West Twyford Primary School Nursery

Songs, instruments and the first links between letters and sounds give West Twyford’s nursery a recognisable learning character. This is the school’s own provision on Twyford Abbey Road, for children starting from age three. Its maximum intake is 42 children, divided between 17 morning places, 17 afternoon places and eight full-time places. Full-day capacity is therefore a smaller part of the offer.

The nursery belongs to a primary school with a building designed for learning. For families, the practical choice is between a short session and a day that includes lunchtime, rather than one identical attendance pattern for everyone.

Morning children attend from 8.45am to 11.45am; the afternoon runs from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Full-time attendance starts at 8.45am and ends at 3.30pm. These are distinct nursery hours, so parents should plan around their child’s session rather than the main school timetable.

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) activities include making music with voices and instruments. Children sing, explore rhymes and chants, and use instruments both with and without a fixed pitch. That gives them different ways to participate: through words, rhythm and sound. Religious education in the early years begins with children’s own experiences before introducing religious ideas, connecting learning to something familiar.

Read, Write Inc provides the nursery’s named phonics approach. Children begin connecting written letters with their sounds, a practical introduction to decoding words. The reading programme includes daily phonics teaching, while books are part of learning across the school’s year groups. Nursery Curriculum Overviews sit alongside the school’s half-term planning information, giving parents a route into the topics and learning objectives being covered.

Additional needs are addressed through the school’s SEND arrangements. Early identification and working with parents are part of the approach; support can be provided individually, within the class or in a small group. Reasonable adjustments depend on the child’s needs. Where outside expertise is needed, the school can involve School Health, the Educational Psychology Service or the Behaviour Support service.

Lunch brings a choice for full-time families: food is charged separately, and parents can send a packed lunch instead. Lunchtime supervision is also a separate charged element. These distinctions matter when arranging a full day, because learning hours, supervision and food have different roles in the booking.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through their local council; the school directs applicants to eadmissions. Treat this as a fresh application, rather than an automatic continuation of the nursery booking.

The school handles nursery applications itself, using its own form. Reception applications go through the council for the family’s borough, so the two processes need separate attention.

Funded provision is listed as 15 or 30 hours a week. Additional learning hours are charged where a family does not have a 30-hour code, alongside the separate lunchtime supervision charge. Ask the school for current charges before agreeing a full-time arrangement.

Nursery children are exempt from the school uniform requirement. For enquiries and the nursery application form, contact the school office on 020 8965 6858 or email admin@west-twyford.ealing.sch.uk.