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Nursery at Garston Church of England 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Tuesday means Forest School for Garston’s nursery children. Outdoor exploration sits alongside daily stories, songs and time to play, giving this school nursery a character that extends beyond preparation for formal lessons.
The provision includes Pre-Nursery and Nursery, with children starting from age two within Garston Church of England Primary School on Holman Road, Liverpool. Its wider school setting has a Christian identity and belongs to Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust. The school describes friendship, trust, wisdom, endurance and excellence as its guiding values.
At the Ofsted inspection on 13 and 14 September 2022, early years provision received an Outstanding judgement within the school inspection. This covers the early years foundation stage rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Adult-led activities sit alongside uninterrupted exploration and play. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together language, movement, relationships, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and creative expression. Here, that means children learn through conversation, physical activity and making things as well as focused teaching.
Stories have a daily place in Pre-Nursery and Nursery, alongside poems, songs and listening to sounds. Read Write Inc. begins with Nursery children in the summer term. Favourite Five texts and daily story discussions give children repeated encounters with books, while a number sense approach combines daily mathematics teaching with related activities in the learning environment. These are foundations children can practise during play.
At the September 2022 inspection, early years children explored a wooded outdoor area with confidence and resilience, and adults used conversations during play to extend their language. Daily outdoor access and weekly PE add movement to the routine; Nursery’s Forest School session takes place on Tuesdays.
Creative work includes role-play, dance, music and experimenting with materials. Recycling also becomes a resource for junk modelling. Together, these activities give children ways to express ideas through movement and making, as well as speech.
A key person system supports settling and relationships with families. In September 2022, children adapted readily to learning routines. Partnership with the local children’s centre adds another connection for parental support, while half-termly family sessions, including messy maths mornings, bring families into shared activities.
Children’s feelings have a place in the curriculum. Zones of Regulation supports emotional understanding, and Nursery works with a personal, social and emotional development theme each half-term, collecting ideas in floorbooks. For language support, Wellcomm intervention targets the lowest 20%. Staff work with parents and other professionals when additional needs arise; in September 2022, early years staff knew how to recognise those needs.
Food for Thought supplies the school’s hot meals, including Halal and vegetarian choices. Families choosing packed lunches are asked to make them healthy. This describes the school’s meal provision rather than a separate nursery menu.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their child’s entry year.
Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust is the admission authority. Keep the admissions decision separate from learning preparation: Nursery’s summer introduction to Read Write Inc. develops familiarity with early reading, but it does not secure a school place.
For eligible three- and four-year-olds, the nursery offers 15 hours under the universal offer and 30 hours under the funded offer. These are funding entitlements, rather than session clock times.
The school office handles enquiries on 0151 427 7517 or at garstonoffice@remat.org.uk. School tours can be arranged through the office, giving families a direct route to see the wider setting.
No. Nursery and Reception admissions are separate, and families must apply again for Reception through the normal admissions process.
Nursery has Forest School on Tuesdays, alongside daily outdoor access. At the September 2022 inspection, early years children explored a wooded outdoor area.
Pre-Nursery and Nursery children encounter stories, songs, poems and sounds daily. Nursery children begin Read Write Inc. in the summer term.
For eligible three- and four-year-olds, the nursery offers 15 hours under the universal offer and 30 hours under the funded offer.
Call the school office on 0151 427 7517 or email garstonoffice@remat.org.uk. The office also arranges school tours.
