South Ferriby Primary School Nursery

Painting, building and outdoor learning give South Ferriby’s nursery its character: early education shaped around play, with adults helping children take their next steps. The provision belongs to South Ferriby Primary School on Horkstow Road. Its early years curriculum combines activities chosen by children with teaching directed by adults, giving both curiosity and planned learning a place in the day.

Early years leadership sits within The Bridge Federation, with an assistant headteacher also holding the lead teacher role for early years. That gives this stage of education a specific leadership responsibility within the school’s wider structure.

Class 1 follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In parent terms, its seven learning areas bring together language, physical skills and personal development with literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and creative work. Learning therefore extends beyond early reading and counting to how children communicate, move and relate to others.

Play is part of the teaching approach. Adults observe children and use those observations, alongside adult-led activities, to shape the class curriculum. Children also initiate activities themselves. The balance makes room for their interests while retaining an adult role in planning what they learn.

Painting, measuring, writing and building are concrete examples of the work here. Activities use the classroom and outdoor space, so learning has both indoor and outdoor settings. The school emphasises exploration, active learning and creative thinking: children have opportunities to try ideas as well as practise skills. For a parent choosing this nursery, that combination is a more useful picture of the day than a narrow focus on preparation for formal lessons.

Food is prepared in the school, using locally sourced ingredients where possible. Alongside cooked lunches, children can choose sandwiches or wraps, with ham, cheese and tuna among the fillings. Dietary requirements are catered for. Those alternatives give families practical choices around food, while prepared fruit is offered at break time. Menus can be viewed through DB Primary.

Safeguarding has a designated lead and deputy leads. Concerns about a pupil can be sent to safeguarding@bridgefederation.co.uk, giving families a direct route to the safeguarding team. The school office also provides a contact route for special educational needs enquiries.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the normal deadline. Treat the nursery choice and the later school application as separate decisions.

North Lincolnshire’s school-place application service is the route linked for school admissions. Keeping that application separate from nursery arrangements matters even when a child is already familiar with the school.

For nursery enquiries, contact the office on 01652 635251 or email admin@bridgefederation.co.uk. The school’s address is Horkstow Road, South Ferriby, Barton upon Humber, DN18 6HU.

A spare outfit should be kept at school for nursery children. This is a useful practical detail for a day involving painting and outdoor activities. School uniform does not need a logo, and pre-loved uniform is available free of charge in the main school entrance, giving families another option when organising clothing.