Schools and learning

Annual Reports (Nursery Schools only)

Although other schools now produce a School Profile, the governing body of a nursery school (as distinct from a primary/infant/first school with a nursery class) is still required to publish an Annual Report to Parents.

Details of what should be included may be found in Chapter 25 of A Guide to the Law for School Governors, January 2008 edition. The relevant paragraphs are printed below for convenience.

The Governors'Annual Report to parents should explain how the governing body has put into practice its plans for the school since the last report. The Report, which must be given to parents, must include:

• the names and status (parent, staff, foundation governor or otherwise) of the members of the governing body, the date when their term of office ends (except for ex officio governors), and the name and address of the chair and clerk (school address may be used);
• a financial statement giving a summary of the school budget, how the governing body spent the funds given in the past year, details of any gifts made to the school, and governors’ travelling, accommodation and meal expenses in the period covered by the Report;
• information about school security;
• details regarding arrangements for admitting disabled pupils to the school;
• details of the steps the school has taken to prevent disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils;
• information about the facilities provided to help with access to the school for disabled pupils;
• the accessibility plan, covering future policies for increasing access by those with disabilities to the school;
• information about the implementation of the governing body’s policy on pupils with special educational needs and any changes to the policy during the last year;
• details of how teachers’ professional development has improved the quality of teaching and learning;
• the number of pupils on roll;
• the schools to which the pupils transfer on leaving the nursery.

The governing body may want to include other information as well, such as details of the foundation stage curriculum, standards of behaviour and how to make complaints.