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Nursery at The Disraeli 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories become small performances at Disraeli: a child tells an adult a tale, the adult writes it down, and the group acts it out. That gives this nursery a distinctive emphasis on children's own words, alongside daily songs, rhymes and conversation.
The nursery belongs to The Disraeli School in High Wycombe and serves children aged two to four. Two-year-olds have their own setting; children aged three and four can attend through 15-hour or 30-hour patterns. In November 2024, Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection.
Language runs through the day. Nursery children share poems and stories, learn action rhymes and practise listening, including oral blending: hearing sounds spoken aloud and joining them into a word. These are foundations for learning to read. The Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme provides the nursery rhyme resources, while activities combine children's choices with adult direction.
Helicopter Stories takes place once a week. Adults initially demonstrate storytelling, then record children's stories for the group to perform. Children can see how their spoken ideas become writing and have a purpose for speaking to others. Writing materials are also accessible indoors and outside, with tools supporting the hand and larger body movements involved in learning to write.
Learning spans all seven areas of the Early Years Curriculum. Communication, literacy and personal, social and emotional development therefore sit within a broader programme. Cornerstones provides the school's curriculum framework, with themes extending into nursery, including Nature, Investigation and Creativity. These give learning a structure beyond individual activities.
In November 2024, early years staff used skilful conversation to extend children's answers and introduce vocabulary. Daily stories, singing and rhymes supported language development. Activities attracted children's interest and encouraged exploration: a useful combination for children still developing their attention and confidence to speak.
The nursery team includes a teacher, a nursery leader, assistant leaders, nursery key person roles and an Integrated Care/30 Hours Leader. Early years also has an assistant headteacher. This gives both teaching and extended care identifiable roles within the team.
For the youngest children, emotional security was a strength in November 2024. Staff helped children settle promptly, established predictable routines and supported those struggling with their feelings. Clear expectations and sensitive responses helped two- and three-year-olds feel secure. For a parent choosing a first group setting, those are meaningful findings about the experience of starting nursery.
Food arrangements matter when extending a morning session. Lunch Club care excludes the meal itself: children need a packed lunch or a hot dinner ordered separately, with an additional charge. Nuts must be excluded from snacks and lunch boxes. Children under five can receive free school milk through the Nursery Milk Scheme, with registration through Cool Milk.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Buckinghamshire Council and meet the normal Reception application deadline. Treat choosing nursery and applying for school as separate decisions.
Helicopter Stories is used in both nursery and Reception, offering continuity in a familiar learning activity. That shared approach is distinct from the admissions process and does not secure a place.
The 15-hour pattern means five mornings or five afternoons; the 30-hour pattern means five full days. Morning nursery runs from 8.35am to 11.35am, and afternoon nursery from 12.15pm to 3.15pm. Two-year-old provision accepts both funded and paying children. Families seeking an eligible 30-hour place also complete a placement request form.
Morning nursery pupils can use Lunch Club from 11.35am to 12.05pm, followed by Integrated Care from 12.05pm to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday. These are charged services. A registration pack must be returned before booking, and sessions require advance booking and payment through Schoolgateway, subject to space. Ask the school for current charges.
Nursery applications go directly to the school, using an online form or a paper application returned to the office. Places depend on available capacity. For enquiries, email office@disraeli.bucks.sch.uk. Nursery visits are currently unavailable, so email is the practical first contact.
The nursery serves two- to four-year-olds. Two-year-olds have their own setting; eligibility for the older nursery places begins in the term after a child's third birthday.
The choices are 15 hours across five mornings or five afternoons, or 30 hours across five full days. Morning sessions are 8.35am to 11.35am; afternoons are 12.15pm to 3.15pm.
Children share stories, poems and rhymes, practise listening and oral blending, and use writing tools indoors and outside. Weekly Helicopter Stories links children's spoken stories with writing and group performance.
Yes. Lunch Club runs from 11.35am to 12.05pm and Integrated Care from 12.05pm to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday. Both are charged and require registration and advance booking through Schoolgateway, subject to space. Lunch is separate from the Lunch Club care charge.
No. Families need a separate Reception application through Buckinghamshire Council by the normal deadline. Nursery attendance does not guarantee admission.
