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Nursery at Saint Paulinus Catholic 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Conversation and play characterised Saint Paulinus’s early years at the inspection on 13 and 14 December 2022. Adults demonstrated language for children to try out in their play, while routines helped them sustain attention. Those are useful building blocks for a child beginning to learn alongside others.
The nursery belongs to Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School in Guisborough, on The Avenue. It sits within a Catholic school rather than operating as a standalone nursery.
Language has a practical purpose here. In December 2022, Ofsted found that early-years adults demonstrated thoughtful conversation and encouraged children to bring that language into their play. The useful detail is the connection between adult conversation and children’s own activity: words are something to practise while playing, rather than simply hear from a teacher.
Attention matters too. During that same visit, early-years staff used routines that helped children stay engaged with learning and play. For parents, this points to two connected features of the experience: adult guidance in how to communicate, and routines that support concentration. Both concern how children take part in their day.
For families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the wider Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust provides several named sources of support. Its SEND structure includes a central team and primary SEND lead practitioners. This is trust-level provision; it should be distinguished from the individual support a child receives in nursery.
Redcar & Cleveland Local Offer and Middlesbrough/Redcar & Cleveland SENDIASS are useful parent resources. SENDIASS provides impartial advice, free of charge, for children and young people with SEND and their parents or carers. That gives families an advice route alongside conversations with school.
Sensory processing has a named resource too: Let’s Make Sense Together. Created by local therapists, it includes videos, advice sheets and further information for people supporting children with sensory processing differences. Families can use it to develop their understanding of a child’s needs.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their child’s entry year.
Apply through the local authority where you live. The trust’s application process also requires a Supplementary Information Form to be completed directly for the school. These are distinct steps, so completing one should not be treated as completing both. Keep the nursery decision and the Reception application separate in your planning: choosing the nursery is a decision about early education, while the later school place requires its own application.
The school’s address is The Avenue, Guisborough, TS14 8DN, and its telephone number is 01287637978. Contact the school directly for an enquiry about joining its nursery. This provides a school-level starting point for families considering the provision.
Yes. The nursery is part of Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School in Guisborough.
In December 2022, adults demonstrated conversation that children were encouraged to use in play. Staff also used routines to support children’s attention during learning and play.
No. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
Apply through the local authority where you live and complete the school’s Supplementary Information Form as required by the trust’s application process.
Middlesbrough/Redcar & Cleveland SENDIASS provides free, impartial advice. Let’s Make Sense Together offers therapist-created information about sensory processing differences.
