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Nursery at Longridge Towers 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Friday swimming in Eyemouth and play across extensive school grounds give Longridge Towers’ nursery a distinctly active character. The nursery sits within an early years department serving children aged from 3 to 5, with learning taking place both outdoors and in the classroom. Practical exploration is the school’s chosen starting point: children try things, investigate and practise through play.
The early years and junior department occupied neighbouring buildings in April 2024. At that time, 16 children were in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), a department figure rather than a nursery capacity. This places the nursery within the school’s younger-years provision while keeping the distinction between nursery places and the wider early years group clear.
Children’s interests help shape the topics. Previous examples include People Who Help Us, Traditional Tales and Ourselves, giving familiar experiences a place in learning. The school aims to adapt learning to each child and develop confidence, resilience and capability through active exploration.
EYFS learning here brings together physical, creative, intellectual, emotional and social development. In April 2024, children used hopscotch and counting games to practise numbers up to ten. Group tasks in outdoor education involved making plans together and sharing. These activities connect early number skills with movement, and give children practical reasons to listen to one another.
Specialist teaching adds Spanish, P.E. and Music to the early years curriculum. Spanish uses dance, songs, games and familiar rhymes, while computing begins through play. Early years children have access to digital cameras, programmable robots and iPads alongside other digital tools. Weekly personal, social and health learning follows Jigsaw, bringing relationships and personal responsibility into the curriculum.
Every Friday afternoon, early years children have the opportunity to swim at the local pool in Eyemouth. Trips by school minibus and visiting specialists are ordinarily planned too. The classroom is only part of the learning space.
The April 2024 ISI inspection found that early years routines were established, supervision was effective and children were happy and progressing well. Children were developing independence through everyday hygiene, learning to wait their turn and share materials. Care routines therefore also offered opportunities to practise doing things for themselves.
Parents, relatives and friends are usually invited to at least three Stay and Play sessions each year, joining activities for a morning or afternoon. That gives families a direct way to participate in the early years experience. Leadership combines the EYFS manager role with junior SEND coordination and a junior department co-head role. School lunches carry a separate charge.
Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Confirm Reception admission arrangements and any application requirements or deadlines directly with the school. Familiarity with the school should not be mistaken for an entitlement to a place.
Flexible sessions operate within 08:30 to 16:45. Funded entitlement covers fifteen hours a week, with thirty hours available for eligible parents; hours beyond funding are charged. Ask the school for current charges when budgeting, including lunch.
Families can make an admissions enquiry using the enquiry form, which asks for the proposed entry term and the child’s current school or nursery. The main entrance is off the A698, near Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The department serves children aged from 3 to 5. Its nursery provision forms part of that department.
Flexible sessions are offered within 08:30 to 16:45.
Fifteen funded hours per week are offered, with thirty hours for eligible parents. Additional hours and school lunches are charged separately; contact the school for current charges.
Early years learning includes specialist Music, Spanish and P.E. teaching, plus the opportunity to swim in Eyemouth every Friday afternoon.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Confirm Reception admission arrangements and any application requirements or deadlines directly with the school.
