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Nursery at Five Lanes 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Props, sounds and letters give Five Lanes’ nursery a concrete starting point for early reading. This is the nursery within Five Lanes Primary School on Stradbroke Way in Wortley, Leeds. Its character centres on language development and familiar routines, with early mathematical learning alongside the first steps towards reading.
Ofsted’s inspection of 4 and 5 May 2023 described a carefully sequenced early years curriculum, constructive relationships between children and adults, and routines that children understood. Those findings matter for families seeking a school nursery where learning and everyday expectations develop together.
Early Years Foundation Stage learning here includes building vocabulary, recognising patterns and exploring sounds. In May 2023, children were learning repeating patterns successfully, while nursery teachers used props to make initial work on sounds and letters engaging. These are concrete foundations: children practise noticing sequences and listening to the sounds that will later matter in reading.
Language receives sustained attention across early years. The nursery’s online class materials include Reading In Nursery, Talk 4 Writing and I Wonder Topic Questions, giving parents named starting points for following classroom learning. An Outdoor Area also appears among the nursery materials. These resources sit alongside the inspected emphasis on progressive learning rather than standing as a separate promise about outcomes.
Starting Nursery Social Story and a Toileting Guide are included with the nursery’s class resources. They give families practical material to use when preparing for the change in routine and discussing personal care.
The SEND policy approved in May 2025 assigns responsibilities to both a school SEND coordinator and an early years SEND coordinator. It provides for Well Comm Speech and Language Screener checks during the starting term for early years children showing communication difficulties. Support is matched to individual needs; possible adjustments include visual timetables, ear defenders and access to a space with reduced stimulation. These give concrete ways to address communication or sensory barriers.
Individual Provision Maps are scheduled for review three times a year, with targets shared with parents. Class Dojo and email provide contact routes, and early years children receiving top-up funding are invited to termly reviews.
Support-plan precision. The May 2023 inspection identified school-wide weaknesses in the detail and review of SEND targets, alongside inconsistent responses to distracted pupils across key stages. For a child needing additional support, clear next steps and regular discussion of progress deserve close attention.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority’s normal admissions process.
For the September 2026 intake, the school directed Leeds residents to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply and gave 15 January 2026 as the closing date. That cycle is past. Separately, the May 2025 SEND policy describes early years staff liaising with receiving staff when children with additional needs move elsewhere for Reception. That is transition support, not an admissions advantage.
Morning nursery runs from 8.45am to 11.30am; the afternoon runs from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The timetable places lunch between 11.30am and 12.30pm, making the midday interval a distinct part of the schedule.
Contact the school at info@fivelanesprimary.co.uk or on 0113 2790122. For concerns about a child’s needs, the school directs parents to their child’s class teacher first, with the SEND coordinator available for further queries.
The morning session is 8.45am to 11.30am, and the afternoon session is 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Lunch is timetabled from 11.30am to 12.30pm.
In May 2023, nursery teachers used props in sessions introducing sounds and letters. Early years learning also placed emphasis on vocabulary development.
The nursery’s class materials include Starting Nursery Social Story and a Toileting Guide.
The May 2025 SEND policy provides for Well Comm Speech and Language Screener checks in the starting term for early years children showing speech, language or communication difficulties. Support depends on individual needs.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the home local authority’s admissions process.
