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Nursery at Richard Atkins 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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 familiar song accompanied by a percussion beat offers a concrete picture of early learning at Richard Atkins Primary School. Music gives young children something to do as well as something to hear: they can connect a song with the rhythm they make themselves.
This is the nursery provision within the primary school on New Park Road in Brixton. Its place within a school makes the connection between early learning and later teaching an important consideration, alongside the activities children undertake in the nursery itself.
The July 2022 inspection found that the early years programme had been planned carefully, but its connection with the wider school curriculum needed attention. These are separate points: the programme had its own structure, while the sequence beyond early years required further work.
Music supplies the clearest example of what children actually did. Early years children played percussion alongside a song they knew, making a beat to accompany it. Children took an active part in making music.
The curriculum concern matters for families choosing a nursery within a primary school. At that time, mathematics was the exception to otherwise separate early years planning. Leaders responsible for other subjects needed a clearer understanding of their teaching in the nursery and a stronger connection between early learning and subsequent study. Planning an activity and deciding how later learning builds on it are both necessary.
Attending the nursery does not guarantee a place in the school's Reception. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Choosing nursery and obtaining a Reception place are separate decisions.
Curriculum continuity. The July 2022 findings called for early years learning to be incorporated more clearly into school curriculum planning. This concerns the educational sequence as children move through school, rather than an admissions advantage for nursery families.
The school address is New Park Road, London, SW2 4JP, in Brixton. Its telephone number is 02086745601. These are the school's contact details for families considering its nursery provision.
Yes. It is the school's nursery provision on New Park Road in Brixton.
Children used percussion to make a beat alongside a familiar song.
The early years programme was carefully planned, but its connection with the wider school curriculum needed further work.
No. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
The school's telephone number is 02086745601. Its address is New Park Road, London, SW2 4JP.
