Rokeby Park Primary School Nursery Review

A pretend post office gives Rokeby Park’s early years learning a concrete purpose: children cut paper, wrap gifts for friends and then connect their play with a visit to a local post office. Small tasks become useful skills.

The nursery belongs to Rokeby Park Primary School on Gershwin Avenue in Kingston upon Hull. Its staffing sits within the school’s early years structure, with an EYFS class teacher and a nursery nurse whose role also includes senior achievement support. Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection on 19 and 20 November 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings practical skills and learning about the world together here. In November 2024, children practised cutting while preparing parcels in their post office play. The subsequent local visit extended the activity beyond pretend play, helping them understand what a post office does. There is a clear connection between using their hands and discovering their surroundings.

Responsibility has a place too. In November 2024, early years door monitors held doors open for other children, giving them a small, tangible job that involves looking after someone else. In November 2024, children formed positive habits for learning and responded readily to expectations; relationships with adults and other children were happy.

Creative work includes mark-making, self-portraits and Dinosaur Eggs, with Spots and Stripes also forming part of the EYFS art programme for 2025–2026. These give a concrete picture of the planned creative experiences in that academic year.

Before children begin in the Foundation Stage, staff visit their homes. Conversations with parents help build a picture of the child before the start, so support can take account of individual needs. Nursery staff and the special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) also work with a health visitor where there are concerns about a child.

For families receiving SEND support, the class teacher is the first contact for information or worries. Parents are invited to SEN reviews each term to discuss progress. Support follows an assess, plan, do, review cycle: staff revisit what they have tried and adjust provision as their understanding of the child develops. This gives families a recurring opportunity to discuss how support is working.

The November 2024 inspection also identified school-wide concerns about some learning tasks and inconsistent responses to minor disruption. These were school-wide improvement points, rather than findings specifically attributed to nursery provision.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. Hull City Council coordinates school admissions and makes place offers; The Constellation Trust is the admissions authority.

Transition support is a separate matter. Vulnerable pupils moving between classes may receive extra visits, social stories, transition books, communication passports or meetings. These arrangements help with the change of setting and routines; they do not secure admission.

The EYFS timetable has a morning session ending at 11.45am and an afternoon session beginning at 12.15pm, with the afternoon finishing at 3.15pm. These are useful planning points when considering collection arrangements.

For nursery enquiries, contact the school office on 01482 508915 or email admin@rokeby.hull.sch.uk. The school is on Gershwin Avenue, Anlaby Park Road North, HU4 7NJ.