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Nursery at St Augustine's Catholic 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Listening comes before reading at St Augustine's: nursery children develop the listening skills that prepare them for learning to read. That gives the provision a clear starting point, with attention and understanding taking their place before the next steps in literacy.
The nursery belongs to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, a state Catholic primary on Heathcote Street in Radford, Coventry. It is school-attached provision, so families are choosing an early years setting within a primary school rather than a separate nursery provider.
Early literacy begins with listening. In July 2023, Ofsted identified this preparation specifically in Nursery. For parents, the useful distinction is that preparation for reading involves developing the skills children need before reading itself begins.
Mathematics has a practical, conversational dimension. During the same inspection, early years children discussed pictures they had created from shapes and used the names triangle and hexagon correctly. Making a picture and explaining its shapes brings mathematical language into something a child has made. It connects an activity with the vocabulary needed to talk about it.
These examples show two aspects of early learning: listening in preparation for literacy, and discussing shapes in mathematics. The shape work concerns the school's early years provision collectively, while the listening work is expressly linked to Nursery.
At the inspection on 3 and 4 July 2023, staff across the school received safeguarding training and followed agreed reporting procedures. Leaders responded promptly and involved external agencies when pupils or families needed specialist help. These are school-wide arrangements within which the nursery sits.
For families, the practical significance is a route from a concern raised by staff to action by leaders, with specialist support brought in where needed. This describes the school's safeguarding processes rather than a separate nursery inspection judgement.
Reception requires a separate application. Attending this nursery does not guarantee a place in the school's Reception. Families must apply again through the normal Reception admissions process and meet the applicable deadline.
Treat choosing a nursery place and securing a Reception place as separate decisions. A child can attend the school's nursery while the family still needs to complete the application for the next stage. Nursery attendance should therefore never be treated as confirmation of a future school place.
The school's address is Heathcote Street, Radford, Coventry, CV6 3BL. Nursery enquiries can be directed to the school on 024 7659 6988 or by email to STA-Admin@hccmac.co.uk.
Use these school contact details for an enquiry about joining the nursery. They belong to St Augustine's and provide a direct point of contact for families considering its provision.
It belongs to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School in Radford, Coventry.
In July 2023, nursery children developed listening skills in preparation for learning to read.
In July 2023, early years children discussed pictures made from shapes and correctly used triangle and hexagon. This finding covers early years collectively.
No. Families need to make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
Telephone 024 7659 6988 or email STA-Admin@hccmac.co.uk.
