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Nursery at Bricknell 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Morning and afternoon groups give Bricknell’s nursery its shape: 52 places, divided into 26 for each session. This is the nursery within Bricknell Primary School in Hull, with children considered for entry from the term after their third birthday. Attendance normally spans three to five terms before mainstream school begins.
A teacher, a nursery nurse qualified at Level 3 and a teaching assistant make up the nursery team. The staffing ratio is 1:13. In March 2025, Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the framework for young children’s development and care. Its scope stretches beyond early reading and number work to movement, communication, relationships, creativity and discovering the world. Bricknell’s named Aspiration Curriculum builds on the EYFS, with independence and social development among the school’s aims. For parents, this means looking at growing confidence and participation alongside emerging academic skills.
Early reading has a clear place in that picture. In March 2025, children in early years learned phonics rapidly and applied their reading strategies to unfamiliar books.
Activities also connect home and nursery through Tapestry, the online learning journal. Weekly updates include photographs of children using the ongoing activity provision; comments often suggest a home challenge. Parents can contribute photographs or short videos themselves, allowing staff to see learning that happens beyond the session.
Settling begins before the first nursery session. Foundation Stage staff visit families at home and run play sessions in school, creating opportunities to talk through concerns and possible support needs. During the opening weeks in nursery, staff observe individual children and assess their starting points. Continued tracking allows concerns to be raised early and additional help to be planned.
SEND support has a specific early years option: EYFS TEACCH. This is a targeted, short-term intervention for children whose communication, emotional or other identified needs make classroom learning difficult. Its structured pattern combines time with a teacher, independent tasks and choosing activities. The school aims to help children develop the skills to participate in their main classroom.
Physical care has practical resources behind it too. Across the school, an intimate-care room contains a hoist, a large changing bed and an accessible child’s toilet. For children with physical or medical needs, individual healthcare planning involves families and relevant medical professionals. These arrangements give parents concrete care needs to discuss with the team.
A nursery place does not guarantee admission to Bricknell’s Reception. Families must make a separate school application through Hull City Council’s normal primary admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. The council coordinates admissions and makes place offers, so nursery attendance should never be treated as a completed Reception application.
For children with SEND who change classes within Bricknell, staff pass on Pen Portraits and support plans to the receiving teacher. These handovers carry information about the child’s needs into the next classroom. They are support arrangements, separate from the decision about a school place.
The nursery offers morning and afternoon places, with 15 hours of funded provision. A small number of 30-hour places are offered to working parents or carers who meet the eligibility criteria. Eligible families unable to obtain a 30-hour place can split their hours: 15 at Bricknell and 15 with another local childcare provider.
Lunchtime supervision carries a charge; contact the school for current charges. To express interest in nursery attendance, approach the school directly and complete a Nursery Application of Interest Form. The school keeps an interest list. This enquiry route concerns the nursery, while the later Reception application goes through the council.
Children can be considered from the beginning of the term following their third birthday. Nursery attendance normally lasts three to five terms before mainstream school entry.
There are 52 places, with 26 morning places and 26 afternoon places. The nursery team comprises a teacher, a Level 3 nursery nurse and a teaching assistant.
A small number are offered to eligible working parents or carers. If one is unavailable, an eligible family can use 15 hours at Bricknell and 15 with another local childcare provider.
Foundation Stage staff arrange home visits and school play sessions before children start. Tapestry provides weekly learning updates, and parents can add photographs or videos of activities at home.
No. A separate school application is required through Hull City Council’s primary admissions process. Nursery admission does not automatically lead to a place in the school.
