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Nursery at Clapham Manor Primary School
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A Forest site within the nursery's outdoor space gives Clapham Manor's youngest children a green setting for exploration alongside classroom learning. Children can join from age three, with room for 26 in each morning or afternoon session. This is Clapham Manor Primary School's own nursery, with a nursery class teacher within its early-years team.
Ofsted graded the school's early-years provision Good following its inspection on 5 and 6 October 2022. That judgement covers early years within the school.
Busy Learning is the name for children's freely chosen play here. It sits alongside activities in smaller groups and teaching together as a class, so a session combines children's own choices with adult-directed learning. Children's interests help shape the curriculum. Play has a defined place in the day.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together seven areas of development. In parent language, these cover talking and listening, relationships and emotions, movement, early reading and writing, maths, discovering the world and creative expression. The combination matters: learning to communicate and cooperate belongs alongside learning about numbers and books.
Creative work includes opportunities to choose materials and experiment. Colour mixing, drawing and making sculptures are examples within the early-years art approach, which uses CUSP EYFS. These give children different ways to try out ideas.
Outdoors, children have nursery play provision as well as the Forest site. This green space supports learning across the EYFS areas, giving exploration a setting beyond the classroom. Staff assess progress each day and use those observations to plan learning and identify children needing additional support or challenge.
Support for communication and physical development has specific substance. In October 2022, adults supported early-years children who needed help with speech, language, communication and fine motor development. These are practical foundations for taking part in learning and expressing needs.
The school and nursery use the Graduated Approach to identify additional support. Targeted interventions usually take place in small groups and are reviewed every 10 weeks; personalised Learning Plans are reviewed each term. Specialist help can include input from a speech and language therapist, so support can extend beyond the classroom team.
Before a place is offered, families who have not already visited are invited to meet the nursery team and discuss their child. For ongoing communication, the school's arrangements include conversations with teachers before and after school, parent consultations and electronic updates through Arbor. Wednesday morning and afternoon top-up options include lunch, making those bookings relevant to families extending a shorter attendance pattern.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and gives no priority under the school's listed admission criteria. Families must make a separate Reception application through their home borough, using Lambeth eAdmissions if they live in Lambeth. The deadline is 15 January for entry the following September. Choosing the nursery therefore needs to stand on the nursery experience itself.
There is a curriculum connection: the EYFS Key Knowledge document sets learning goals for the end of nursery and the next stage, linked to the school's ASPIRE curriculum. Nursery and Reception children can both use the Forest site. These shared learning connections are separate from admissions entitlement.
Term-time attendance can be mornings, 8:55am to noon, or afternoons, 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The Core Offer provides 15 hours; an enhanced pattern groups attendance into two and a half days. Full-time attendance runs from 8:55am to 3:30pm across five days. Eligible families can use 30 hours of funded childcare. Additional top-up options are offered; contact the school for current charges.
JAG provides breakfast care from 7:50am to 9:00am and after-school care from 3:30pm to 6:00pm in the main school. A walking bus transfers nursery children between sites. Holiday care excludes Christmas. This gives working families options beyond the nursery's term-time sessions.
The nursery uses the Stonhouse Street gate. Uniform includes navy tracksuit bottoms, a white polo shirt, a school navy sweatshirt or cardigan and black trainers; label clothing and footwear. Nursery tours start at 9:10am on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be booked through admin@clapham-manor.co.uk. Application forms go to the school office with identity documents, and offers depend on availability.
Children can join from age three. Each morning or afternoon session accommodates 26 children.
Yes. The full-time option runs five days a week, from 8:55am to 3:30pm, during term time. Funded childcare of 30 hours is subject to eligibility.
Children have nursery outdoor provision, including the green Forest site used for learning across the EYFS areas.
No. Attendance neither guarantees a place nor confers priority under the listed criteria. Apply separately through your home borough by 15 January for the following September.
Email admin@clapham-manor.co.uk to book a Monday or Wednesday nursery tour at 9:10am.
