND.

Inspector highlights

  • The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where concerns are actively identified, acted upon, and managed.
  • Leaders work in partnership with parents, carers, and the school to identify children's individual needs and adapt support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Staff use familiar communication strategies and visual prompts from school to provide consistency and help reduce anxiety for children.
  • Leaders consider how funding can provide additional resources and experiences to meet children's individual needs and enhance their experiences.
  • Children arrive happily and staff recognise when some children need emotional support, responding sensitively to help children manage their feelings.
  • Children develop positive relationships with staff and one another, are polite, respectful, and generally understand the club's expectations.
  • Children enjoy talking with staff, confidently sharing their ideas and experiences, and have opportunities for adult-led outdoor games.
  • Children feel safe, and staff know them well as individuals, with support for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities benefiting from continuity of care with parents and school staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the organisation of the daily routine to minimise the time children spend waiting so they can relax and unwind at the club
  • 2strengthen arrangements that promote children's health and wellbeing, including providing nutritious food choices and promoting children's understanding of regular handwashing, healthy eating and staying hydrated
  • 3improve the planning of children's play experiences so they have sufficient opportunities for purposeful play, engagement and choice
  • 4strengthen leadership and monitoring of the quality of the provision to identify weaknesses and take timely action to address them.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff recognise when they need to adapt support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, using strategies and resources children are familiar with from school to reduce barriers to participation and wellbeing. Leaders consider the wellbeing needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities by adapting their support and working with the school to promote continuity in children's care and wellbeing.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

16 July 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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