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Nursery at Knockhall 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Fresh Air Fridays, seed planting and nursery rhymes give Knockhall’s nursery a practical, outdoors-facing character. This is the nursery within Knockhall Primary School in Greenhithe, with play and language running through its early learning. Children have daily opportunities to learn outside, alongside time to explore their own ideas indoors.
In March 2026, Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision to meet the Expected standard. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection. Vocabulary receives deliberate attention, and adults help children remember and understand their learning through conversation and prompts.
Play shapes the learning. Short sessions together on the carpet and activities guided by adults sit alongside experiences children choose themselves. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) connects physical skills, communication and emotional development with early literacy, mathematics, creativity and understanding the world. For parents, that means learning extends beyond letters and numbers to talking, moving and getting along with others.
Little Wandle Foundations for Phonics brings attention to initial sounds, rhyme and alliteration. Nursery mathematics includes matching counting to individual objects, recognising digits and comparing quantities. Children also explore position, shape and length. These are practical beginnings: language helps them explain what they notice, while counting helps them make sense of groups of objects.
Outdoor learning has several settings. Resources in the classroom and outside are arranged for children to reach independently, giving them scope to choose materials and follow an idea. A Forest School area lies across from the school field; nursery children have opportunities to visit regularly for sessions with a Forest School leader.
Fresh Air Fridays take learning into the grounds. The Spring 2 nursery programme includes investigating wildlife and plants, planting in the EYFS garden and using The Very Hungry Caterpillar to explore butterfly development. NELI supports speaking and listening within that programme. Indoors, creative and physical work includes painting, cutting and making marks; outside, planting gives small hands another purposeful task.
Adults attend to how children participate, including those who withdraw from play. In March 2026, early years staff recognised differences in children’s engagement and supported both less involved children and those already taking part readily. Activities also developed cooperation and managing feelings, making social learning part of the day.
Support connects with the wider school. The SEND approach moves from classroom adaptations to additional intervention and, where needed, specialist involvement. Parents help plan support and review its effect. Visual timetables, extra processing time and advance teaching of vocabulary are among the school’s adaptations. Appointments with the SENDCo can be arranged through the office, giving families a direct route to discuss individual needs.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and gives no priority under the 2027–2028 admission arrangements. Families must make a separate application through the normal local authority process. For that intake, applications go online through Kent County Council’s primary admissions route by Kent’s closing date; the common application form is submitted to the parent’s home local authority.
Learning continuity is a separate matter. The early years curriculum builds in sequence from nursery onwards, so skills developed through play have a planned place in the next stage. That educational connection does not change how places are allocated.
Visits can be arranged through the school office on 01322 382053. The nursery is at Knockhall Primary School, Eynsford Road, Greenhithe, DA9 9RF.
Outdoor clothing needs attention. For Fresh Air Fridays, children need named wellington boots and a rain suit kept at school. Forest School clothing and footwear must suit the season, allowing children to take part in outdoor exploration appropriately dressed.
No. Nursery attendance gives no priority under the 2027–2028 arrangements, and families must apply separately through the normal local authority process.
Children learn through play, short carpet sessions and work guided by adults. Little Wandle Foundations for Phonics supports early sound awareness, while practical mathematics includes counting, recognising digits and comparing quantities.
Yes. Outdoor learning is available daily, with regular opportunities for Forest School and outdoor exploration through Fresh Air Fridays.
Contact the school office to arrange a SENDCo appointment. The school’s approach includes planning support with parents and reviewing how it works.
Yes. Contact the school office on 01322 382053 to make an appointment.
