St Paul's CofE Primary School Nursery Review

Traditional Tales, Superheroes and God’s Big Beautiful World give this Brentford nursery its starting points for play and discovery. Children’s interests help shape the activities, too. The provision belongs to St Paul's CofE Primary School’s Early Years Base on the St Paul's Site, with 26 places in the morning nursery.

For the September 2026 intake, the offer covers children turning four during the 2026–27 academic year. Families can choose morning provision or the longer nursery offer, with wraparound care also offered. Ofsted’s June 2026 inspection awarded early years Strong standard, a judgement covering the school’s early years provision rather than a separate nursery inspection.

Choice is built into the timetable. Children move between activities outdoors and indoors, choosing resources, using them and putting them away afterwards. Adult-led learning and short sessions with the whole class sit alongside time for independent exploration. This gives children opportunities to make decisions while retaining teaching time with an adult.

Development Matters guides curriculum planning within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In practical terms, learning combines children’s interests with themes and activities that develop their skills. Staff organise activities around a theme, sometimes teaching a particular task and sometimes joining children’s play to extend their thinking. Whole-class teaching includes early mathematics, speaking, writing and reading.

Language receives close attention across early years. In June 2026, staff used sentence starters and prompts to extend children’s speech, alongside deliberate teaching of vocabulary. Opportunities to practise writing supported independence and sustained concentration. Both outdoor and indoor learning spaces supported exploration and the planned curriculum. Early years teaching was effective, although leaders were refining mathematics to develop children’s understanding of early number more deeply.

Trips into the surrounding area encourage children to explore familiar places and develop confidence beyond the classroom. Nursery children also join Book Day, Sports Day and St Paul’s Week, giving them a part in shared school occasions.

An additional adult supports early years class teachers throughout the day. In June 2026, staff understood children’s development and placed emphasis on their wellbeing. Children with additional needs received timely help and adjustments to learning across early years. For families, that connects care with the activities children are working on, rather than treating support as a separate part of the day.

Nursery newsletters and curriculum plans give parents a way to follow the themes being explored. The longer nursery offer includes lunch and supervision at lunchtime, so families choosing it need to account for those parts of the booking as well as teaching hours.

Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. The distinction matters when choosing a longer nursery booking: a place here should not be treated as a secured place for the following stage.

Morning nursery runs from 8:55am to 11:55am. The longer offer provides 30 nursery hours alongside lunch and lunchtime supervision; wraparound provision starts at 7:45am and finishes at 5:45pm. These options give families different amounts of coverage around the nursery session.

The 15-hour provision is free for all families. Eligibility for the government childcare offer determines whether the additional 15 hours are funded; lunch, lunchtime supervision and wraparound care are charged extras. Families outside that eligibility can pay for the additional hours and those extras. Ask the school for current charges.

For nursery enquiries, contact the office on 0208 560 3297 or email office@stpauls.hounslow.sch.uk. The office supplies an expression-of-interest letter, nursery brochure and application form, and handles nursery applications made during the year.