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Nursery at Park Hill 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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, stories and a pretend bus give Park Hill’s nursery its character. This is the school’s own provision for three-year-olds in Eastern Green, Coventry, with a nursery teaching and support team. It sits within Park Hill Primary School on Lower Eastern Green Lane.
At the October 2023 inspection, the nursery catered for 43 children. That is a dated provision figure, rather than a promise of an available place. The practical choice is between morning and afternoon sessions, with a lunchtime slot and Buddies care extending the options for families.
Learning through play shapes the early years curriculum. In parent terms, the Early Years Foundation Stage here includes developing language, enjoying books and taking small steps in learning, with adults watching children’s progress and helping when needed. In October 2023, Ofsted found that early years learning supported children’s development and that staff timed their help carefully.
The Wheels on the Bus activity makes that approach concrete: children acted out a journey, bought tickets and took their seats on a pretend bus. A familiar rhyme became a reason to talk and take part. Nursery children also enjoyed stories and began exploring sounds ahead of their move to Reception. These are foundations for reading, built through activities young children can join in with.
Number learning has a musical strand too. Early years children begin learning the school’s times tables songs to practise number sequences. Beyond the classroom, the wider school grounds include a garden, a nature trail and a large field. Those are features of the school site; the nursery’s own virtual tour gives families a separate introduction to its setting.
Snacks are supplied in both nursery sessions. Children staying for lunch need a packed lunch from home, and parents supply creams, wipes and nappies when their child needs them. That makes food and personal-care preparation part of the family’s daily routine. Packed lunches should exclude sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks.
For children with SEND, the school’s support process includes parental involvement and a review meeting each term. Its SEND information report describes learning and resources being adjusted to children’s needs. The school also has a hygiene suite equipped with a changing table and hoist, a concrete facility relevant to families considering personal-care support.
Parents can contact the school by email or Dojo to arrange a conversation with their child’s teacher. The pastoral and inclusion teams provide further routes for family support.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through Coventry City Council’s primary admissions route. The school’s stated priority order covers children in local authority care, then siblings attending when the child starts, then distance from home. Nursery attendance is not a priority criterion in that list.
Support with a change of classroom is a separate matter. For some children with SEND, the school arranges an individual meeting with the next teacher, a classroom visit or a photographic transition book. These arrangements help prepare a child for change; they do not determine admission.
Morning nursery runs from 8:30am to 11:30am; the afternoon runs from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Lunch occupies the hour between them, from 11:30am to 12:30pm. The nursery operates in term time and accepts 15-hour and 30-hour funding for children attending part time or full time. Extra hours outside funded provision are charged; contact the school for current charges.
Buddies opens from 7:30am to 8:45am and again from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, including for nursery children. Early years children use the main school hall, and staff escort children between the hall and their classrooms. Breakfast and an after-school snack are included in its routine.
For enquiries, email Bromcom@parkhill.coventry.sch.uk or call 024 7646 6669. Prospective parents can arrange a school visit. Across Park Hill, uniform in grey, navy and white is strongly encouraged.
Park Hill describes its nursery children as three years old.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am and afternoon sessions from 12:30pm to 3:30pm, with lunch from 11:30am to 12:30pm.
No. The stated criteria prioritise local authority care, siblings and distance. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place, and families apply separately through Coventry City Council.
Children attending the lunchtime slot need a packed lunch. Nursery snacks are provided in morning and afternoon sessions. Packed lunches should contain no fizzy drinks, sweets or chocolate.
Yes. Buddies includes nursery children, with care from 7:30am to 8:45am and from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Early years children are based in the main school hall.
