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Nursery at Quethiock CofE 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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 mud kitchen, planting areas and fields give Quethiock’s nursery a distinctly rural character. Nature and farming shape the learning here, with space for children to explore their interests outdoors as well as in the classroom. The provision belongs to Quethiock CofE School in Cornwall and provides up to 30 places per day.
At the June 2022 inspection, the school had provision for three- and four-year-olds. Places for rising threes are under consideration, rather than an established offer. In June 2022, Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery inspection.
Play and focused teaching work alongside each other. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) combines children’s personal and social development with early language, physical skills and learning about the world. Here, children choose resources and pursue ideas independently, while adults demonstrate ways to use materials and introduce knowledge through focused sessions. Choice has a clear place in the day.
A Reggio Amelia approach shapes the classroom into learning zones. Home Corners, Curiosity Cubes and Small World Play sit alongside construction, puppets and dressing up. These give children different ways to experiment, tell stories and develop ideas. With the Helicopter Story approach, children invent stories orally and act them out, connecting imagination with the beginnings of writing through mark making.
Stories, rhymes and poems build vocabulary and understanding. Focused teaching also introduces phonics, writing and mathematics, including ordering, counting and early measuring. In June 2022, children’s ambitious vocabulary and their use of language in imaginative play and problem-solving were strengths; adult interaction helped extend their curiosity.
Outdoors, a story-telling area and outdoor classroom complement the mud kitchen and planting spaces. Children also have access to the school’s playground equipment and fields, plus its hall for PE. Laptops and iPads add another resource to the nursery’s use of the wider school facilities.
An EYFS teacher manages the pre-school, supported by an experienced team. The nursery follows the school’s procedures, so its care sits within the wider school organisation.
For children with additional needs, the school says it will do all it can to adjust teaching and learning to support each child’s development. Learning, physical, speech and language needs can be supported through its Record of Need. Termly meetings bring parents or carers together with the class teacher to review targets and agree next steps. The Speech and Language Team contributes assessments, individual sessions and resources, giving families a specific support route for communication difficulties.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process, following Cornwall local authority’s admissions guidance. Treat the nursery choice and the Reception application as two separate decisions, even though the provision belongs to the same school.
Morning and afternoon sessions are offered, with Lunch Club for children aged three and over. Breakfast Club and After School Club are available from age three only where children already receive three- or four-year-old funding. That condition matters when planning care around work.
The nursery accepts 15-hour universal funding and 30-hour funding, available from the term after a child turns three, with eligibility applying to the latter. To join the pre-school waiting list, email que.admin@stbarnabasmat.com. School visits can be arranged by calling 01579 343588 or emailing que.head@stbarnabasmat.com, giving families an opportunity to talk with staff, parents and children.
Provision for three- and four-year-olds was confirmed at the June 2022 inspection. Places for rising threes are under consideration. Contact the school about current age eligibility.
The grounds include planting areas, a mud kitchen, an outdoor classroom, a fire pit and a story-telling area. Children also have access to the school’s fields and playground equipment.
It accepts 15-hour universal funding and 30-hour funding from the term after a child turns three, subject to eligibility for the latter.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal process, following Cornwall local authority’s admissions guidance.
Email que.admin@stbarnabasmat.com for the pre-school waiting list. To arrange a school visit, call 01579 343588 or email que.head@stbarnabasmat.com.
