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Nursery at St Wilfrid's Catholic 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Dough Disco, a mud kitchen and Friday Forest School give this nursery a practical, active character. At St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School on Claremont Terrace in Blyth, learning includes handling materials, sharing stories and exploring outdoors. The Catholic school welcomes families with any faith or none.
Ofsted graded early years provision Good at the inspection on 14 and 15 November 2023. That judgement covered the school's early years provision, rather than a separately inspected nursery. Adults supported children's language development, and the learning spaces gave children opportunities to try skills and revisit them.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together communication, physical development, relationships and early learning. Here, the nursery's autumn themes are Superheroes and Celebrations. Stories, counting, creative work and exploration connect those areas, giving children different ways to practise rather than relying on one kind of activity.
Daily fine motor activities develop pencil handling and cutting skills. Dough Disco works on smaller movements, while Squiggle Wiggle develops larger ones. Weekly PE takes place in the hall, and Forest School appears on Fridays in the autumn plans. These activities give movement a place alongside language and early mathematics.
Outside, children have a growing area, climbing equipment and a mud kitchen, with scooters and bikes adding opportunities for movement. Indoors, a Baby Clinic and home corner support pretend play. The creation station includes thread and split pins for joining materials, making construction an opportunity to experiment with how things fit together.
During Celebrations, children help decide what goes onto selected activity tables. They hear fiction and non-fiction daily, discuss seasonal finds such as conkers and pine cones, and compare quantities, sizes and capacity. Magnifying glasses support closer examination outdoors. Autumn learning also includes Diwali, alongside religious education about Baptism and Advent.
A nursery teacher forms part of the team. Meet the Teacher and Stay and Play give families opportunities to get involved, while Tapestry supports communication about learning. First-day sheets and photographs also feature in the nursery's family involvement activities.
Emotional learning includes discussing feelings, sharing and taking turns. Early Talk Boost appears among the nursery's support strategies. For concerns about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), parents can reach the SEND coordinator through the school office, providing a direct route for discussion.
In November 2023, safeguarding across the school was effective, but recording and evaluating responses to concerns needed attention. School-wide improvement actions also addressed staff training in phonics and responses to poor behaviour during less structured periods. These concerns should be distinguished from the positive early years findings.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority's normal admissions process, using a Common Application Form. Choosing the nursery therefore remains a separate decision from obtaining a school place.
The November 2023 early years findings described children developing attentive listening and learning habits, with adults helping them extend their language. Those are useful foundations for the next stage of education; they do not confer an admissions advantage.
Morning nursery sessions finish at 11:50am, while all-day nursery sessions finish at 3:15pm. Collection takes place at the KS1/EY entrance, giving nursery families a specific collection point.
Contact the school office on 01670 352919 or email admin@stwilfridsblyth.uk for nursery enquiries. Visits can be arranged by telephone appointment. Every EYFS child receives a free book bag, and the office also provides access to pre-loved uniform.
There are morning and all-day nursery sessions. Their nursery-specific finishing times are 11:50am and 3:15pm respectively.
The nursery's autumn plans include Friday Forest School, a mud kitchen, a growing area, climbing equipment, bikes and scooters.
Meet the Teacher, Stay and Play and communication through Tapestry support family involvement in nursery learning.
No. Parents must apply separately through their home local authority's normal admissions process.
Telephone the school on 01670 352919 to make an appointment.
