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Nursery at Harris Primary Academy Kent House
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Learning through play sets the direction at Kent House Nursery, with funded part-time and full-time places giving families two attendance options. This is the academy’s own nursery on High Street in Penge. It has 52 places, with 26 in each session, and children can begin in the term following their third birthday, subject to space.
The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), using play as the basis for learning. For parents, that means the starting point is a young child’s activity and exploration, rather than a timetable of school subjects.
Morning and afternoon sessions each last three hours; the 30-hour option runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm. Those patterns give families a choice between a shorter session and attendance spanning the school day.
Early reading starts according to readiness. At the May 2022 inspection, phonics was introduced in Nursery for children ready to begin. The distinction matters: the nursery’s starting point for this teaching was readiness, rather than an expectation that every child would begin together.
Number also became part of ordinary early-years routines in May 2022. Children used photographs to register themselves on grids arranged in two rows of five. Adults counted the class in tens and ones and displayed the total as a numeral. This linked a visible group of children with pictures and written numbers, giving an everyday routine a mathematical purpose.
An academy induction follows an offer of a place. Children may meet their teacher and see the school, while parents receive an induction pack and complete enrolment paperwork before the start. It provides an initial opportunity to become familiar with the adults and surroundings.
For additional needs, the school’s support structure includes a SENCO/Inclusion Manager and an Inclusion Assistant. Early-years teaching assistants receive specialist training in speech and language and Attention Autism. Now-and-next boards can be used in EYFS where needed, making the sequence of activities visible to a child.
Parents can raise concerns with the class teacher first. SEND support includes review meetings and opportunities to share new observations between meetings, so families can contribute as their child’s needs change. The inclusion team can be contacted at inclusion@harrisprimarykenthouse.org.uk.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority by the deadline for their intake. For September 2026 entry, that deadline was 15 January 2026.
For that intake, children attending Kent House Nursery at the application date or deadline qualified for an oversubscription priority category, provided parents confirmed attendance on the application. Higher priority categories came first; nursery children ranked ahead of the remaining applicants. Within an oversubscribed category, nearer homes received priority. This is a conditional admissions advantage, not an automatic transfer.
Preparation is separate from allocation. Reception entrants receive a book introducing the adults and surroundings, have two summer stay-and-play afternoons and begin through phased attendance. Where additional needs call for it, a transition meeting can bring parents, professionals and the preschool together to plan support.
Morning sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am, with collection from 11.25am. Afternoon sessions run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm; collection starts at 3.25pm, also for the 30-hour option.
Funded places comprise 15-hour part-time and 30-hour full-time options. Applications using government 30-hour funding need the funding code included. Nursery enquiries go through the academy office, and forms can be submitted by email to info@harrisprimarykenthouse.org.uk or delivered to the main office, from 10am on the relevant application opening date. Earlier submissions are not accepted. Confirm the applicable date with the academy office. A written outcome follows within 10 school days.
Nursery uniform includes an academy or plain white polo shirt, black trousers or a skirt and black school shoes. These are practical preparations to make before the first session.
Children can start in the term after their third birthday, if a place is available.
There are funded 15-hour part-time and 30-hour full-time places, with morning and afternoon sessions.
No. A separate local authority application is required. For September 2026 entry, nursery attendance qualified for a priority category if the child attended at the application date or deadline and parents confirmed attendance on the form.
Contact the academy office to confirm the relevant application opening date. Completed forms can be emailed to info@harrisprimarykenthouse.org.uk or handed to the main office from 10am on that date. Earlier submissions are not accepted.
Speak to the class teacher first. The inclusion team can also be reached at inclusion@harrisprimarykenthouse.org.uk.
