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Nursery at Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School
Last reviewed: August 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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 curriculum designed to flow from Nursery onwards gives this school-attached provision its clearest identity. Our Lady of Grace serves children from age three in an infant-school setting, and the December 2023 report records that leaders had planned learning deliberately from the Nursery class through to Year 2. For a nursery child, that means early experiences are part of a sequence rather than a collection of disconnected activities.
The provision sits within a Catholic infant and nursery school in Dollis Hill. Its school status matters practically: this is not a separately registered day nursery, and the published Ofsted inspection covers the school's early years as part of the school inspection.
Learning starts with concentration, language and carefully chosen activity. Children in the early years concentrate fully, persist when tasks become difficult and learn well-established routines from the start. Those habits give play and adult-led work a purposeful rhythm, while helping children build the independence needed for the next stage.
Reading begins early. Staff teach new sounds, match books to the sounds children know and identify children who need extra phonics support. The school library broadens that work through books chosen for enjoyment. Across the wider curriculum, activities are carefully selected and adapted, including for children with SEND. This is the practical value of the EYFS here: communication, physical and personal development sit alongside early literacy and mathematics, with learning built in a deliberate order.
Relationships with families form part of the provision. Strong parent relationships actively support learning at home, while children trust staff to deal with worries. The 2023 inspection also records respectful behaviour, consistent routines and effective safeguarding arrangements. For a three-year-old learning the boundaries of a larger school community, that combination offers clarity and a dependable route to adult help.
Support is not separated from ambition. Expectations for pupils with SEND are high, and activities are adapted where needed. Families needing specific settling, communication, toileting, dietary or medical arrangements should agree the current plan directly with the nursery before a child starts.
Nursery attendance does not confer automatic Reception admission. Families must make a separate Reception application through their local council, even when applying to a school in another council area. The nursery's published evidence reviewed here does not establish any admissions priority for children who attend, so families should read the admission arrangements for their entry year rather than assume an advantage.
Educational continuity is a separate point. The curriculum is designed from Nursery onwards, which may make classroom expectations and routines familiar. It does not secure admission.
The school is on Dollis Hill Avenue, London, NW2 6EU. Families should ask the school for its current nursery session pattern, available start dates, funded-hours arrangements, meal provision, uniform expectations, and drop-off and collection procedures. Confirming the actual booking pattern matters because school nursery provision can differ from the main school day.
Applications for state-school Reception places are made through the local council. Nursery enquiries and applications should be made directly with the school, while current Reception dates and evidence requirements should be checked with Brent for the relevant admissions year.
The school serves children from age three, with Nursery forming the first stage of its three-to-seven provision.
The curriculum builds from Nursery onwards. Early reading, well-established routines, carefully chosen activities and support for children who need help are all identified in the December 2023 inspection.
Ofsted found high expectations for children with SEND and reported that staff adapt activities when needed. Families should discuss an individual child's arrangements directly with the nursery.
No. Nursery attendance does not confer automatic Reception admission, and families must apply separately through their local council under the published arrangements for the relevant year.
Ask the school for its current nursery session pattern and funded-hours arrangements before applying, as these practical details can change.
