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Nursery at Biggin Hill 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Favourite stories become something children can tell for themselves at Biggin Hill's nursery. In March 2025, nursery children developed confidence in speaking through retelling stories, with vocabulary development a particular strength across the early years. That gives the provision a clear character: learning to express ideas matters here.
This is Biggin Hill Primary School's own nursery, on Biggin Avenue in Bransholme, Hull. The school admits children from age three. Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Outstanding following its inspection on 18 and 19 March 2025; this judgement covers the early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Play comes with adult involvement. In March 2025, staff helped children learn through their conversations and interactions during play, and learning opportunities extended across the early years provision. For parents, the significant detail is how adults use children's activities to develop understanding, rather than simply supervising them.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) combines this practical learning with developing communication and early reading and writing. Across the early years in March 2025, children practised writing with feedback from staff, while phonics teaching helped them connect sounds with written words. These findings concern the early years as a whole, so they should not be read as a reading expectation for each nursery child.
Art begins with deliberate marks and experimentation. Nursery learning includes paint explored with fingers, brushes and other tools, alongside giving meaning to marks. In the early years creative area, design and technology involves organised play with materials; children also experiment with fabrics, fibres and threads. These activities give children ways to communicate ideas through making as well as talking.
An Early Years SENDCO provides a specific point of coordination for special educational needs and disabilities. Parents concerned about progress can meet their child's class teacher, discuss what happens at home and agree whether monitoring or additional support is appropriate. Children receiving SEND support have an Individual Provision Map and One Page Profile, with targets reviewed each term alongside parents.
For children with disabilities or special educational needs, parents are offered an induction meeting on admission to help children begin school life. In March 2025, children across the early years managed familiar routines very successfully, giving the day a predictable structure.
The school lunch choices include vegetarian alternatives and jacket potatoes with different fillings. Allergen-free alternatives are also offered. These are school meal arrangements; they do not establish a particular meal package for nursery sessions.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal admissions process. Hull residents apply to Hull City Council through My School Portal; families living elsewhere apply through their home authority. The deadline was 15 January 2026 for children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022. That application cycle is now past.
Transition support is a separate matter from admission. For children on the SEND Register who would benefit, arrangements can include a photograph book introducing people and places, visits to the next classroom and introductions to staff in familiar surroundings. These help children prepare for change; they do not secure a place.
Morning sessions run from 8.45am to 11.45am, and afternoons from 12.20pm to 3.20pm. Full days run from 8.45am to 3.20pm. Morning-only or afternoon-only attendance accounts for 15 hours, while full-day attendance accounts for 30 hours; these attendance patterns do not by themselves establish funded eligibility.
Collection doors open at 11.35am for mornings and 3.10pm for afternoons. Nursery applications go through the school office. Families can telephone 01482 825377 or email admin@bigginhill.hull.sch.uk, and school visits can be arranged by contacting the school.
Morning, afternoon and full-day attendance are offered. Mornings are 8.45am to 11.45am, afternoons 12.20pm to 3.20pm, and full days 8.45am to 3.20pm.
Contact the school office on 01482 825377 or email admin@bigginhill.hull.sch.uk.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions process, with Hull residents applying to Hull City Council.
The school's early years provision was graded Outstanding at the inspection on 18 and 19 March 2025. This is an early years judgement within the school, not a separate nursery rating.
Start with your child's class teacher. The school also has an Early Years SENDCO, and children receiving SEND support have individual plans with targets reviewed termly.
