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Nursery at Walkeringham 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories, action rhymes and a shared early years classroom shape nursery life at Walkeringham Primary School. Children can join from the term after turning three, learning in a mixed Nursery and Reception class within Willow Class. This is a school-based start, with older early years children sharing the classroom rather than a separate nursery setting.
Ofsted judged early years provision Good at the inspection on 31 January and 1 February 2024. That judgement covers the school's early years provision, including nursery.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guides learning, with planning intended to respond to children's interests as well as develop their knowledge and skills. Staff assess learning as it happens and use that understanding to shape each child's next experiences. For parents, the practical emphasis is on learning through activity alongside time directed by adults.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised supplies the approach to early reading. Nursery experiences include poems, stories, action rhymes and listening activities, including oral blending: hearing spoken sounds combined into words. These give children practice with language before formal reading develops. During freely chosen activity time, children can use the reading corner each day, with its books refreshed regularly.
Water, construction and mark making have their own areas within early years planning. There is also an EYFS outdoor area. Friends of Walkeringham has secured YOR4Good funding for its further development; this is a planned enhancement rather than a completed renovation.
In January and February 2024, early years children developed number understanding and comparison vocabulary, and enjoyed books, rhymes and stories. Purposeful play. Adult-directed learning brought more benefit than the less structured activities, where the curriculum was not implemented consistently. Families should weigh that specific weakness alongside the positive early literacy and numeracy findings.
Care was a strength in early years in January and February 2024. Adults attended closely to children's emotional and social development, and children generally played cooperatively. This matters alongside the learning programme: relationships and managing feelings are part of the nursery experience.
A July 2026 invitation offered current and new nursery and Reception families a Transition Morning to meet staff and classmates and become familiar with the classroom. Parents were invited to take part and learn about early years routines, giving the introduction a family focus.
Willow Class shares learning photographs weekly through ClassDojo. Nursery children also have a home reading record where parents can leave comments for staff. For SEND enquiries, families can contact the school's special educational needs and disabilities coordinator through the office.
Ideal School Meals provides school meals. Under-fives can receive free milk through Cool Milk after registration, with a daily 189ml serving of chilled semi-skimmed milk delivered to the classroom.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Nursery applications go directly to the school, while Reception requires a separate application through Nottinghamshire County Council. Applications are made online; families should apply through that normal process by the applicable deadline.
Classroom familiarity is a different matter from admission. The mixed early years class means nursery children already learn alongside Reception children. The July 2026 Transition Morning invitation offered an opportunity to meet teachers and classmates and discuss routines, supporting familiarity with the next stage without securing a place.
Funded provision for three- and four-year-olds comprises 570 hours annually, usually used as 15 hours each week in term time. Some children qualify for 30 funded hours weekly. Families wanting 30 hours whose child does not qualify for that entitlement can purchase additional nursery hours; contact the office for current charges.
School doors open at 8:50am, teaching begins at 9:00am and EYFS finishes at 3:25pm. Wraparound care requires advance booking. Breakfast Club runs Monday to Friday from 7:50am to 8:50am and includes breakfast. Tea time club operates Monday to Thursday, with collection after one hour at 4:30pm or after two hours at 5:30pm; the second session includes a snack.
To enquire or arrange a visit, call 01427 890355 or email office@walkeringham.notts.sch.uk. Uniform Direct is the school's uniform supplier.
Children can start in the term after their third birthday. Nursery applications are handled directly by the school.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised guides nursery phonics foundations, including stories, poems, nursery rhymes, action rhymes and listening activities.
No. Reception requires a separate application through Nottinghamshire County Council, with applications made online.
Three- and four-year-olds can receive 570 funded hours annually, usually taken as 15 hours weekly during term time. Some qualify for 30 funded hours a week.
Breakfast Club runs Monday to Friday from 7:50am to 8:50am. Tea time club runs Monday to Thursday from 3:30pm, ending at either 4:30pm or 5:30pm. Sessions require advance booking.
