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Nursery at Vauxhall 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Language, number and learning to handle feelings give Vauxhall’s early years provision its character. Indoor and outdoor learning spaces support that work, with activities planned around what children should learn. This is a nursery within a primary school, rather than a separate childcare setting.
Caterpillars is the nursery group, catering for children aged three and four. Families can choose morning, afternoon or full-time places. Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Outstanding at its inspection on 29 and 30 November 2023. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Communication and early mathematical understanding are central to the curriculum. In November 2023, early years teaching concentrated on developing children’s language alongside their grasp of numbers. For parents, that gives the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) a concrete meaning here: learning to communicate, understand number and manage emotions, rather than simply preparing for formal lessons.
The learning environment extends outdoors as well as inside. Both spaces were designed to support planned learning, so the outdoor area serves an educational purpose alongside the classroom. Children also begin learning to recognise their emotions and regulate their responses from the start of early years. Independence is part of the work.
Performance has featured too. The early years programme included A Little Nativity in December 2023, with families invited to watch their children perform. It provides a specific example of children taking part in a shared creative activity.
Preparation starts at home. Mouse Club Activity Cards give families activities to try before starting, while an All About Me worksheet and photographs of the child and family help staff prepare a classroom display. Familiar faces can therefore become part of the classroom before the child begins.
For children with identified special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), the settling process can be adapted by agreement with parents. The SEND policy provides for a key person’s home visit and contact with another setting where relevant, with visits automatic for nursery starters within this SEND process. An early review follows settling, with further parent meetings at least once a term. This gives families opportunities to adjust support as their child settles.
The class teacher is the first contact for learning concerns, supported by the special educational needs coordinator. Speech and Language Therapy and Educational Psychology are among the services involved in school support. Downstairs classrooms are accessible to children with physical disabilities, and the school has disabled toilets.
Lunch can be brought from home or bought through the school, with school meals paid for through ParentPay. Nursery children are excluded from universal infant free school meals; families receiving certain benefits can apply for benefits-based free school meals instead.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority’s Common Application Form. The school’s 2023/24 admission arrangements did not include nursery attendance among the priority criteria. Use the arrangements and application deadline for your child’s entry year when applying.
For children with SEND moving between classes, information and support plans pass to the next teacher in advance. Parents are invited to meet the new teacher and support staff, and a personalised transition book can be made if helpful. These are support measures, separate from the allocation of a place.
Morning places run from 8:50am to 12:05pm, afternoon places from 12:05pm to 3:20pm, and full-time places from 8:50am to 3:20pm. The school offers the 15-hour funded entitlement and 30-hour placements subject to eligibility. Families eligible only for 15 hours can pay for additional time to take a full-time place; ask the school for current charges.
Contact the office on 020 7735 4535 for a nursery application form. Intake points are January and September. Tours can be booked in advance through the admissions page or the office.
Collection arrangements. If someone unfamiliar to staff will collect your child, notify the office beforehand and share a password with both the office and that adult. The adult must give the password before the child is released.
The nursery caters for children aged three and four in the Caterpillars group.
Yes. Morning places run from 8:50am to 12:05pm and afternoon places from 12:05pm to 3:20pm. Full-time places are also offered.
Yes. The school offers 15-hour funded places and 30-hour placements subject to eligibility. Families with only the 15-hour entitlement can pay for additional time for a full-time place.
Yes, or they can bring a packed lunch. Nursery is excluded from universal infant free school meals, but benefits-based eligibility may apply.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the home local authority. The 2023/24 arrangements did not give priority for nursery attendance; families should use the arrangements for their child’s entry year.
