A NEW nursery is set to open at a school in York.
From this coming September there will be nursery provision for three and four year olds at Poppleton Road School which currently has 389 pupils on roll and was graded 'good' when Ofsted last inspected in 2018.
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Head teacher Debbie Glover said it will be housed in the existing Early Years provision at the school.
"It's something that we have wanted for a very long time, and we know there is a need in the area," said Mrs Glover.
"We are in Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust and they put the application in to the Department for Education who have now granted a 'significant change'.
"It means that we can give teacher-led provision from the September after a child's third birthday.
"We are going to use part of our existing early years provision and we are going to offer wrap around care from 7.30am-8.45am and 3.15pm-6pm five days a week just for the children in the nursery."
Parents interested in further details can phone (01904) 806522 or email office@poppleton.pmat.academy
The school will need to employ a new teacher and support staff and will be advertising in due course.
As The Press reported back in 2018, the Ofsted report by inspector Fiona McNally said it was the first short inspection carried out since the school was previously also judged to be 'good' in February 2014.
“The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school,” she said.
She said pupils were safe and felt safe and parents felt their children made good progress.
“Behaviour is good, with high expectations of pupils which allows them to focus on their learning and do their best,” she said.
“Teaching is effective and teachers plan engaging and varied activities, which meet pupils’ needs closely.”
Pupils and parents reported that bullying was rare, and there very few serious behaviour incidents, and pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities made good progress, with their needs well understood by leaders.
She added that governors took their roles very seriously and had undertaken a review of their work to ensure they met the school’s needs, and all stakeholders believed Mrs Glover was ‘doing a good job’ and was very visible and approachable.
Pathfinder also includes Archbishop Holgate's CE and Malton School as well as Huntington, Heworth and New Earswick primary schools among others.
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