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Nursery at Caton 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A village-school setting gives Caton’s pre-school its context: an early start within Caton Primary School, on Broadacre in Caton. The school announced September 2025 as the opening month for its own pre-school. This is the school’s nursery provision, so its character belongs within that wider school setting.
Caton describes knowing children individually as central to its approach. Its aims include curiosity, perseverance and resilience alongside learning. For parents considering an early start here, that puts personal development alongside the skills children will build as they grow.
Caton’s wider early-years curriculum provides context for the pre-school announced for September 2025. Before that opening, the school described an approach combining children’s chosen play, activities supported by adults and tasks led by adults.
That wider curriculum was organised around six broad themes, with skills guiding planning and scope to adapt to children’s interests and needs. The school’s emphasis was on allowing children’s interests to help shape learning.
The wider school grounds include woodland, a sports field and a full-size sports hall. There are also two areas with climbing and play equipment, plus a running track. These are concrete features of the school setting, distinct from its approach to learning through play.
Support roles within the school include a SENCO, a designated safeguarding lead and a deputy safeguarding lead. These give families identifiable responsibilities within the team for additional needs and child protection.
Parents have an open-door route to the school. Workshops address reading, writing, arithmetic and phonics, with opportunities to ask questions. That offers a practical connection between learning at school and support at home.
Meals are cooked in the school’s kitchen, using a Lancashire County Council menu adapted to children’s tastes. The school asks families to flag food allergies. Its approach combines familiar food with encouragement to try different flavours.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place in Caton’s Reception. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process, meeting the deadline for their child’s entry year.
Lancashire County Council is the route for Reception admissions, with Caton operating under local-authority procedures as a maintained community school. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions. Enrolling in pre-school does not replace that later application.
For enquiries, telephone 01524 770104. School visits can be arranged by phone, giving families an opportunity to discuss life at Caton before deciding. The school office opens Monday to Friday, from 08:30 to 15:30; these are office hours.
The setting is on Broadacre, Caton, LA2 9NH. Paper copies of school documents can be requested by telephone. Refer to the school for current charges.
No. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process.
Reception admissions follow Lancashire County Council’s procedures. Apply through the council for the relevant entry year.
Before the announced September 2025 pre-school opening, the school described its wider early-years approach as combining children’s chosen play with adult support and activities led by adults. Six broad themes structured that wider curriculum, with planning adaptable to children’s interests and needs.
Yes. Telephone 01524 770104 to arrange a school visit.
It is Caton Primary School’s nursery provision, at Broadacre, Caton, LA2 9NH.
