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Nursery at Glasshoughton Infant 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Independence starts with small, repeated routines at Glasshoughton Infant Academy’s nursery. Adult relationships and purposeful activities give its early years provision a clear character: children learn about their surroundings while becoming more able to manage things for themselves.
The nursery forms part of the infant academy on Newfield Avenue in Castleford. Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good following the inspection on 11 and 12 January 2023. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Morning and afternoon sessions sit alongside a 30-hour pattern that includes a lunchtime break. This gives families a choice between a shorter session and a day spanning both parts of the timetable.
Learning combines activities guided by adults with opportunities for children to choose and use resources themselves. The early years foundation stage, or EYFS, includes learning to communicate, developing physical skills and understanding feelings and relationships. Here, social and emotional learning runs through everyday activities as well as planned teaching. Children practise sharing play ideas, resolving disagreements through conversation and recognising how someone else might feel. These are practical foundations for joining in with a group.
Technology also has a physical place in early years: children have access to a green screen, used to bring computing into their learning areas. It gives digital activity a role alongside other classroom experiences.
In January 2023, the early years environment was organised to support learning, with activities that had a clear purpose and opportunities to explore the surrounding world. Consistent routines helped children act more independently. The emphasis was on developing habits as well as knowledge.
Parents can contact the class teacher through Class Dojo and discuss progress at termly consultations. An annual report adds a further point for reviewing learning. This gives families both an everyday communication route and scheduled conversations.
For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the school uses This is Me booklets to agree individual targets with parents and review them at least termly. The SENCo can seek specialist advice, including from Speech and Language services and WISENDSS, so planning can respond to a child’s particular needs.
Physical access includes a single-level school building, ramps and an electronic changing station within the accessible toilet facilities. These details matter for families whose child needs help with mobility or personal care. A family mentor also supports children and parents across the school.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process, handled by Wakefield Council, and meet the normal deadline.
Attendance does confer a place in the oversubscription priority order: children attending this nursery come after the sibling category for children outside the catchment area and before other children. Higher categories include looked-after children and catchment-area applicants. Priority is therefore conditional on the full order of applicants; it is not an offer of a place.
Transition support for children with SEND is a separate matter. The receiving teachers and SENCo discuss their needs, with transition books for those who need them and extra time in the new classroom. Familiarity can help prepare a child for the change, independently of the admissions decision.
Morning doors open between 8:45am and 9am, with collection at 11:45am. Afternoon entry runs from 12:25pm to 12:35pm; collection is between 3:15pm and 3:25pm. The 30-hour pattern uses the morning entry window and afternoon collection window, with lunch between 11:45am and 12:25pm.
Nursery children wait outside with their parents until the teacher opens the door. For enquiries, contact the school office on 01977 516343 or email admin@glasshoughtoninfant.com.
No. Nursery attendance has a position in the oversubscription priority order, but families still need a separate Reception application through Wakefield Council.
There are morning and afternoon sessions, plus a 30-hour pattern spanning both parts of the day with a lunchtime break.
Morning collection is at 11:45am. Doors open for entry between 8:45am and 9am.
Parents can use Class Dojo to contact the class teacher and attend termly progress consultations. An annual report provides another update.
Teachers and the SENCo discuss children’s needs. Children who require them have transition books and additional opportunities to become familiar with their new classroom.
