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Nursery at Holbrook 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A purpose-built nursery and school grounds with a pond, forest and gardening space give Holbrook’s early years provision a character beyond the classroom. The nursery belongs to Holbrook Primary School on Gateside Road in Coventry. It is the first stage of school learning, with its own emphasis on exploration, talk and growing independence.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection of 25 and 26 February 2025. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Five sessions each week provide the nursery’s regular pattern. Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): children explore through play, stay involved in activities and develop ways to think through problems. In February 2025, learning in early years followed a planned sequence shaped by children’s interests, with attention to spoken language, curiosity and confidence. The emphasis gives children reasons to talk and investigate as they learn.
Preparation for reading starts with listening. Nursery activities include recognising sounds from instruments and the surroundings, playing with rhyme, and hearing how words can be broken into sounds or put together. Stories and play provide the context. During the summer term, children encounter the first lesson content from Sounds Write, linking these listening experiences to the named phonics programme.
Jigsaw PSHE and Jigsaw RE extend into EYFS, bringing personal and social learning alongside opportunities to explore beliefs. Outdoors, the wider school grounds include gardening space, a forest and a pond, which children visit during learning time. These are concrete places for exploration beyond an indoor activity.
Children starting Nursery learned routines and expectations quickly in February 2025, allowing learning to continue without time being lost. Familiar routines matter for a child getting used to being part of a group.
For additional needs, the school’s SEND Local Offer provides a route for parents and teachers to raise concerns with the SENCO. Support can include adapted resources or more practical teaching, followed by outside agency involvement where needed. Parents’ consent is sought for referrals. Reviews with families take place at least termly, giving parents regular opportunities to discuss targets and progress.
Physical support includes a school hygiene suite for personal care. This gives families a concrete facility to discuss when planning their child’s support.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. Holbrook’s starting-school page directs parents to Coventry City Council’s school admissions service.
Transition support and admission are separate questions. Under the school’s SEND arrangements, additional programmes for a move to the next class can be planned where appropriate and discussed with parents. That support concerns the child’s adjustment, rather than entitlement to a place.
The nursery’s five-session weekly pattern is the starting point for planning attendance. For enquiries, contact the school office on 024 7668 8947 or email admin@holbrook.coventry.sch.uk. School-day tours can be arranged by telephone or email, offering families a chance to see learning taking place before deciding.
The office can also provide paper copies of website information. Families who prefer printed information therefore have a direct route to it.
No. Nursery and Reception admissions are separate, so families must apply again through the normal Reception admissions process.
Children attend five sessions each week.
Listening, rhyme and sound activities take place through stories and play. In the summer term, children encounter the first lesson content from Sounds Write.
Parents can raise concerns with the SENCO. The school’s SEND arrangements include adapted teaching, consent for outside referrals and at least termly reviews with families.
Yes. Contact the school on 024 7668 8947 or email admin@holbrook.coventry.sch.uk to request a school-day tour.
