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Nursery at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Songs and sound patterns give this nursery its clearest character: early reading begins with listening and singing. Nursery provision at St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy sits within a Catholic primary school on Grosvenor Road in Dalton, Huddersfield, where the school's age range begins at three.
Catholic teaching shapes the curriculum, and families are asked to respect that religious character. For the year beginning September 2023, the nursery admissions number was 26. That is a historical intake figure, rather than a measure of today's group size.
The nursery session runs from 8:55am to 11:55am. It gives families a three-hour morning to plan around, with collection before the afternoon school timetable begins.
In October 2024, children in the early years were making a successful beginning in reading. Nursery children enjoyed songs and explored patterns in their sounds, developing the listening skills needed for later phonics. The emphasis is on hearing how sounds work before connecting them with written letters. Singing has a clear learning purpose here.
Each child in the Early Years Foundation Stage is assigned a key person, giving care an identified member of staff. The wider team includes an early years lead, a pastoral lead and a special educational needs coordinator (SENDCO).
For concerns about learning or development, the class teacher is the first contact. The teacher works with the SENDCO when additional support is needed, and parents can also raise concerns themselves. Parent referrals are acted on. This gives families a route into support rather than requiring them to wait for a concern to originate in class.
Support across the school includes speech and language sessions delivered by a trained worker, classroom visual aids and a purpose-built sensory room. These are school resources; individual support is planned around the child's needs. Children identified with special educational needs have Supporting Me To Learn Plans, with individual targets and termly reviews that seek parents' views. Families therefore have opportunities to discuss both the support and their child's progress.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and gives no priority under the September 2027 admission criteria. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority. Familiarity with the school does not replace that application.
For September 2027 entry, the Common Preference Form must be submitted through the Kirklees admissions portal by 15 January 2027. Families seeking consideration in a particular category, such as Catholic applicants, must also send the Supplementary Information Form and supporting evidence to the school by that date. The two forms serve different purposes: the local authority application is essential, while the supplementary information can affect the category used to consider it.
Morning nursery hours are 8:55am to 11:55am. For enquiries, contact the school office on 01484 531669 or email office@stjosephscps.co.uk. The address is Grosvenor Road, Dalton, Huddersfield, HD5 9HU.
The school welcomes prospective families to look around; contact the office to arrange a visit. For parents considering this nursery, the morning collection time is a concrete point to weigh against work and other childcare arrangements.
The nursery morning runs from 8:55am to 11:55am.
No. A separate local authority application is required, and nursery attendance gives no priority under the September 2027 admission criteria.
The deadline is 15 January 2027. Submit the Common Preference Form through the Kirklees admissions portal, and send any required Supplementary Information Form and evidence to the school by the same date.
Start with the class teacher. The SENDCO can also be contacted at senco@stjosephscps.co.uk.
Contact the school office on 01484 531669 or email office@stjosephscps.co.uk.
