All Saints' CofE Primary School Nursery

Creative spaces indoors and outside give this nursery a practical starting point: children can choose materials, draw and make things around their own interests. Nursery provision at All Saints' CofE Primary School starts at age three, and the school admits 64 nursery children each year. The early years are based at Hanover Road, placing nursery children on the school's younger-pupil campus.

Christian values shape the wider setting, with compassion, love and Koinonia, meaning community, providing its shared language. Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good at the inspection on 14 and 15 January 2025. That judgement covers the early years within the school.

Making and experimenting are concrete parts of the nursery curriculum. Children have creative areas both outside and indoors, with materials they can access to develop their ideas through play. Painting, collage and printing sit alongside drawing and sculpture. These give children different ways to explore materials and express an idea, rather than relying only on spoken answers.

The Early Years Foundation Stage connects this creative work with communication, physical skills and imagination. Art continues through the year, combining children's own exploration with opportunities to develop particular techniques. Activities can be collaborative or independent, so making also creates opportunities to share ideas with other children.

The school's named All Saints’ Approach organises learning around Engage, Skill-Build and Create-Evaluate. In parent terms, this means sparking interest, showing children how to do something, then giving them opportunities to apply skills and reflect. Vocabulary is a focus across that approach, supporting children in putting their ideas into words.

In January 2025, early-years teaching placed clear emphasis on connecting letters with their sounds. There was also a curriculum weakness: some early-years content lacked sufficiently precise learning goals, leaving children's understanding less developed in those areas. This makes the detail of what children learn, alongside their opportunities to explore, an important consideration.

Relationships with adults supported early-years children's growing confidence and independence in January 2025. Starting nursery also has a staged practical element: autumn entry dates are staggered, with each child's date communicated in an individual letter. Families should plan around that personal starting date rather than assume the general term opening applies.

For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the school's support process is Assess, Plan, Do, Review. A SEN Support Plan sets out provision and agreed outcomes, with parents involved in the process. This gives families a defined way to discuss support and revisit progress. School-wide provision can include individual or small-group help, specialist equipment and access to a sensory room, depending on the child's needs.

Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process: nursery admissions are handled by All Saints', while Reception applications go through Merton Council. Treat the two applications as separate decisions when planning your child's next step.

Nursery enquiries and school visits can be arranged through admissions@allsaints.merton.sch.uk or by calling 020 8540 3004. Families can arrange a visit or reserve an open-day place.

Wraparound care. Nursery-aged children's attendance at breakfast or after-school care requires contact with the school office. These clubs are staffed by the school's own team and use the Family room, accessed from East Road. Nursery families should use that office route when arranging care around their child's session.