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Nursery at Bourton Meadow Academy
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
PE, music and Spanish give Bourton Meadow’s nursery a distinctive connection to school life: specialist teachers work with the children at least three times a week. This is school nursery provision with regular opportunities to use the academy’s buildings, facilities and teaching expertise.
Children can join on their third birthday, and the nursery caters for three and four-year-olds in Buckingham. Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Outstanding at the inspection on 12 and 13 November 2024. That judgement covers early years within the academy, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Language gives the day its strongest thread. In November 2024, children were learning through familiar stories, songs and rhymes from the start of Nursery Year. The home corner gives conversation a setting; the mud kitchen and writing stations add practical opportunities to use words and explore ideas. Vocabulary receives close attention. For parents, the useful distinction is that talking and imaginative play are part of the learning itself.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) combines learning to communicate, move and manage feelings with early literacy, mathematics, creativity and understanding the world. Children experience play indoors and outdoors, alongside direct teaching, guided activities and work in smaller groups. Adults demonstrate skills and use conversation to develop children’s understanding, so play and teaching work together.
Early reading and mathematics teaching were expert in November 2024, while children’s social and emotional learning was consistently strong. Beyond the nursery activities, specialist PE, Spanish and music bring different adults and experiences into the week. Regular visits to the main school also make the academy part of children’s everyday experience.
The nursery team includes a manager, an administrator, key workers and a SEND support role. This gives families both nursery staff and a route into the school’s wider inclusion team, which includes a SENDCO and assistant SENDCO.
For children with special educational needs or disabilities, early years transition support includes visits at home or to the previous setting. Further visits can be arranged where appropriate, and staff liaise with professionals already involved where possible. Information is brought together in a support plan, helping staff prepare provision before the child starts. Parents participate in reviewing SEND support through termly meetings.
Meals are cooked on site. Children attending an afternoon session can have a hot lunch for an additional charge or bring a packed lunch. Long Activ8tors includes a light tea; Short Activ8tors excludes tea. Nursery messages can go to nursery@bourtonmeadow.co.uk, while urgent messages should go through the school office because teaching staff may not see emails during the day.
Regular main-school visits build familiarity, but nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and confers no admissions priority for September 2027 entry. Families must make a separate application using their home local authority’s Common Application Form by midnight on 15 January. Buckinghamshire residents apply through Buckinghamshire Council.
The distinction matters: familiarity with school is useful preparation, but it does not replace the application or change the allocation criteria. Keep the Reception application separate from nursery booking.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am; afternoons run from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Funded provision covers 15 hours a week, with 30-hour funding accepted for eligible families. Funded hours can be used for mornings, afternoons or a mixture within the 8:30am to 2:30pm window.
The enrichment session extends an afternoon until 3:30pm and is charged separately from funded hours. Breakfast Club begins at 7:30am. Short Activ8tors finishes at 4:30pm; Long Activ8tors ends at 6:00pm Monday to Thursday and 5:30pm on Friday. These options give families several possible finishing times, rather than a single collection point in the afternoon.
Contact the school office at nursery@bourtonmeadow.co.uk to discuss nursery requirements or arrange a visit. Ask the school for current charges before booking additional sessions and optional meals.
Children can start on the day they turn three. The nursery provides education for three and four-year-olds.
Morning sessions are 8:30am to 11:30am, and afternoon sessions are 11:30am to 2:30pm. A separately charged enrichment session runs until 3:30pm.
The nursery accepts 15-hour funding and 30-hour funding for eligible families. Funded sessions fall within 8:30am to 2:30pm, using mornings, afternoons or a mixture.
No. For September 2027 entry, nursery attendance neither guarantees admission nor gives priority. Apply separately through your home local authority by midnight on 15 January.
Contact the school office to arrange a visit. Nursery enquiries can be sent to nursery@bourtonmeadow.co.uk.
