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Nursery at Chilcote 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories, rhymes and learning shaped around children’s interests give Chilcote’s nursery its character. This is the school’s own provision in Birmingham, for children who turn four during their nursery academic year. The focus is on building communication, social confidence and the habits that help young children learn.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding following its inspection on 3 and 4 June 2025. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating. Children developed their communication and social skills quickly, sustained their attention and followed familiar routines confidently.
Adult guidance and children’s own choices both shape learning. Chilcote’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum combines activities directed by teachers with those initiated by children, adapting the work to their development. For parents, that means children have opportunities to pursue an interest as well as take part in learning an adult has planned.
Stories and rhymes are part of the early years experience, giving children repeated contact with language before independent reading. In June 2025, activities were closely suited to children’s interests and developmental stages. The practical strength is the fit between the child and the task: learning starts from what children are ready to explore. At the June 2025 inspection, errors in pupils’ early writing were sometimes left insufficiently corrected, so some continued making the same mistakes. This finding was not identified as nursery-specific.
Outdoor experiences sit within Our Promise to Pupils, known as OPPs. The curriculum includes gardening and Forest School, with Forest School dependent on staff availability. The school’s wellbeing strategy also describes an allotment and garden where children learn about growing flowers and food. These experiences connect learning with living things and the outdoors.
Settling is treated as a period of development. Under the Inclusion Policy, nursery teachers and teaching assistants monitor children’s progress, consulting the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) when an educational concern arises. Support is normally put into practice by the classroom team, keeping help connected to the child’s everyday learning.
The Wonder Room is the school’s sensory room, accessible to all children and intended to support sensory or emotional needs. Visual timetables help children see what comes next. For children needing additional support, the school uses Individual Education Plans, with plans sent home and home/school contact books used when needed. This gives families a practical way to follow agreed targets and exchange information.
Attending Chilcote’s nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Parents must make a separate application through the local authority website, using the normal application process and meeting its deadline. Birmingham Local Authority manages Reception admissions, while nursery applications are handled by the school. Treat these as two separate decisions.
For children with SEND, transition support includes meetings, social stories and personalised moving up books. The Inclusion Policy also provides for teachers to prepare a handover plan when vulnerable children on the SEND register change year groups. These arrangements help the next team understand a child’s needs; they do not secure admission.
The September 2026 nursery arrangements offered full-time places of 30 hours a week and funded part-time places of 15 hours. Eligible families could access the full funded allocation; families outside those eligibility criteria could choose part-time attendance or self-fund the additional hours. Ask the school for current charges.
Part-time attendance follows one of two patterns: Monday and Tuesday plus Wednesday before lunch, or Wednesday after lunch plus Thursday and Friday. Nursery entry is between 9:10am and 9:15am, with the full day ending at 3:10pm; both use the nursery gate. The 2026 application form also offered charged wraparound care before school and after school until 5:00pm.
Contact the school office on 0121 744 5678 or email enquiry@chilcoteschool.com for nursery enquiries. The school manages nursery applications through its own form.
Children must turn four between 1 September and 31 August of the academic year they attend nursery.
Entry is between 9:10am and 9:15am, and the full day finishes at 3:10pm. Children enter and leave through the nursery gate.
The September 2026 arrangements offered Monday and Tuesday with Wednesday before lunch, or Wednesday after lunch with Thursday and Friday.
No. Parents must apply separately through the local authority website using the normal Reception application process.
Teachers and teaching assistants monitor nursery children’s development and consult the SENCo about concerns. Support can include visual timetables, Individual Education Plans and access to the Wonder Room.
