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Nursery at Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play, stories and the Cygnets class give Ottershaw Nursery its starting point. This is the nursery at Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School, with class teachers and support staff forming its team. The nursery aims to help children build knowledge and skills through play, making their development the purpose of the activities.
Children usually start in September after turning three. When spaces remain, entry can instead be at the start of the term following their third birthday. The school has a Church of England character and welcomes families with any faith or none. In September 2024, Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Outstanding; that judgement covers early years within the school rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Stories, rhymes and songs provide a concrete picture of learning here. In September 2024, nursery children were developing vocabulary through these activities, giving early reading a starting point in language and listening. Familiar story and song formats put new words into a context children can understand.
Within the Early Years Foundation Stage, staff took careful account of what children could already do when shaping learning in September 2024. That matters for children joining with different experiences: their starting points inform the teaching. Play is also the nursery's stated means of helping children acquire skills and knowledge relevant to their development.
Routines are taught from the beginning of nursery. In September 2024, staff helped new children learn the school's expectations for behaviour as soon as they joined. Learning the routines is part of the nursery experience, alongside learning through play and language.
Settling was a clear strength in September 2024: nursery children adjusted exceptionally successfully to school. This gives families a positive, dated indication of how children managed the move into a school setting. It is a finding about children's experience, rather than a promise about any individual child's first days.
Cygnets has both teaching and support roles, while the infant school also has a SEND Leader. Families can contact the infant office to reach the school's SENCo. For safeguarding concerns, designated safeguarding leads can be reached at DSL@ottershawcofeschools.surrey.sch.uk, and the school uses CPOMS to track concerns. These give parents identifiable routes for raising a child's needs or welfare concerns.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. For the 2026 admissions cycle, Surrey County Council coordinated applications on the school's behalf, with the Good Shepherd Trust acting as admission authority. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions.
Morning sessions run from 9.00am to 12.00pm; afternoons run from 12.00pm to 3.00pm. The universal 15-hour entitlement is arranged as five mornings or five afternoons. Qualifying working parents can use the extended 30-hour entitlement across five morning and five afternoon sessions. The pattern gives families a clear distinction between attending one session each day and taking both.
Term dates match the schools', with occasional additional nursery closures, usually for staff training. Nursery applications go to the infant office, which also arranges nursery visits. Contact it on 01932 873652 or infant@ottershawcofeschools.surrey.sch.uk.
Children normally begin in September following their third birthday. If spaces remain, they may start at the beginning of the term after turning three.
Mornings are 9.00am to 12.00pm, and afternoons are 12.00pm to 3.00pm.
The universal 15-hour entitlement covers five morning sessions or five afternoon sessions. The extended 30-hour entitlement covers both sessions across five days for working parents who qualify.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions process.
Contact the infant office on 01932 873652 or infant@ottershawcofeschools.surrey.sch.uk to arrange a visit.
