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Nursery at Fordley 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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, books and early conversation give Fordley’s nursery its character. Fordley Flyers serves two-year-olds, while the main Nursery takes children aged three and four. The main Nursery occupies a separate building on the school site, giving this younger group its own base within Fordley Primary School.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection on 27 and 28 November 2024. That judgement covers early years across the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Hands-on play is the starting point. Nursery activities are designed around curiosity, learning to socialise and an interest in books, so the emphasis is on children exploring and developing relationships alongside their early learning.
Language development begins in Fordley Flyers. In November 2024, children across early years were comfortable with staff and appeared content and settled. Adult conversation needed more attention, however: some exchanges lacked the precision needed to extend children’s vocabulary and understanding. Staff expertise in these interactions was an improvement priority. For parents, this makes how adults develop a child’s conversation an important part of judging the day.
Children moving from Flyers into the main Nursery have sessions in that room before their start date. These visits introduce the next learning space and give the Nursery team time to become familiar with them.
Settling starts with a conversation before attendance begins. For Flyers, staff contact families during the preceding term to discuss medical requirements and concerns, agree a start date and arrange introductory visits with the child and parent. Main Nursery families also agree visits and discuss medical needs before starting. This gives families a specific opportunity to explain what their child needs.
An Early Years Lead oversees Flyers and Nursery. For additional needs, the school’s SEND arrangements include reviews with families and involvement from services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. These provide routes for discussing barriers to learning and specialist support.
Breakfast Club admits Nursery children for a charge. Breakfast choices include fruit, toast and cereals, and families must tell staff about allergies or dietary requirements. The school lunch service uses Appetite for ordering; medical special diet requests require confirmation from a health professional. The caterer assesses whether it can safely meet the child’s needs; an individual menu is provided only where it can.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application to North Tyneside Council and meet the deadline for their child’s entry year. Treat the Nursery choice and the Reception application as two decisions.
Preparation for the classroom move is a separate matter. Reception staff meet Nursery children through stories and conversation, followed by sessions in the Reception classrooms. Children who are anxious about the move can have a summer photo book showing adults, classrooms, lunch space and collection points. This gives them familiar people and places to refer to before September.
Flyers offers funded and paid places, with morning sessions from 8:30 to 11:30 and afternoons from 12:30 to 15:30. Its admissions page allows three to five sessions each week, subject to space.
Main Nursery admissions lists morning and afternoon patterns of 15 hours, plus a 30-hour option from 8:30 to 15:30 for children in the year immediately before Reception. Children with another full Nursery year ahead cannot take that 30-hour option. Morning timing. Nursery admissions gives 8:30 to 11:30, while the school-day timetable gives 8:40 to 11:40 for Nursery and Rising 3s. Agree the applicable handover time when arranging the start date.
Application forms can be returned to the office in person or emailed to office@fordleyprimary.org.uk. Enquiries go through 0191 2502207. Ask the school for current charges. Breakfast Club needs no advance booking, though regular users should notify the office; an adult must bring the child to the Main Office between 8:00 and 8:25 for signing in.
Fordley Flyers is for two-year-olds. The main Nursery is for children aged three and four.
The main Nursery offers an 8:30 to 15:30 option for children in the year before Reception. Children who still have another full Nursery year ahead cannot take this 30-hour option.
Staff contact families in the term before starting to discuss concerns and medical needs and agree visits and a start date. Flyers arranges initial visits with both the child and parent.
No. A separate application must be made to North Tyneside Council for Reception, by the deadline for the relevant entry year.
Yes, for a charge. No booking is required, but families using it regularly should inform the office. An adult brings the child to the Main Office between 8:00 and 8:25 to be signed in.
