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Nursery at Sir John Lillie 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Choosing an activity, explaining an idea and tending a vegetable bed give this nursery its character. Sir John Lillie Primary School’s nursery belongs to the school’s Early Years provision on Lillie Road in Fulham. Its Foundation Stage approach combines children’s own choices with brief teaching in small groups, with a separate outdoor area extending learning beyond the classroom.
The emphasis is on participation. Children decide where to work during planning time, then discuss what they have learned at the session’s close. That gives them a practical role in shaping their day and opportunities to put their thinking into words.
Play provides the structure for learning. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together language, physical development and social skills with early mathematics, literacy, creativity and exploration of the world. Adults organise activities, while children also pursue their own ideas. Short group tasks add focused teaching to that choice.
Daily phonics introduces letter sounds and early reading and writing, with activities adjusted to children’s needs. Weekly singing and PE add music and movement. The nursery also has whiteboards for children and teachers to use, while Beebots introduce instructions and control language through computing activities.
Outdoor learning has concrete jobs attached. In the Edible Garden, each year group has a raised growing bed, and children from every class help with tasks such as watering, planting and harvesting each week. Alongside access to the Foundation Stage’s own outdoor space, this gives children something to observe and care for over time.
Ofsted’s March 2025 inspection found that early years children developed language through stories and practical activity. The bear-hunt story prompted singing and tower and bridge construction; children then described their trails using words they had just learned. Words had a purpose: describing something they had made.
Settling starts with a familiar adult alongside the child. Parents can stay for a chosen activity or a book before a tambourine signals the group greeting and their departure. This creates a clear handover between time together and the nursery session.
There are opportunities for direct conversation with staff: parents can meet the teacher during morning activities, and senior leaders are available in the playground. Nursery lunch and outdoor play occupy the period from 11.30am to 1pm, giving that part of the day a defined place in the routine.
The March 2025 inspection also identified teaching about recognising emotions and managing responses from early years onwards. For families discussing additional learning needs or disability, the school office provides a route to the SENCO. Curriculum access can involve adult assistance, adapted activities and equipment, so support is something to discuss in relation to the individual child.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. The school directs Reception applicants to www.eadmissions.org.uk. Treat that application as a separate task, even when your child already attends nursery.
The Foundation Stage timetable allows morning classroom activities from 8.45am and gives a 3.30pm finish. The school’s current homepage confirms that gates open at 8.45am and shut at 8.55am. These are school-day arrangements rather than a choice of nursery booking packages.
Use the Delaford Street entrance for drop-off and collection. There is no on-site parking, which matters when planning the daily journey. Ground-floor wheelchair access is available at the Playcentre entrance; call the office for assistance if your family needs to use it. If collection will be late or another adult will collect, telephone the office before 3.15pm so staff can pass the message to the classroom.
Nursery uniform includes a navy polo shirt, with uniform sold through the office. For nursery enquiries, call 020 7385 2107, email admin@sirjohnlillie.lbhf.sch.uk or use the contact-page enquiry form.
No. You must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process. The school directs applicants to www.eadmissions.org.uk.
Yes. Parents can join their child for an activity or a book, then leave when the tambourine signals greeting time.
Foundation Stage children have their own outdoor area. The Edible Garden also has raised beds, with children from every class helping to care for plants each week.
Nursery children wear navy blue polo shirts. Uniform can be purchased from the school office.
Call 020 7385 2107, email admin@sirjohnlillie.lbhf.sch.uk or submit the enquiry form on the contact page.
