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Nursery at St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Last reviewed: September 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Forty-nine places make this a substantial school nursery, with children joining in the September after their third birthday. Families can choose either a 15-hour part-time place or a 30-hour full-time place. The provision sits within St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, so nursery children share the setting and Christian character of the wider school while following an early-years day of their own.
The strongest published detail concerns early literacy. The June 2023 inspection found that children in early years make a very strong start as readers and writers, supported by staff trained to teach reading. Books are matched closely to the sounds children know. For a nursery child, that means early language, mark-making and sound work sit within a deliberate route towards confident reading, rather than being isolated activities.
The school also describes a broad curriculum and well-maintained grounds. Its early-years wraparound programme adds games, arts and crafts, indoor and outdoor activities, reading and time to relax. These details give a useful sense of a day that can move between purposeful adult support, creative activity and physical play.
September is treated as a settling period: the dedicated early-years wraparound offer begins only after that period has finished. This gives children time to become familiar with the core nursery routine before breakfast or after-school care lengthens their day.
Breakfast Bunnies provides cereals, toast, pastries, fruit, yoghurt and drinks. Night Owls provides a snack, fruit and water, alongside quieter choices such as reading and creative activities. Families should check directly with the school about the nursery day's own food arrangements and any dietary support.
The June 2023 report found that the school provides high-quality education for pupils with SEND and that staff know their needs well. It also recorded effective safeguarding arrangements across the school, with trained staff recording concerns and leaders acting promptly.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply again for Reception through their local authority and submit the school's form. For September 2026 entry, the published closing date was 15 January 2026.
The archived material does not establish that nursery attendance gives priority in Reception admissions, so families should not treat a nursery place as an admissions advantage. The move may still feel more familiar because Nursery and Reception share the school's early-years wraparound provision, but familiarity is separate from the allocation of a school place.
For September 2026 nursery entry, the school published a 1 December 2025 deadline and required its Supplementary Information Form to be returned directly to the school. The religious leader section was optional unless a family attended a place of worship. Current-year applicants use the nursery in-year form.
Breakfast Bunnies runs daily from 7:45am, with drop-off between 7:45am and 8:15am. Night Owls runs from 3:30pm to 6pm. Both must be booked in advance through Arbor, begin after the September settling period and are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Ask the school for current charges and availability.
Children start in the September after their third birthday and turn four during that academic year.
The school publishes 49 nursery places, split between 15-hour part-time and 30-hour full-time provision.
No. Reception requires a separate local-authority application and the school's own form; nursery attendance does not guarantee admission.
Yes. Advance-booked Breakfast Bunnies and Night Owls are available after the September settling period, subject to availability.
Families submit the school's Supplementary Information Form directly to the school and should check the admissions page for the current deadline and form.
