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Nursery at Lantern Community 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Goslings has its own identity within Lantern: an on-site pre-school where play and time with other young children shape the provision. The main offer starts from three years old, alongside a limited number of places for two-year-olds. It sits at Lantern Community Primary School in Ely, giving families a school-based setting for the years before Reception.
The pre-school describes its aim as helping children prepare for school through play, while treating them as individuals. Social experience is part of that purpose, rather than simply an interval between learning activities.
A morning session, a lunch club and an afternoon session divide the day into distinct parts. Families can use sessions across five days during school terms. That structure offers a choice between a shorter period at pre-school and a day that spans both teaching sessions, with lunch between them.
Goslings describes learning through play and opportunities to mix with children of a similar age. Its emphasis is on developing readiness for school. For parents, the character of the offer is therefore social as well as educational: learning alongside peers is an explicit part of what the pre-school aims to provide.
A key person system connects staff with families. Goslings uses that relationship for guidance, support and ideas for learning at home, giving parents a continuing link between their child's pre-school experience and family life.
For additional needs, the school's support arrangements include learning targets shared with parents through Assess, Plan, Do and Review. Parents can raise concerns with the class teacher and then contact the SENDCo for further advice. This gives families a clear sequence for discussing support, rather than leaving them to choose between several contacts.
Lunch club is offered each day between the two sessions. It provides a bridge across the middle of the day for children attending both morning and afternoon.
Attending Goslings does not guarantee a Reception place at Lantern. Nursery attendance gives no priority in the allocation of school places, even when the nursery is on the school site. Families must make a separate Reception application.
The route is through the Cambridgeshire County Council Admissions Team, which handles the school admissions process. Keep the two decisions separate: choosing Goslings is a choice about pre-school care and learning; the Reception application still needs to follow the normal admissions route.
Morning sessions run from 8.45am to 11.45am, lunch club from 11.45am to 12.25pm, and afternoon sessions from 12.25pm to 3.25pm. The provision operates during term time.
Children attending can use 15 hours of Nursery Education Funding each week from the term following their third birthday, for up to 38 weeks a year. Eligible families can receive another 15 hours, bringing the total to 30 weekly, again for up to 38 weeks. Goslings aims to accommodate families' preferred use of funding within the pre-school day where possible. Extended hours for three-year-olds are charged; contact the pre-school for current charges.
For pre-school enquiries, telephone 01353 659955. School tours can also be arranged, offering families a way to explore the setting before making their choice.
The main pre-school provision starts from three years old. There is also a limited offer for two-year-olds.
Morning sessions are 8.45am to 11.45am and afternoons are 12.25pm to 3.25pm. Lunch club runs between them, from 11.45am to 12.25pm.
Children attending can access 15 hours a week from the term after their third birthday, for up to 38 weeks a year. Eligible families can access 30 hours weekly over the same maximum number of weeks.
No. Nursery attendance gives no admission priority and does not guarantee a place. Parents must apply separately through the Cambridgeshire County Council Admissions Team.
Telephone 01353 659955 for more information about Goslings.
