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Nursery at St John Fisher 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Catholic faith gives this school nursery its wider setting: St John Fisher places love, respect and compassion among its aims for school life. The nursery belongs to St John Fisher Catholic Primary School in Wyken, Coventry, with the school based on Kineton Road. For families seeking a Catholic setting before primary school, that identity is a central part of the choice.
Numbers and counting are concrete strengths within the school's early years provision. At the inspection on 12 and 13 September 2023, Ofsted found that early years number teaching worked effectively and that staff understood how children's learning now prepares them for later learning. The emphasis is on building foundations.
Skills and knowledge are taught in a planned sequence beginning in early years. In parent language, this means that new learning builds on earlier steps rather than treating each activity as an isolated task. The early years examples connect what children learn today with what they will need next, giving a specific educational purpose to those first experiences of numbers and counting.
A nursery manager works alongside two teaching assistants, while an early years phase leader provides the wider phase structure. That gives the nursery an identifiable team within the school. Beyond that team, the school's learning and wellbeing roles include a SENCO and a pastoral support lead, bringing special educational needs coordination and pastoral responsibilities into the wider staffing structure.
School communication includes Facebook updates and a Friday newsletter. These give families a regular channel for school activities and events, alongside the office contact route for enquiries. The distinction matters: general school news serves a different purpose from a conversation about an individual child.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through Coventry City Council's Primary Admissions service, using the Common Application Form. Keep that application separate from the decision to take a nursery place.
Places are allocated against the school's admissions criteria. Families outside the parish boundary can also apply, so living beyond that boundary does not prevent an application. Choosing the nursery should therefore remain a decision about the child's nursery experience, with the Reception application handled separately through the council route.
For the September 2025 intake, applications were accepted for both 15-hour and 30-hour funded nursery places. Those figures describe that intake's funding options. They should not be treated as a daily timetable.
The school office can be contacted on 02476 443333 or at admin.SJF@romeromac.com. The school has bicycle racks and no parking on its property, practical details for families planning the journey to Kineton Road. School collection guidance asks parents to notify staff if they are delayed or someone different will collect their child; communicating a change helps avoid confusion.
No. A separate Reception application is required through Coventry City Council's Primary Admissions service.
For the September 2025 intake, the school accepted applications for 15-hour and 30-hour funded places.
The nursery team includes a nursery manager and two teaching assistants, within an early years phase structure.
On 12 and 13 September 2023, the inspection found effective teaching of numbers and counting in early years, with staff understanding how current learning supports later learning.
Telephone 02476 443333 or email admin.SJF@romeromac.com.
