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Nursery at Finham 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play, practical projects and learning outdoors shape the early years experience at Finham Primary School. The nursery belongs to the primary school on Green Lane in Coventry, with an Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that combines children’s choices with activities guided by adults. This is learning through doing.
Finham’s early years approach treats children’s interests as a starting point for planning, alongside the knowledge they need to develop. Making Our Learning Fly gives children language for discussing how they learn. The emphasis is on helping them become increasingly independent and able to explain their ideas.
The EYFS brings together early communication, physical development, relationships and learning about the world, alongside foundations in maths, literacy and creativity. Sessions mix group teaching, guided activities and play chosen by children. Adults plan from their observations of each child, so learning can follow an individual interest as well as a shared class theme.
Daily nursery maths explores counting and quantities, with sorting and shape alongside them. Practical projects give children other ways to use their hands and ideas: Making Fruit Kebabs introduces food preparation, while Let’s Get Building involves constructing models. These are concrete tasks with something to make, discuss and change.
Indoors and outdoors both form part of the learning day. Children can choose where to apply what they have been taught, and outdoor activities use nearby green spaces throughout the year. Learning has a purpose children can understand.
Support is linked to children’s starting points. WELCOMM and DCPro are used when children enter nursery, and focused help is adapted to individual learning needs. Parents are involved early when extra support is needed, making home and nursery part of the same conversation.
Learning information goes home each week, and families can contribute observations to paper learning journals. The Real Books Project brings parents into termly classes to practise skills alongside their children, including ways to share stories. These arrangements give parents practical ways to join in with learning.
For children attending the funded longer day, the session includes a lunch break. School meals can be requested and carry a separate charge.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and does not confer priority within the school’s admission criteria. Families must make a separate Reception application through Coventry City Local Authority, meeting the normal application deadline. Treat that application as a separate step, even when your child already attends nursery.
The early years team aims to support children through transitions and develop their independence and confidence. That educational preparation is separate from the allocation of a school place.
The nursery offers funded patterns of 15 or 30 hours, with the longer entitlement subject to eligibility and nursery admission criteria. The shorter pattern runs daily from 8:45am to 11:45am or from 12:30pm to 3:30pm, depending on the session offered. The 30-hour pattern is a continuous block from 8:45am to 2:45pm each day, including lunch.
An optional paid extension runs from 2:45pm to 3:30pm. The same hours are requested each school day, and advance payments use Parent Pay. Contact the school for current charges.
Nursery applications are returned to the school office in person. Enquiries can go to admin@finhamprimary.co.uk or 024 76 415 425; telephone enquiries begin at 8:30am.
No. Nursery attendance gives no priority under the school’s admission criteria. A separate Reception application must go through Coventry City Local Authority by the normal deadline.
The 15-hour pattern is daily from 8:45am to 11:45am or 12:30pm to 3:30pm, depending on the session offered. Eligible children offered the 30-hour pattern attend from 8:45am to 2:45pm, with an optional paid extension until 3:30pm.
Adult guidance and children’s own play choices work together. Daily maths includes counting, quantities, sorting and shape, while practical projects include Making Fruit Kebabs and Let’s Get Building.
Weekly learning information goes home, parents contribute to learning journals, and termly Real Books Project classes let families practise learning activities alongside their children.
Complete the nursery application form and return it in person to the school office. Enquiries can be sent to admin@finhamprimary.co.uk or made by calling 024 76 415 425.
