Nursery at St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

A Christian school setting gives this nursery its context. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School in Longnor has nursery provision, and the school describes its purpose as helping children develop and flourish within a caring Christian community. That is an explicit faith-based starting point for families considering its nursery.

The school holds an Ofsted Requires Improvement judgement. This is a school judgement, rather than a separate assessment of the nursery.

Movement has a named place in the early-years curriculum. Acorn Class's PE programme groups the early years foundation stage (EYFS) with Year 1. Its 2026/7 programme includes gymnastics and dance, alongside games, ball skills and fundamentals. For parents, these are concrete examples of the physical learning planned for the school's youngest age group.

The distinction matters: the activities describe PE within the EYFS/Y1 grouping. They should be read in that context when considering the nursery day.

Medical care requires clear instructions from home. Before staff administer medicine, someone with parental responsibility must complete and sign the consent form. It asks for the dose, method and timing, alongside special precautions, possible side effects and emergency procedures. These details give staff instructions for the child's particular medication.

Medicines must come in their original pharmacy container, and parents must hand them personally to the class teacher. Any change to dosage or frequency, or the stopping of medication, must be communicated immediately in writing. Families therefore have a practical role in keeping those instructions current.

For children with asthma, the school asks families to supply any medicines and spacers their child needs, labelled with the child's name. The asthma form records triggers, signs of an attack and whether the child needs help taking medication. It should be reviewed at least annually, with a new form completed if anything changes and returned to the school office.

Separate applications. Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply again for Reception through the normal admissions process by the applicable deadline. Choosing nursery provision and securing a school place are separate decisions; nursery attendance should not be treated as an admission offer.

Bad weather can affect family arrangements. The school aims to stay open, but safety may require closure or a later start. Where possible, the decision is made by 9.00pm the preceding evening, otherwise as soon as possible that day.

Closure information appears through Staffordshire School Closures. Families also receive a text when the school closes, with an accompanying social-media post. Those communication routes help parents check whether their planned journey can go ahead.