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Nursery at St John Fisher RC 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play, choice and Catholic teaching shape the early years offer at St John Fisher RC Primary School. The nursery belongs to the Catholic primary school on Grand Drive in London, where the school's age range begins at three. For families, this places nursery learning within a wider school community with a shared religious identity.
Catholic teaching has a concrete form for younger children: CAFOD animal mascots introduce principles such as human dignity and caring for the world. The school uses these in EYFS, giving children visual starting points for ideas that could otherwise feel abstract.
The Early Years Foundation Stage, or EYFS, centres on learning through play. Children choose activities and can switch between them, with planned opportunities to investigate, solve problems and work together. Choice is part of the learning process. Children can share what they discover through talking, drawing, making models or writing, rather than relying on one way to show their understanding.
Outdoor play also has a school-wide structure. Work with OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) began in January 2026, with an emphasis on children directing their own active and creative play. Open-ended materials include crates, pipes and sheets: objects children can rearrange and use for different purposes.
The wider school grounds include a large field, a woodland garden, St Catherine's classroom and a dedicated MUGA. Children can use the site across seasons and weather conditions with suitable clothing and footwear. Wet-weather access to the grass and woodland areas requires trainers or wellies, making footwear a practical part of outdoor participation.
Early Birds Breakfast Club explicitly includes nursery children, who are accompanied to their classrooms when it is time to go. Breakfast choices include toast and cereals, with water or milk to drink. Games and outdoor play give the beginning of the day its own activities before classroom learning starts.
Parents have a school-wide route into discussion through the Parents Forum. At least two parent representatives speak for each class, and online meetings take place once per term. This provides a regular opportunity to discuss school plans and events alongside other families.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the normal deadline. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions; joining the nursery should never be taken as confirmation of a later school place.
Morning nursery sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am; afternoon sessions run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The nursery gate opens at 8.30am. These are distinct session windows, so the timetable matters when planning collection and the rest of the family's day.
Early Birds Breakfast Club runs from 7.30am to 8.30am. Regular and occasional places can be booked through Kids Club HQ, and children need a booking to attend. For breakfast-club enquiries and current charges, contact the school on 020 85402637 or email wraparound@st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk.
The morning session is 8.30am to 11.30am, and the afternoon session is 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
They learn through play, investigation, problem solving and working together. Children can choose activities and share learning through conversation, drawings, models and writing.
Yes. Early Birds Breakfast Club runs from 7.30am to 8.30am, and nursery children are escorted to their classrooms at the appropriate time. Advance booking is required.
No. Nursery and Reception admissions are separate, and families must apply again through the normal Reception admissions process.
Each class has at least two representatives in the Parents Forum, which meets online once per term.
