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Nursery at St Teath Community 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Cherry and Maple give St Teath’s youngest children their own starting point within the school: Cherry takes children aged 2 to 3, while Maple caters for ages 3 to 4. This is the school’s pre-school provision on North Road, St Teath, with shared early years spaces and collaboration between the pre-school and wider early years team.
The distinction between its play opportunities and its curriculum quality matters. At the Ofsted inspection on 14 and 15 January 2025, the school’s early years provision was judged Requires improvement. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Play takes several forms here. Children can move between activities through free flow play, join activities organised by adults, follow their own ideas and take part in circle times. Activities change weekly, with some brought back so children can practise again. Staff use observations to decide what a child should work on next, making individual development part of the planning process.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach combines exploring through play, sustained involvement and thinking through ideas. Development Matters informs the curriculum alongside children’s interests. The school also describes Progression pathways intended to sequence learning across stages of development. In plain parent language, the intention is to connect what children try today with what they learn next.
There are concrete places for that learning: the Adventure meadow, The Snug, an early years classroom and an outdoor classroom are shared with the wider early years team. The mix gives activities both indoor and outdoor settings. In autumn 2024, pre-school children made faces from natural materials, constructed houses with magnetic tiles and used mirrors when drawing themselves. Spring 2025 brought scissor practice and investigations into melting ice. These examples show practical exploration rather than a day described solely through curriculum labels.
Curriculum and teaching. In January 2025, the curriculum did not specify clearly enough what children aged two, three and four should learn, making progress harder for staff to assess. Staff also needed stronger teaching knowledge, including in early years, and pre-school children were not learning as well as they could. For families, the important issue is how play activities build identifiable knowledge over time.
A pre-school manager works alongside pre-school learning support assistants, with collaboration across the early years team. Settling into routines and forming relationships were explicit themes for Maple and Cherry in autumn 2024. In March 2026, pre-school families had meet-the-keyworker meetings scheduled, providing a specific opportunity to discuss their child with staff.
SEND support runs through the school’s SENCo, who coordinates interventions, works with outside professionals and supports parents. Families can make contact by telephone, email at senco@st-teath.cornwall.sch.uk or school Dojo. This gives parents a direct route for discussing provision or progress. School safeguarding procedures include monthly meetings and regular staff training.
Aspens provides the school’s meal service, with food prepared in the school kitchen. Parents can consult its menu and nutritional information, keeping food choices part of planning for their child’s day.
Attending St Teath’s nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Nursery admission and Reception admission are separate: families must apply again through the normal Reception application process by the applicable deadline.
Shared spaces and work with the early years team give pre-school children contact with the next stage of school life. That familiarity is a transition feature, not a promise of admission.
Stay and Play runs on Wednesdays during term time, from 10am to 11am. It provides a defined opportunity to spend time in the pre-school setting.
For enquiries, contact secretary@st-teath.cornwall.sch.uk or telephone 01208 850516. The school also welcomes contact to arrange a visit. Its address is North Road, St Teath, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3JX.
Cherry is for children aged 2 to 3, and Maple is for children aged 3 to 4.
Free flow play, adult-led and child-led activities and circle times form part of the provision. Examples include magnetic-tile construction, drawing with mirrors and investigating melting ice.
Children share the Adventure meadow, The Snug, the early years classroom and the outdoor classroom with the wider early years team.
No. Families need a separate Reception application through the normal process by the applicable deadline.
Sessions run every Wednesday during term time, from 10am to 11am.
