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Nursery at Arnot St Mary CofE 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Storybooks, counting songs and outdoor construction give this nursery its character. Arnot St Mary’s early years provision includes two-year-olds and a nursery for children aged three to four, within the Church of England primary school on Arnot Street in Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool. Nursery attendance is term time only.
Familiar stories give children plenty to talk about. Nursery texts include Oi Frog!, Colour Monster and Jack and the Beanstalk, with further books chosen around children’s interests. Number work also starts with recognisable experiences: nursery children count cars and explore how many passengers there are, while two-year-olds encounter numbers through songs such as Five Little Ducks. These are concrete ways to connect language and counting with play.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) includes opportunities to choose, make and practise. Outdoors, children turn crates and large blocks into cars and castles. A workshop area provides recyclable materials for model making; paper and card cutting develops small hand movements. Construction kits let children test a model and change it. Independent access sits alongside challenges that prompt children to practise particular skills.
In November 2022, provision for two- and three-year-olds combined an organised structure with an emphasis on routines and early learning. That gives the youngest children a foundation for their next classroom experience.
Class teams combine teachers with support staff, and each class has a full-time teacher and teaching assistant. The wider school also has an Inclusion Team and an Early Years Intervention Provision. For families concerned about development, an appointment with the SEND coordinator can be arranged through the office.
Support follows Assess, Plan, Do and Review: identify a need, agree support, put it into practice and check its effect. Parents take part in termly reviews of Pupil Plans. Half-termly SEND coffee mornings provide another opportunity to ask questions and meet visiting services. Each classroom has a calm corner with sensory resources and prompts from The Zones of Regulation, giving children a physical space for help with managing emotions.
Early years children receive fruit and milk at daily snack time. Children attending the thirty-hour or either two-and-a-half-day pattern bring a healthy packed lunch. Confirm the lunch days with the office.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Liverpool Admissions online, meeting the applicable application deadline.
For the September 2025 admissions cycle, nursery attendance conferred no priority: the categories covered care status, exceptional medical or social needs, siblings and other applicants, with distance used to resolve oversubscription within those groups. Families should treat nursery provision and Reception allocation as separate decisions.
Transition support is a different matter. Across the school, children with SEND who are more vulnerable can have extra visits when moving between year groups. That supports familiarity with the next stage; it does not alter admission rights.
For three- and four-year-olds, the fifteen-hour offer can be taken as five mornings, 8:30–11:30, or five afternoons, 12:30–3:30. Two alternative two-and-a-half-day patterns combine longer days ending at 2:30 with a morning or afternoon on Wednesday. Both require a parent-provided healthy packed lunch; confirm the lunch days with the office. These give families different ways to organise the same entitlement.
The thirty-hour arrangement for eligible working parents requires an eligibility code and runs Monday to Friday, 8:30–2:30. A charged extension to 3:30 may be possible. Two-year-old funded provision is for eligible non-working parents, also requires a code and runs on weekday mornings, 8:30–11:30, with no additional wraparound. Paid places for two-year-olds depend on spare capacity and include a snack. Ask the office for current charges.
After-school and holiday clubs are run by Selwyn Nursery, subject to that provider’s restrictions and capacity. Contact the school office on 0151 286 1400 to enquire or apply for nursery provision. Arbor carries school updates, so keep office contact details current.
There is provision for two-year-olds and for children aged three to four.
Three- and four-year-olds can attend weekday mornings from 8:30–11:30 or afternoons from 12:30–3:30 under the fifteen-hour arrangement. Two-and-a-half-day patterns are also offered.
Children attending the thirty-hour or either two-and-a-half-day pattern need a healthy packed lunch. Confirm the lunch days with the office. Early years children receive milk and fruit daily at snack time.
No. A separate online application through Liverpool Admissions is required. Nursery attendance gave no priority in the September 2025 admissions cycle.
Contact the school office on 0151 286 1400. It handles nursery enquiries and applications, including eligibility-code information.
