Ofsted

''Lilycroft Nursery School is an Outstanding school where children's achievements are excellent, supported by outstanding leadership. Parents are overwhelmingly happy with their children's experience , making comments like, "My child has loved attending. I have been impressed with the wonderful learning opportunities on offer". Despite children starting with low skills, strong teaching and excellent partnerships ensure they achieve exceptionally well and are "very well prepared for later life". The only area for improvement is to enhance children's speaking skills by increasing opportunities for practice and using more open-ended questions''.

''Lilycroft Nursery School continues to be an outstanding school, demonstrating excellent communication and language development, high expectations for behaviour, and a carefully planned curriculum that ensures children constantly expand their academic and emotional knowledge''.

''The 2016 inspection confirmed that Lilycroft Nursery School continues to be outstanding , maintaining the high quality of education through strong leadership, building on past success in phonics and reading for all children, and creating a safe and exciting learning environment''.

"Lilycroft is an outstanding school that is the pride of its community."  "The headteacher's vision for successful children and well supported families burns brightly."