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Nursery at Stirchley 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Tuesday Forest Schools at Cotteridge Park gives Stirchley’s early years a distinctive outdoor thread. Back at school, an EYFS outdoor area keeps play outside part of the routine in wet weather as well as dry. For children who like learning through movement and exploration, these are concrete parts of the week.
Stirchley Primary School’s nursery takes children from the term after their third birthday. It is part-time provision within the primary school on Pershore Road in Birmingham. Attendance is concentrated into Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning, so families need a childcare pattern that fits the first half of the week.
Play leads the curriculum. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together seven learning areas: physical development, communication, relationships and emotions, alongside literacy, mathematics, creative expression and understanding the world. In parent terms, learning to talk, manage friendships and move confidently sits alongside early reading and number work.
The Achievosaurs give children accessible language for different ways of learning. They help explain exploration, persistence and thinking through ideas, rather than focusing only on completing a task. The school aims to encourage independence, questions and imagination through practical experiences.
Daily early-years phonics uses Bug Club Phonics, linking sounds with the skills needed for reading. Outdoor learning has two settings: the school’s EYFS outdoor area and Tuesday Forest Schools at Cotteridge Park. Wellies and waterproof clothing stay at school, helping children take part across changing weather.
In January 2025, Ofsted found that early-years children developed vocabulary through adult conversation and built early literacy and mathematical understanding through activities, songs and stories. Looking for a suitably large container for a dinosaur prompted discussion; snowflake drawing and investigating ice turned winter weather into learning. These were early-years findings across the school’s provision. Children also shared equipment and practised taking turns, connecting learning with the social demands of being in a group.
Settling starts with a partnership between home and school. The school aims to help new children become familiar with adults and make friends, with individual transition details shared with families. In January 2025, children across the early years settled successfully into school life.
A SEND coordinator works with families, staff and outside professionals to adapt learning to children’s needs. Parents also have access to a pastoral and parent support lead for advice and early help. Messages can pass through staff supervising the doors, while the office can arrange a conversation with a member of the team. This gives families practical routes for raising concerns.
Nursery lunches are charged separately and supplied by Aspens. Meals must be booked through Arbor before 9am. Nuts are prohibited, and fizzy drinks are not allowed. Spare underwear, socks and bottoms are requested for toileting accidents, alongside a labelled water bottle.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Birmingham’s local authority school admissions service at Birmingham.gov.uk. Treat that application as a separate decision, even when a child is already comfortable at nursery.
Transition activities have a different purpose: helping children prepare for the change. Reception entrants are invited to a summer-term visit with their parents, and a mutually agreed home visit is planned for July. Those arrangements support familiarity; they do not secure admission.
The nursery describes its provision as 15 hours over three days. Admission sessions run from 8:45am to 3:00pm on Monday and Tuesday, then 8:45am to noon on Wednesday. Doors open at 8:45am, with registration at 9:00am.
Collection timing. Monday and Tuesday also have a stated nursery school-day finish of 3:05pm. Agree the collection arrangement before starting, because that differs from the admission session end time.
Uniform combines grey bottoms with a white polo shirt and royal blue cardigan or sweatshirt; logos are optional. Black school shoes are required. Families should label clothing and provide wellies plus a hooded waterproof jacket for outdoor play.
Enquiries go to the school office on 0121 458 2989 or enquiry@stirchly.bham.sch.uk. For current meal charges, contact the school.
Children can start from the term after they turn three.
Monday and Tuesday, followed by Wednesday morning. Admission sessions are 8:45am to 3:00pm on the first two days and 8:45am to noon on Wednesday; a separate nursery school-day finish is 3:05pm on Monday and Tuesday.
EYFS children use the school’s outdoor area and take part in Forest Schools at Cotteridge Park every Tuesday.
Aspens supplies school dinners, which carry a separate nursery charge. Book through Arbor before 9am. The school prohibits nuts and fizzy drinks.
No. Families must apply separately through Birmingham’s local authority school admissions service at Birmingham.gov.uk.
