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Nursery at Quarry Bank 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Spoken language gives Quarry Bank’s nursery curriculum its clearest character: learning begins with building the knowledge and skills children will use as they move through school. Nursery is part of Quarry Bank Primary School, whose entry age starts at three. For parents, this is a school nursery choice, with the school’s curriculum and inclusion arrangements providing the context for a child’s early learning.
The school is on High Street in Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill. Its nursery provision sits within the primary school, so the relevant starting point is the nursery experience rather than the school’s older pupils’ results.
In May 2025, the curriculum included learning from Nursery onwards, with speaking and communication given a central role. The emphasis is on what children need to know and be able to do. For a nursery child, that places developing language alongside learning itself: expressing an idea and understanding other people are part of the educational purpose.
The school’s inclusion approach also covers both social and academic learning. Individual needs shape the support offered, with teaching adjusted and resources allocated through a planned process. This matters for children who need a different way into an activity: access to learning is part of the school’s stated approach to inclusion.
Support starts with understanding the individual child. The school brings families, staff and external agencies into that process, considering emotional and social needs alongside learning. Parents therefore have a role in explaining their child’s needs, rather than support being based solely on what happens in the classroom.
Early assessment, resource allocation and monitoring form the school’s SEND approach. These are practical stages: recognising a need, deciding what support to provide and checking how learning develops. Teaching is adapted as part of that planned support, with participation in school life remaining the aim.
The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator can be reached through the school office or Class Dojo. Dudley Local Offer gives families information about local services, while Dudley SENDIASS Support Service provides another named point of reference. These school and borough contacts give parents distinct routes for discussing an individual child and exploring wider support.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. Treat choosing nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions; attending this provision should never be taken as confirmation of a later school place.
The curriculum’s starting point in Nursery establishes an educational connection with the wider school. That connection is separate from admission: learning within the school does not itself settle where a child will attend Reception.
The address is High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, DY5 2AD. For conversations about special educational needs, contact the school office on 01384 818750 or use Class Dojo to reach the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator.
Yes. It is the school’s own nursery provision.
No. Families need to make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
The curriculum starts in Nursery and places speaking and communication centrally within learning.
Its approach combines early assessment, adapted teaching, allocated resources and monitoring, with families and external agencies involved in understanding children’s needs.
The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator can be contacted through the school office on 01384 818750 or through Class Dojo.
