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Nursery at Adelaide 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
An orchard, fruit and vegetable growing, and three dinosaur learning characters give Adelaide’s nursery its own character. This is Foundation Stage One, the nursery provision within Adelaide Primary School on Walker Street in Hull. Children can start in the term after their third birthday, subject to space.
The emphasis is on conversation, movement and learning to manage feelings. These priorities give parents a useful picture of the provision: early learning includes developing independence and relationships alongside knowledge and vocabulary.
Morning and afternoon sessions each have their own timetable. Within the early years curriculum, daily conversation gives children opportunities to ask questions, listen and try new vocabulary. Adults extend children’s speech through both planned activities and moments that arise during play. Language is a practical part of the day.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework guides the curriculum, with particular emphasis on communication, physical development, and children’s social and emotional development. In parent terms, that means learning to express needs, cooperate with others and control movements as well as building early understanding.
Tryosaur represents perseverance, Explorasaur encourages exploration through play, and Thinkasaur introduces reasoning and solving problems. The characters give children accessible ways to recognise different approaches to learning. Indoor and outdoor activities work on coordination, balance, hand control and strength, using resources children can explore in different ways.
Growing and harvesting vegetables and fruit continues throughout the year. Regular trips to the school orchard bring seasonal changes into the curriculum, while investigations of weather, materials and lifecycles connect new vocabulary with things children can observe. Foundation Stage One themes include All about me and Watch us Grow.
In June 2022, some nursery children had begun using a new phonics scheme; Ofsted identified consistent delivery as an improvement priority while staff embedded it. That finding concerns the introduction of the scheme at that time, rather than establishing how phonics is taught today.
Predictable routines and relationships form part of the early years approach to emotional security. The school aims to help children become independent, cooperate and understand others’ feelings. For a young child, the practical emphasis is on belonging and learning to manage emotions alongside joining in activities.
Communication activities include children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and those learning English as an additional language. This places participation in everyday talk within the inclusion approach. Staffing includes a Foundation Stage One higher level teaching assistant, with an assistant headteacher holding the EYFS lead role.
Across the school, staff receive training in child protection, safeguarding and preventing radicalisation. Families can raise safety concerns with the child protection coordinator through the school telephone number.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the applicable deadline. Hull City Council coordinates school admissions and makes place offers. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions.
Foundation Stage One runs from 8:45am to 11:45am in the morning and from 12:15pm to 3:15pm in the afternoon. These times are central to planning collection and other childcare.
For children using early years funded places, there are no additional charges: sessions, activities and resources within the funded entitlement are free. The condition matters, because this statement applies to provision covered by that entitlement.
Nursery enquiries go through the school office on 01482 223753 or admin@adelaide.het.academy.
Children may join at the beginning of the term after their third birthday, provided there is space.
The morning session is 8:45am to 11:45am; the afternoon session is 12:15pm to 3:15pm.
Early years activities include growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables throughout the year, plus regular visits to the school orchard to explore seasonal change.
There are no additional charges for children accessing early years funded places. Sessions, resources and activities covered by the entitlement are free.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal route. Hull City Council coordinates admissions and makes offers of school places.
