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Nursery at Harris Primary Academy Kenley
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Learning through play gives Harris Primary Academy Kenley’s nursery its starting point, with language and physical development adding substance to the day. The nursery class has 52 places, split into 26 per session, for children starting from the term following their third birthday, subject to availability. It is the academy’s own early years provision in Kenley.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding at the inspection on 10 and 11 June 2025. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Play is the approach used for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the curriculum guiding children’s early learning and development. Here, communication has concrete content: children practise listening and asking questions. French also begins in early years, adding another language to their learning experiences.
Physical learning starts with the basics. In June 2025, nursery children were mastering arm movements, giving their developing control an explicit place in the curriculum. These are small steps with a clear purpose: building the movements children need for later tasks.
A book corner and language displays form part of the provision covering nursery and the school’s other younger classes. Story time develops speaking and listening, while classroom visual timetables make the sequence of activities visible. Together, these features connect language practice with a way to understand what comes next.
Settling support for vulnerable children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) includes visits, information sharing with their previous setting and individual parent meetings. Stay and play sessions include a Teddy Bear’s picnic. These give children opportunities to become familiar with the academy and give parents time with staff; the SEND coordinator can join individual meetings if requested.
Support is matched to individual needs. Options within the provision for younger children include speech and language therapy, communication groups and individual sessions with the SEND team. Parents can arrange meetings with the class teacher or SEND coordinator, and specialist assessments or interventions require parental knowledge and consent. This gives families a role in agreeing support.
A hot lunch is included free with the 30-hour funded full day and the extended nursery day. For children with medical conditions, staff work with parents and medical practitioners on care plans and medication arrangements. Personal care support follows clinical plans.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their child’s home local authority using its Common Application Form, naming the academy as a preference. For September 2027 entry, the deadline is Friday 15 January 2027.
Attendance does confer an oversubscription priority for that intake, below the categories for looked-after and previously looked-after children, exceptional medical or social need, qualifying siblings and qualifying children of staff, but above other applicants. The child must attend the nursery at the application deadline, and parents must confirm attendance on the form. Distance decides priority within an oversubscribed category. This is an advantage in allocation, not automatic transfer.
For vulnerable children and those with SEND, transition between classes can involve photographs in transition books, visits to the new room and meetings with new staff. Familiarisation and admissions remain separate matters.
The 15-hour funded pattern offers mornings from 8:30am to 11:30am or afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:30pm, for up to 38 weeks annually. Eligible families can use 30 funded hours across 38 weeks, with the full day running from 8:30am to 2:30pm. A charged extension takes collection to 3:30pm; contact the academy for current charges.
Nursery applications can be emailed to admissions@harrisprimarykenley.org.uk or handed to the main office from 10am on the applicable application opening date. Early submissions are not accepted; contact the academy to confirm the opening date for your child. Include the funding code when applying for a 30-hour place. The academy responds in writing within 10 school days. For enquiries or to arrange an academy tour, call 020 8660 2714.
Children can start in the term after their third birthday, if a place is available.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am and afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The 30-hour funded full day ends at 2:30pm, with a charged extension to 3:30pm.
A free hot lunch is included with the 30-hour funded full day and the extended nursery day.
Support includes visits, individual parent meetings and stay and play sessions with a Teddy Bear’s picnic. The SEND coordinator can attend individual parent meetings if requested.
No. For September 2027, nursery attendance gives an oversubscription priority, subject to the attendance and application conditions, but families must still apply separately through their home local authority by Friday 15 January 2027.
