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Nursery at Singlegate 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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 London Tube station theme gives Paddington, Singlegate’s nursery class, a distinctive setting for early conversation and exploration. Indoor learning space sits alongside an outdoor area designed around that theme. The nursery belongs to Singlegate Primary School on South Gardens in Colliers Wood, with a class teacher supported by teaching assistants.
Ofsted rated the school’s early years provision Outstanding following visits in November 2023 and January 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection.
Books and changing topics shape activities in Paddington. Children learn through play as well as focused group work, with carpet sessions bringing them together for early reading, phonics and mathematics. Physical education, talking and listening, and learning about feelings and relationships also have a place. The balance gives children opportunities to explore their own interests and practise skills with adult guidance.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework for this learning. In parent terms, it brings together communication, physical and social development with early literacy, number work, creativity and discovering the world. Singlegate’s BeDifferent approach organises learning around themes and uses children’s interests to inform teaching. Activities connect these areas, rather than treating each as an isolated task.
The Tube station theme extends outdoors, giving children a shared subject to talk about as they explore. Language has a clear purpose here. At the November 2023 and January 2024 inspection, early years children practised number skills and learnt mathematical vocabulary; adults also supported development across the learning areas. This links learning new words with using them.
Settling starts with contact at home. The September 2026 nursery intake had home visits before children began, followed by staggered starts for the full-time groups. This created an opportunity for families and staff to meet before the nursery routine began.
Paddington’s team invites families to send a short note about interesting experiences outside class. That gives adults a way to connect classroom conversation with a child’s life at home. A Lead Family Support Worker also offers families advice and support with short-term or longer-term difficulties.
Lunch has its own place in the early years timetable, from 11.20am to 12.20pm. BeFedDifferently meals are cooked at school each day. Choices include a vegetarian main, filled jacket potatoes and a salad bar; meat-free Mondays include vegan options. For children staying for lunch, this makes food choice part of the day alongside learning and play.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. Merton Council coordinates applications for Singlegate, with the online route at merton.gov.uk/admissions. Treat that application as a separate task even while your child is settled in Paddington.
Full-time, morning and afternoon nursery patterns appear in Singlegate’s term calendar. Nursery term endings. For 2026/27, nursery finishes on 17 December, 24 March and 21 July respectively. Families arranging childcare should use these nursery dates when planning the ends of terms.
For enquiries, contact school@singlegate.merton.sch.uk or telephone 020 8395 8737. Prospective parents can book a school tour through the office. The communication team distributes information through parent mail and records collection arrangements for class teachers, giving families a route for keeping those arrangements up to date.
The nursery class is Paddington. It has indoor learning space and an outdoor area with a London Tube station theme.
Play and focused activities sit alongside carpet sessions covering phonics, shared reading, mathematics, PE, communication and social and emotional development.
Paddington’s team welcomes notes about children’s experiences outside class. The September 2026 intake also had home visits before starting.
BeFedDifferently lunches are available to the school’s children, with meals cooked on site and choices including vegetarian food, jacket potatoes and salad. The early years lunch period is 11.20am to 12.20pm.
No. Families need a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process. Merton Council coordinates Singlegate applications through merton.gov.uk/admissions.
