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Nursery at Braunstone Frith 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Counting songs, colour mixing and questions about how things grow give Braunstone Frith’s nursery its character: children learn by talking, making and investigating. This is the academy’s own nursery on Cuffling Drive in Leicester. It accepts three-year-olds and four-year-olds whose fourth birthday falls during the academic year.
Nursery sits within the Foundation Stage, with an early years curriculum that combines activities guided by adults with opportunities led by children. Ofsted judged early years provision Good at the inspection on 12 and 13 March 2024. Knowledge and skills developed in manageable stages, and books were part of children’s experience from the start of nursery.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together language, physical development, relationships, literacy, maths, creativity and understanding the world. Here, I Wonder themes give those areas a practical focus. Questions about celebrations, homes and growing things connect learning to subjects young children can explore for themselves.
Talking gets deliberate attention. Picture Talk and Talk for Writing introduce vocabulary, then Oracy games give children opportunities to use it. Listening to others and taking turns in conversation are part of the learning too. Nursery phonics uses Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised: stories, poems, action rhymes and listening activities prepare children to hear and combine spoken sounds.
Maths involves investigations and practical games, including counting songs and looking outdoors for patterns and shapes. Learning takes place both outdoors and in the classroom. Creative work has equally concrete steps: nursery children explore mixing colours, tear paper for collage and make prints with hands or simple tools. These are opportunities to practise controlling materials while making choices about their own work.
In March 2024, the wider school needed to check understanding more carefully before introducing further learning. This was a school-level improvement requirement, rather than a finding specifically about nursery teaching. At the same inspection, the school also needed to identify and address the causes of some pupils’ low attendance sooner. This was also a whole-school concern.
Support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) includes a school SENCO and teaching assistants trained to deliver SEN provision. Parents contribute to learning plans, which are shared three times a year. That gives families repeated opportunities to discuss goals and the support their child receives.
A Family Support Worker can help with routines, behaviour and toileting. Appointments are arranged through the office, giving parents a practical contact for concerns that affect life at home as well as nursery.
School catering includes a two-course lunch and a menu rotating over three weeks. Packed lunches must exclude nuts, and children can refill water bottles during the day. These school-wide arrangements matter when planning food for a child’s attendance pattern.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place or confer admissions priority. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority. The closing date is 15 January in the year of admission; Leicester residents apply through Leicester City Council.
For children with SEND, support when changing classes includes sharing records and a meeting between the SENDCo and the receiving teacher. This transfers information about strengths, targets and useful strategies. It is separate from the decision about a Reception place.
For nursery enquiries, telephone the school office on 0116 2872487. Nursery applications go through the school office, while the later Reception application follows the local authority route.
School uniform includes a red jumper or cardigan, black shoes and grey trousers, skirt or pinafore with a white shirt or polo shirt. Plain clothing without a logo is accepted, and a uniform swap shop operates through the Family Support Worker’s office.
It accepts children aged three, and children aged four whose fourth birthday falls during the academic year.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised supports nursery phonics through stories, poems, nursery rhymes, action rhymes and activities involving listening and combining spoken sounds.
No. Nursery attendance does not confer priority or guarantee a place. A separate Reception application is required.
Apply through your home local authority by 15 January in the year of admission. Leicester residents apply through Leicester City Council.
Call the school office on 0116 2872487.
