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Nursery at Throston 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Forest School, music with Beat Baby and books to share at home give Throston’s nursery a character of its own. Part of the school’s Early Years Village in Hartlepool, it combines practical exploration with early language, number work and growing independence. Children have both a garden and Forest School space for outdoor learning.
The early years provision met the Expected standard in Ofsted’s February 2026 report. Children were settled and felt secure, while most progressed steadily through the curriculum. That judgement covers the school’s early years provision rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Play has a clear purpose here. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum brings together communication, physical development, relationships and early subject learning. Topics provide a starting point, with room for children’s interests and seasonal discoveries. Adults observe children and use group activities to decide what learning should come next.
Books, story sacks and puppets prompt children to retell experiences, invent stories and answer questions. Little Wandle Letters and Sounds supports the first connections between letters and sounds. Daily listening activities include rhyme, body percussion and recognising sounds around them, giving children practice in hearing the differences that matter for early reading. Counting happens through play too: children compare quantities, recognise numerals and use language about shape, size and capacity.
Creative work moves between role play, small world scenes and materials such as chalk, paint and mud. Beat Baby adds a named focus for music. Outdoors, children investigate plants and mini-beasts, experiment with cars on ramps and explore what floats or sinks. These are concrete ways to practise observation and explanation.
Forest School takes place on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons. The garden also supports climbing, balancing and crawling, while scissors and tweezers exercise smaller hand movements indoors. Tuesday afternoon yoga with Mighty Warriors and dance sessions add another kind of movement. The day therefore includes opportunities to practise both body control and the hand skills needed for mark making.
A nursery teacher, key workers and teaching assistants make up the team, with assistant support identified for mornings and afternoons. In February 2026, adults in early years paid close attention to children’s conversations and supported their social and emotional development. Language learning continued through ordinary routines as well as stories and play.
Circle Time and Jigsaw PSHE / Health and Well-being materials give children ways to discuss feelings and friendships. A class charter supports shared expectations; dolls, photographs and puppets help children explore emotions. Practical independence receives attention too, including managing coats and footwear, alongside learning about toothbrushing and healthy eating.
Parents receive learning highlights through Tapestry and an end-of-year nursery report. A book goes home each week for shared reading, and Dojo carries the sound-of-the-week activity in Autumn 2. These give families specific starting points for conversation and practice at home.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process, managed by Hartlepool’s local authority. Treat that application as a separate task from arranging nursery attendance.
Educational continuity is a different matter. In February 2026, learning spaces across early years used related themes to help children move from nursery into Reception. Familiar learning approaches can support that change, but they do not secure admission.
The morning session runs from 8:45am to 11:45am; the afternoon session is 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Each has its own finish time, so collection needs to match the nursery session.
Nursery enquiries go directly to the school. Contact the office on 01429 288291 or email admin@throstonschool.org.uk. School tours can be arranged during the school day, offering families a chance to discuss the provision in person.
Leave named wellies at school for Forest School. Shared-reading books return on Monday for morning and afternoon children, and Wednesday for Flexi children, making the home-reading routine dependent on the attendance pattern.
Morning sessions run from 8:45am to 11:45am, and afternoon sessions from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
No. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process managed by Hartlepool’s local authority.
Children use the garden and attend Forest School on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons. Activities include investigating plants and mini-beasts, climbing and balancing.
Tapestry shares learning highlights, children take home a book each week, and Dojo carries the sound-of-the-week activity in Autumn 2. Parents also receive an end-of-year nursery report.
Contact the school directly on 01429 288291 or at admin@throstonschool.org.uk. The school also invites families to arrange a tour during the school day.
