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Nursery at Mount Pleasant 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Three-hour sessions give Mount Pleasant’s nursery a clear rhythm: a morning or an afternoon within the primary school in Quarry Bank. This is a practical choice for families organising care around a shorter session, with children handed back to their parents or carers at the same door used for drop-off.
Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good at its inspection on 12 and 13 November 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating. Communication and language were a clear strength, with individual checks shaping the support children received.
Language development gives the early years curriculum its direction. In November 2024, adults checked children’s developing communication skills and adjusted learning to their needs. For parents, the useful detail is that teaching responds to the individual child rather than relying on a single pace for everyone.
Sounds, rhymes and stories formed part of early learning. Children heard books read aloud and began learning the sounds used in reading. These are concrete examples of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in practice here: developing language through listening and early experiences of reading.
Relationships and familiar routines also supported children’s readiness for their next stage. The session length is straightforward. Each nursery morning or afternoon lasts three hours, giving families a defined start and finish around which to plan the rest of the day.
Support for additional needs follows the school’s assess, plan, do, review cycle. Staff and the SENCo consider a child’s needs, agree adjustments with parents, put support into practice and revisit its effect. Parents of children on the SEND register are invited to termly reviews, giving families a regular opportunity to discuss what is working.
The school’s SENCo is qualified as a teacher and dyslexia assessor. Advice about speech and language concerns is also offered by the staff team. These are useful routes for families whose child needs help with communication or learning.
An EYFS deputy safeguarding lead sits within the school’s safeguarding team. Parents can raise welfare concerns with the designated lead or deputies in confidence.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal local authority process. For Dudley residents, this uses the council’s primary application form, with online applications encouraged and paper forms supplied on request.
Under Dudley’s 2026/27 admission arrangements, nursery attendance gives no priority: allocation criteria concern care status, qualifying medical needs, siblings and distance. The deadline for that intake was 15 January 2026. That date belongs to a past application cycle.
Transition support is a separate matter. Teachers share information about children’s needs and preferences as they change class or phase. Children with specific difficulties may have additional time with their next teacher or in the classroom, helping staff prepare for the move.
Morning nursery runs from 8:30am to 11:30am; the afternoon runs from 12:15pm to 3:15pm. Drop-off and collection use the same door.
Nursery applications are made through the online form linked from the school’s admissions page. Prospective families can arrange a school visit through the office. Contact it on 01384 816910 or at info@mount.dudley.sch.uk.
The morning session is 8:30am to 11:30am. The afternoon session is 12:15pm to 3:15pm.
No. Reception requires a separate local authority application, and Dudley’s 2026/27 arrangements give no priority for nursery attendance.
Early years provision was judged Good at the school inspection on 12 and 13 November 2024. This is an early years judgement within the school, not a separate nursery rating.
Parents help agree support and adjustments. Families with children on the SEND register are invited to termly meetings to review provision.
Use the nursery online application form linked from the school’s admissions page. Contact the school office to arrange a visit on 01384 816910 or info@mount.dudley.sch.uk.
