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Temple Sutton Early Years

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jul 2025)
·Temple Sutton Primary School, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4BA · Southend on Sea
Number of places
151 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Southend on Sea

About this day nursery

Temple Sutton Early Years is a vibrant and welcoming part of Temple Sutton Primary School, committed to fostering a supportive learning environment. As a member of the Learning in Harmony Trust, the nursery aligns with the trust's values of promoting excellence and creating an ideal atmosphere for children's growth and success.

The primary school itself boasts excellent facilities, including spacious playing fields, an all-weather pitch, a swimming pool, and a dedicated music room, all contributing to a rich and inspiring curriculum. Both children and Ofsted reports highlight the positive and caring atmosphere, with pupils feeling safe and happy, developing respectful relationships, and making significant progress in their learning.

The school encourages prospective families to explore its offerings through a virtual tour and actively welcomes applications, providing resources for both September intakes and in-year admissions.

What it's like

Staff provide children with a broad, rich curriculum that fosters independence, problem-solving, choice-making, and self-directed play. They are highly responsive, engaging in dialogue, and encouraging new vocabulary in a language-rich environment. Staff expertly support children in managing their own behaviour, role-modelling sharing and conflict resolution, resulting in impeccable conduct.

Part of Learning in Harmony TrustExcellent facilitiesPositive learning environment

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday for 47 weeks of the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Temple Sutton Early Years

Last inspected 22 July 2025

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Staff provide children with a broad, rich curriculum that fosters independence, problem-solving, choice-making, and self-directed play. They are highly responsive, engaging in dialogue, and encouraging new vocabulary in a language-rich environment. Staff expertly support children in managing their own behaviour, role-modelling sharing and conflict resolution, resulting in impeccable conduct.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff place children and their families at the centre of everything they do and offer additional support through an on-site counsellor and local initiatives.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are expertly supported by highly knowledgeable staff with clear, regularly reviewed individual support plans.
  • Staff have a clear, ambitious curriculum plan that builds on children's knowledge and includes trips to enrich their understanding of the local community.
  • Children's achievements are celebrated through stamps for younger children and 'proud clouds' for older children.
  • Staff have created a highly effective, collaborative approach with parents, including home visits, and parents praise their efforts in identifying concerns and supporting children with SEND and speech delays.
Inspection #10394567 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise staff for how they go above and beyond to identify any concerns with children's learning and how they put support in place to support all children, including those with SEND to make excellent progress.

Parents praise staff for how they identify any speech delays and support children to acquire and use language to communicate.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are expertly supported by highly knowledgeable staff who are passionate about their work with children. Clear and carefully constructed individual support plans support children to make excellent progress. Strong partnerships with other professionals and settings help to ensure children get the tailored support they need. Parents praise staff for how they go above and beyond to identify any concerns with children's learning and how they put support in place to support all children, including those with SEND, to make excellent progress. Children's speech and language development is a priority for the setting and parents praise staff for how they identify any speech delays and support children to acquire and use language to communicate.

Outdoor space

In the garden, children work together to figure out how to jump off of climbing equipment safely. Changes to the garden were made to create a more purposeful learning environment for all children.

Inspection history

Date: July 2025

  • August 2025Outstanding
  • July 2025Outstanding

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