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Nursery at Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play, conversation and a place within the wider school shape Eastwood’s nursery provision. The nursery has 26 full-time equivalent places, with a choice of morning or afternoon sessions. Children can join from the term following their third birthday. This is an introduction to school life built around practical learning, rather than a miniature version of older children’s lessons.
Based at Eastwood Primary School & Nursery on Rayleigh Road in Leigh-on-Sea, the provision shares the school’s emphasis on relationships. Eastwood aims to help children develop socially and emotionally alongside their learning.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum centres on learning through play. Children explore, interact and develop friendships through practical experiences, with adults joining their play to support communication and connect ideas. For parents, that means learning involves what children do and say, as well as what an adult teaches directly.
Twinkl Phonics begins in nursery. Rhino Readers books match the sounds children have been learning, giving them opportunities to use that knowledge in reading. Across the EYFS, small-group activities and opportunities to write during ongoing play let children practise emerging reading and writing skills. Play and early literacy sit alongside each other.
School life extends beyond the nursery group: EYFS children take part in celebrations and events across the school and work with other year groups. These experiences offer contact with the wider school community while children are still in their early years.
Family contact has a clear route. Parents can arrange a conversation with their child’s class teacher by telephone or email, making space to discuss concerns beyond the classroom handover.
A New Nursery Parent Talk and Picnic was scheduled for 6 July 2026, followed by Nursery Stay & Play on 9 July 2026. These were intended opportunities for families to take part before the new school year.
Support for special educational needs and disabilities involves teaching and pastoral staff, families and outside agencies. Eastwood draws on parents’ knowledge of their child as well as the child’s perspective. A class teacher is a first contact for concerns, giving families a starting point for discussing support.
Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place or confer priority. The oversubscription categories consider local-authority care, catchment residence and siblings, rather than nursery attendance. Familiarity with the school and entitlement to a place are separate matters.
Families must make a separate Reception application through the Southend admissions team. Applications close in January each year. Keep that application in the family calendar even when a child already attends nursery.
Morning and afternoon sessions are available. Nursery enquiries go through the school office on 01702 525137 or office@eastwoodprimary.southend.sch.uk. School visits can also be arranged through the office, with individual family look-arounds welcomed.
Nursery children may be accompanied to their classroom door. For families collecting siblings, the school asks parents to collect the youngest child first. These arrangements matter when planning the handover and coordinating more than one child’s collection.
Children are eligible from the term after their third birthday.
There are 26 full-time equivalent places, with morning and afternoon sessions available.
Practical play is central to the EYFS curriculum, with adult interaction supporting communication. Twinkl Phonics starts in nursery, and children use Rhino Readers books matched to the sounds they are learning.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place or confer priority. Families apply separately through the Southend admissions team, with applications closing in January each year.
Contact the school office on 01702 525137 or office@eastwoodprimary.southend.sch.uk. The office can arrange a school tour.
