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Waltham Leas Pre-School

Ofsted: Expected standard·Waltham Leas Primary Academy, Manor Drive, GRIMSBY, DN37 0NU · North East Lincolnshire
Number of places
193 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire

About this day nursery

Waltham Leas Pre-School, located in Grimsby, offers childcare for children aged 0-11 years, operating all year round since 2003. The pre-school provides a nurturing environment where children are welcomed by friendly and attentive staff who show genuine interest in their well-being.

Leaders have implemented highly effective arrangements to support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with external professionals to ensure individual needs are met and progress is consistently made. The curriculum, based on the EYFS framework, is carefully planned to prepare children for their next stage of learning, with a focus on building friendships and developing social skills through play.

The pre-school encourages independence through activities like independent self-care, and children benefit from imaginative outdoor spaces designed for active exploration and development of coordination and gross motor skills in all weather conditions. Staff ensure children are punctual and attend regularly, promoting consistent progress in their learning journey.

What it's like

All children are welcomed into the pre-school by the friendly and attentive staff, who show genuine interest in their individual wellbeing. Children demonstrate that they are settled, confidently leaving their parents, hanging up coats and bags and settling into their room routines. Staff are knowledgeable and give children practical and emotional support, helping them to build trusting bonds and feel safe and secure.

Support for SENDOutdoor learningPositive behaviourStrong key-person systemEffective assessments

Key facts

Opening hours

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

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Jan 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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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

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 11
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Waltham Leas Pre-School

Last inspected 6 January 2026 · Rachael Barrett

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

All children are welcomed into the pre-school by the friendly and attentive staff, who show genuine interest in their individual wellbeing. Children demonstrate that they are settled, confidently leaving their parents, hanging up coats and bags and settling into their room routines. Staff are knowledgeable and give children practical and emotional support, helping them to build trusting bonds and feel safe and secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff use robust assessments to track children's ongoing development accurately, ensuring all children, including those with SEND, gain the skills they need.
  • Children settle in and behave very well, with staff supporting positive behaviour and acting as positive role models.
  • Leaders have implemented extremely effective arrangements to support all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Children develop warm relationships with kind and nurturing staff, who know them well and support the development of independent self-care and hygiene habits.
  • The well-resourced outdoor area offers challenges with elements including balancing and climbing, which helps children develop coordination and gross motor movements, with staff ensuring children exercise energetically and explore in all weather.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should support staff to plan activities that focus more precisely on what children need to learn next.
  • 2Leaders should review the implementation of the curriculum across the setting during routine times, such as nappy changing and sleep times, to ensure consistency in children's learning and support children to build on their existing skills.
  • 3Leaders should strengthen monitoring and evaluation to further target clear and ambitious priorities for improvement that focus on securing excellence for all children.
Inspection #10073167 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders have implemented extremely effective arrangements to support all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff deliver a curriculum, with the help of external professionals, to ensure that the individual needs of all children are identified and assessed accurately. Support plans are regularly reviewed by leaders, alongside multi-agency professionals, to ensure that all children are consistently making the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Staff have created imaginative outdoor spaces for those children who prefer to learn outside. The well-resourced outdoor area offers challenges with elements including balancing and climbing, which helps children develop coordination and gross motor movements, with staff ensuring children exercise energetically and explore in all weather.

Inspection history

Date: April 2012

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • February 2020Good
  • February 2016Good
  • April 2012Outstanding

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