Our Nursery at the Richard Pate School, situated on the school site in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, is a friendly, happy and welcoming setting for children from 3 years. We are dedicated to providing the highest possible standards and early years care and education.
The Nursery is located next to the main school in its own grounds where the children enjoy free flow between the very well-resourced inside and outside areas.
We are registered with the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and are regularly inspected under the same criteria as those used for OFSTED inspections. The school had its latest successful inspection in June 2024 under the new Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) Framework. The new ISI Framework 2023 no longer gives one word judgements for any ISI school. The new framework combines both Educational Quality and Compliance into one inspection every three years. The school passed in all areas and the report highlights strengths under Section 1 – Leadership, Management and Governance, Section 2 – Quality of Education, Training and Recreation, Section 3 – Pupils’ Physical and Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing and Section 4 – Pupils’ Social and Economic Education and Contribution to Society.
