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Nursery at St Augustine's Priory
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Weekly show-and-tell and votes on closing stories featured in St Augustine's Priory's early years at the November 2024 ISI inspection. This co-educational nursery belongs to the Catholic school on Hillcrest Road in Ealing. Its nursery class has a limit of 24 children, rather than a promise of that many children attending.
Entry normally starts in the term after a child's third birthday; exceptions can allow children to join from 2 years 8 months. Readiness matters alongside age: children must already manage feeding themselves and be fully toilet-trained. For families choosing a first school experience, those requirements are practical starting points.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) combines early learning with children's physical and social development. At the ISI inspection of 12 to 14 November 2024, early-years curriculum planning supported good progress. The examples give parents a useful picture of the learning: letter sounds taught daily, time spent reading, and stories listened to together.
Music involves thinking as well as participation. In November 2024, teachers used questions to revisit children's existing knowledge and deepen their understanding of musical ideas. Weekly show-and-tell gave children practice addressing others, building confidence through a regular opportunity to speak.
Movement has specialist input, too. Early-years children worked with PE specialists on physical skills and began learning about healthy eating. Social learning included explaining what respect meant to them, while parent talks introduced different cultures. Choosing closing activities and stories by voting gave children a concrete experience of making a shared decision. These findings cover the early years as a whole, so they should be read as the context for the nursery rather than a nursery-only timetable.
In November 2024, early-years staffing met the required ratios throughout the day. Trained staff held responsibility for safeguarding within the setting, alongside rules governing phones and other devices. These are specific foundations for supervision and care.
Cooked lunches are optional and carry a separate charge; families may send a packed lunch instead. That gives parents a choice about the midday meal rather than tying it to the session booking.
SEND provision includes the EYFS. The SENDCO works with the Deputy Head of Preps and Pre-Preps on nursery support, and children under five can access the local authority's early-years SEND department. Individual support plans have termly target reviews involving parents. Possible resources include the Galaxy Room, a sensory room, with provision selected around the child's needs. Families should discuss needs before entry: admission depends on the school being able to provide the necessary support and accommodate the child on its site.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Here, however, the admission arrangements expect children to move automatically from Nursery to Reception, subject to the school's decision about progression. If transfer is in doubt, parents are to be told early enough to seek another setting. This is a conditional continuation route within an independent school.
Boys can continue into Reception from September 2026. For new Reception applicants, registration and classroom assessment are handled by the school; registration deadlines normally fall in the preceding autumn. Families considering that route should use the Admissions Team.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 1pm; full school days extend to 3:30pm. Breakfast and After School Clubs provide flexible care within an 8am to 6pm span. The minimum booking is three mornings or two and a half days, with full-time attendance also possible.
Eligible children can use 15 funded hours, and eligible working parents may apply for a further 15, bringing the weekly total to 30. The extra entitlement requires an application by the cut-off and an eligibility code allocated to the school. Hours beyond entitlement are charged. Bookings are invoiced before each term, and missed sessions receive no refund. Ask the school for current charges.
Contact admissions@sapriory.com or use Book a Visit to arrange a tour. Before nursery entry, children attend an informal play session, after which parents and staff agree a start date.
Normally in the term after their third birthday, with exceptions from 2 years 8 months. Children must feed themselves and be fully toilet-trained.
Mornings run from 8:30am to 1pm and full school days from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Flexible wraparound options cover an 8am to 6pm span.
Yes, for eligible children. The school accepts 15 funded hours, or 30 for eligible working parents whose additional entitlement is applied for by the cut-off and whose code is allocated to the school.
No. The admission policy expects automatic progression, but the school can decide that a child should not transfer and must inform parents in time to consider alternatives.
Yes. Cooked lunches are an optional, separately charged alternative.
