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Nursery at Endeavour 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Outdoor learning gives Endeavour’s nursery its shape: children can access outdoor provision throughout their session. This is the nursery class within Endeavour Primary Academy on Walker Lane, Hyde, rather than a separate childcare setting.
Children can join from the term after their third birthday and remain until the academic year in which they turn four ends. The provision operates during term time, with five morning sessions forming the standard pattern. For families, that means a regular school-week routine rather than occasional booked days.
Outdoor learning is woven into the day. Nursery children have continuous access to outdoor provision, with no fixed playtimes, so the outdoors is part of their learning environment rather than simply a scheduled break.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) includes a clear emphasis here on communication and language. In March 2022, children in the early years settled happily, listened carefully and took pleasure in learning; staff encouraged them warmly and expected them to achieve. Those findings give parents a useful picture of the balance between reassurance and learning expectations at that time.
At the inspection on 29 and 30 March 2022, nursery children learned sounds and letters through phonics every day. Early reading therefore had a regular place in the routine, alongside work on listening and communication. Activities in the early years were planned to engage children and develop their learning.
Settling begins before the first session where a home visit is arranged: these may take place before a child starts. They are an opportunity to begin contact with the nursery team. Warm staff encouragement supported happy settling in March 2022, an early-years finding that matters for children making their first move into a school setting.
For children attending the longer funded arrangement, families provide a packed lunch each day. Plan for that as part of the daily routine.
SEND support uses an Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle, with parents involved in agreeing support and reviewing its effect. Children on the SEND register have termly provision reviews with their families. Visual timetables, ear defenders and first-and-then boards are among the school’s support resources, providing practical ways to make routines and communication more accessible. Parents can arrange conversations with the class teacher or SEND coordinator, so concerns have a direct route to the team responsible for support.
A nursery place does not guarantee admission to Endeavour’s Reception class. Families must make a separate application through Tameside Council’s coordinated process. The annual online application window opens in November and closes in January; offers are notified in April for entry that September.
There is a conditional provision for children attending a trust nursery who receive Early Years or Pupil Premium funding: a Reception place could be secured. This is not an unconditional entitlement for nursery families. The local authority application remains necessary.
Transition support is a separate matter. Nursery staff coordinate with Reception colleagues and pass reports and agreed records to another school when appropriate. That helps carry information about the child forward, whichever school is chosen or allocated. Meetings and visits for successful Reception applicants generally take place in the summer term before September entry.
Morning nursery runs from 8:30am to 11:30am, five mornings each week during term time. The universal funded pattern provides 15 hours from the term after a child turns three. Eligible families can access thirty funded hours and must give the school office their government eligibility code.
Longer days. Thirty-hour provision starts at 8:30am, but its finish time and extension charges are described differently: either 2:30pm with a paid extension to 3:15pm, or 3:15pm with free additional childcare including lunch supervision. Confirm the applicable hours and charges with the office before accepting a longer-day place.
Nursery enquiries go through the school office on 0161 368 3366. Application forms can be returned to the office or emailed to admin@endeavouracademy.org.uk. Visits can be arranged with the headteacher or early years leader. Accepting a place carries an expectation of attendance for the rest of the academic year; withdrawing during the year requires at least eight weeks’ notice.
Children can start from the term after their third birthday and remain until the end of the academic year in which they are four.
Morning nursery runs from 8:30am to 11:30am, five mornings a week during term time.
Yes. Families who qualify must obtain a government eligibility code and give it to the school office. Agree the longer-day finish time and any extension charges with the office.
No. A separate Tameside Council application is required. Children attending a trust nursery who receive Early Years or Pupil Premium funding have a conditional provision under which a place could be secured, rather than an automatic entitlement.
Children attending that arrangement need a packed lunch each day.
