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Nursery at Churchfields Primary 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Apple Tree has its own outdoor play space and a classroom book corner that families can borrow from: two concrete features of nursery life at Churchfields. The nursery occupies a separate space within the school site in Beckenham, serving children aged 3 to 4. Capacity is 26 children per session. It runs during term time, so families need to plan separately for school holidays.
Children join in September during the academic year in which they turn four. At the Ofsted inspection on 3 and 4 October 2023, the school's early years provision received a Good judgement. That covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection.
Stories and conversation give the clearest picture of learning here. A spring-term example, Houses and Homes, brings together traditional tales and nursery rhymes. Children discuss the stories, connect them with experiences of their own and practise listening to other children. An optional activity extends this into home life: making a den, choosing its occupant and contents, then sharing a photograph with the class teacher.
The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Examples from the 2024–25 nursery curriculum include talking about family experiences, remembering events and explaining what happened first. In plain parent language, these activities build vocabulary and help children organise their ideas through familiar experiences and stories. The same year's RE & Worldviews curriculum includes kindness, helping other people and using words to negotiate. These are useful foundations for playing alongside others.
Outdoor learning includes Forest School. In the spring-term example, it takes place on Thursday afternoons, with wellies kept at school. This timetable matters for families choosing between the two part-time patterns: the days a child attends affect which activities they can join. Indoors, borrowing from the book corner gives parents a simple way to continue shared reading at home.
Apple Tree's team comprises a class teacher and a teaching assistant. Parents can contact the class directly at apple@churchfields.q1e.org.uk, including about changes to home routines that might affect their child's emotions during the day. That gives families a direct route for sharing useful context with the adults teaching their child.
For additional needs, the first contact is the class teacher, followed by the Inclusion Team. Children added to the school's SEND Register receive a Support Plan agreed through discussion with parents. It identifies needs and up to three short-term targets; reviews take place each term, with parents invited to contribute. This creates a regular opportunity to discuss how support should change.
Food is included in wraparound care: breakfast club serves toast and cereals, while after-school club provides a snack. The 2027/28 arrangements provide for staff to transfer nursery children between the classroom and wraparound care, helping families combine the two arrangements.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Bromley Council. For September 2027 Reception entry, the application deadline is Friday 15 January 2027. Choosing nursery therefore leaves a separate school-place decision and application to complete.
Keep that deadline distinct from the nursery timetable: applications for September 2027 nursery entry close at 5pm on Friday 5 February 2027.
Two 15-hour patterns split the week. The first combines Monday and Tuesday, 9am to 3pm, with Wednesday, 9am to noon. The second combines Wednesday, 12.30pm to 3.30pm, with Thursday and Friday, 9am to 3pm. The 30-hour option runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm.
All children aged 3 and 4 have a 15-hour funded term-time entitlement; eligible working parents can claim another 15 hours. Families using the additional hours without eligibility pay a termly top-up. Ask the school for current charges. For 2027/28, the paid extension to 3.30pm must be taken consistently across the relevant days, rather than selected day by day.
Breakfast care starts at 7.45am, and after-school care finishes at 6pm. Nursery enquiries go to admissions@churchfields.q1e.org.uk or 020 8650 5247. In-person school tours can be requested through the tour form. For Forest School, children wear their usual school uniform, with extra warm socks, hats and gloves for cold weather.
The nursery serves children aged 3 to 4. Children start in September of the academic year in which they have their fourth birthday.
There are two 15-hour patterns: Monday and Tuesday plus Wednesday morning, or Wednesday afternoon plus Thursday and Friday. The 30-hour option runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm.
No. A separate application through Bromley Council is required. For September 2027 Reception entry, the deadline is Friday 15 January 2027.
Yes. Breakfast club starts at 7.45am and after-school club finishes at 6pm. For 2027/28, the arrangements provide for staff to transfer children between wraparound care and the nursery classroom. Contact wraparound@churchfields.q1e.org.uk to apply.
Apple Tree's class email is apple@churchfields.q1e.org.uk. Parents can use it for questions or concerns and to share changes at home that may affect their child during the day.
