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Nursery at Three Bridges 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Three-hour sessions give this nursery its practical character: a morning or afternoon pattern, with 36 part-time places on the school's lower site in Crawley. Children can be considered from the term after their third birthday. This is the school's own nursery class, sharing a site with its youngest school classes rather than occupying the upper site.
Early years judgement. Ofsted rated early years provision Requires improvement at the inspection on 14 to 15 May 2024. That judgement matters alongside the reassuring care findings: families should distinguish children's comfort from the consistency of their teaching.
Morning sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am; afternoons run from 12.10pm to 3.10pm. Both operate Monday to Friday, subject to change. Each pattern gives children a three-hour session, so the choice has a direct effect on the family's daily timetable.
Teaching presents a mixed picture. In May 2024, curriculum delivery across early years and the older classes varied too much, including in phonics. Staff knowledge and teaching expertise needed strengthening, and uneven delivery limited children's achievement, including for disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Consistency is the central concern for parents weighing the learning here.
Mathematics offered a more positive example. In May 2024, teaching of the mathematics programme was consistent and effective across early years and the older classes. Assessment helped teachers identify gaps and respond to them. This provides a specific teaching strength alongside the broader curriculum concern.
Comfort and care were clear positives in May 2024: early years children were content and at ease, with adults looking after them well. For a child beginning nursery, that emotional security matters in its own right.
The school's inclusion managers can be contacted through the office, giving families a route for discussing SEND. Physical access includes wheelchair access at every school entrance and disabled parking at both sites. These are practical features for families whose daily arrangements depend on accessibility.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through West Sussex County Council; allocation follows the council's criteria for community and controlled primary schools. Treat the nursery choice and the school-place application as separate decisions.
For the September 2026 intake, applications closed on 15 January 2026. That is a past admissions cycle. Nursery acceptance should never be treated as completing the Reception application.
Funding covers 570 hours a year for children aged three or four, taken during term time only. This usually means 15 hours each week across 38 weeks. The school supplies the funding form at enrolment, so the entitlement fits a term-time session pattern.
Contact the school office on 01293 524076 to request a nursery place and join the waiting list. Tours can also be arranged through the office. If offered a place, parents must accept within two weeks or by the specified deadline.
Working-day coverage. The school's breakfast and after-school clubs serve Reception to Year 6. Families choosing nursery sessions should plan their childcare around the nursery timetable.
A child can be considered from the start of the term after their third birthday.
Morning sessions are 8.30am to 11.30am and afternoon sessions are 12.10pm to 3.10pm, Monday to Friday. These arrangements are subject to change.
For children aged three or four, the nursery offers 570 funded hours annually during term time only, usually 15 hours a week for 38 weeks. The funding form is supplied at enrolment.
No. Reception requires a separate application through West Sussex County Council, and places are allocated against the council's admissions criteria.
Call the school office on 01293 524076. The office takes nursery applicants' details for the waiting list and can arrange a school tour.
