St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Nursery

Catholic faith and a partnership with families give this school nursery its context. Nursery provision forms part of St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School in Old Swan, Liverpool, on Green Lane. For parents choosing an early start within a Catholic school, that religious character is a central consideration.

The school aims to encourage curiosity and confidence, with parents and carers involved in children's education. These are the school's ambitions for its community, rather than an assessment of nursery teaching. Under its current URN, it has no Ofsted graded rating yet.

Curiosity is one of the school's stated priorities. It aims to help children develop the confidence to express themselves and think about their learning, connecting learning experiences with skills they can use later. That gives families a sense of the school's educational intentions.

Individual needs shape the school's approach to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Staff record children's needs in pupil profiles and use these to plan adaptations to teaching and learning experiences. The practical intention is to make participation possible through support matched to the child.

Across the school, teaching adaptations include additional guidance, focused support and reasonable adjustments. Where needed, learning pathways are personalised, with independence among the aims. Families considering the nursery can use that school approach as a starting point for discussing their child's strengths and support needs.

Parents also have routes to wider support through Liverpool's Local Offer, LivPaC and the ADDvanced Solutions Community Network. The Isabella Trust supports families of children with autism and sensory difficulties. These connections give parents named organisations to approach alongside conversations with school staff.

Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Nursery admission and Reception admission are separate processes: families must apply again through the normal Reception route and meet the normal deadline.

Parents must complete both the local authority common application form and the school's supplementary form. Treat the Reception application as a separate task when planning your child's next step; a nursery place should never be taken as confirmation of a later school place.

For enquiries, telephone 0151 228 1760. The school is at Green Lane, Liverpool, L13 7EA. Parents wishing to view the school can contact it directly, giving families a practical route to arranging a conversation and seeing the setting.

For families discussing SEND support, the same telephone route is offered for further information or a school visit. Bring your child's individual needs into that conversation so that the school's approach to adaptations can be discussed in relation to them.