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Nursery at Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Growing seeds, buying food at Tesco and exploring Batley give Park Road’s early years learning a practical connection to children’s lives. This is the nursery class within Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School, with free early years provision available from the term after a child’s third birthday, subject to a place being available. Families can choose morning, afternoon or full-time attendance.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together learning that includes mathematics, language and understanding the world. Here, the examples are concrete. Early years children grow seeds while learning about farms and food, then visit Tesco to make food purchases. These activities connect growing with shopping, giving children something tangible to discuss rather than treating food as an abstract topic.
Batley itself becomes part of the learning environment. EYFS children take local walks, notice seasonal changes and use maps to find countries with personal significance. That links their own family identity with the wider world. Across the school, maps displayed in the hall, globes and scratch maps provide physical resources for this geographical exploration.
Reading in early years includes individual attention and small-group work. Children encounter Oxford Reading Tree alongside Read, Write, Inc, with reading materials also going home. This gives families a practical way to continue reading together. The school’s Voice 21 oracy framework focuses on speaking and listening, and EYFS sentence stems provide prompts for putting thoughts into sentences.
At the October 2023 inspection, Ofsted found nursery children counting to four and early years children familiar with established behaviour routines. Those are useful snapshots of both early number learning and the routines that help children participate in a group.
An introductory school visit lets new children and their parents meet staff and become familiar with the setting. For children whose special educational needs or disabilities have already been identified, the school liaises with people who know them before they start. That makes existing knowledge about the child part of planning their support.
The class teacher is the first contact for concerns, with the SENCo also available for discussion. The school’s support process can include an Additional Needs Plan or, for more complex needs, a My Support Plan. Parents help agree objectives, and plans receive termly reviews. This gives families specific goals to discuss and opportunities to consider whether support needs adjusting.
Safeguarding responsibilities include staff training and passing concerns to designated leads. Park Road also participates in Operation Encompass, through which information about police-attended domestic abuse incidents reaches the school before the following school day. The purpose is to help staff respond to affected children’s circumstances.
Reception requires a separate application. Nursery attendance neither guarantees a place nor gives priority for Park Road’s Reception class. Families must apply again through Kirklees Council; the local authority handles Reception admissions. Choose the nursery for the experience it offers now, while treating the next application as a separate decision.
Transition support is distinct from admission. The school arranges time in the next class so children can meet their new teacher. Children with SEND can have additional visits where needed, and transition books may be used to familiarise them with staff and surroundings at home.
Morning and afternoon sessions are offered alongside a full-time day running from 8.45am to 3.15pm. Eligible families using the government’s 30-hour childcare funding must send their code to school. Full-time attendance is also possible for children who do not qualify for that funding, with charges arranged through the office; contact the school for current charges.
Nursery application forms can be obtained from school or downloaded through its admissions page. Offers are communicated by letter, and places are allocated on a termly basis, with mid-term starts reserved for exceptional circumstances. For nursery enquiries, telephone 01924 326728 or email office@parkroadschool.co.uk.
Free early years provision is available from the term after their third birthday, provided a place is available.
There are morning and afternoon sessions, plus full-time attendance from 8.45am to 3.15pm.
Yes. Families entitled to the government’s 30-hour childcare funding must send their funding code to school.
No. It does not guarantee a place or confer priority. A separate Reception application must be made through Kirklees Council.
Start with the class teacher, or contact the school office to arrange a discussion with the SENCo.
