Azhar Academy Nursery Review

Listening, full-sentence answers and stories about friendship give Azhar Academy’s early years a clear focus: learning to communicate with other people. For parents, that brings the nursery’s educational character into sharper focus than the school’s name alone.

Azhar Academy Nursery caters for children aged 3-5 years and sits alongside the primary provision at 470 High Road Leytonstone, E11. Its setting is an Islamic primary school, rather than the girls’ secondary site. The distinction matters when planning a nursery journey: Leytonstone is the nursery location.

Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Outstanding at the inspection of 19 to 21 March 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.

The EYFS guides the nursery’s approach. Here, the concrete early-years examples centre on language, attention and relationships: children practise listening, develop their answers into complete sentences and use stories to explore friendship. These are useful foundations for expressing an idea, understanding someone else and joining a conversation.

Language has an explicit place in learning. In March 2024, children in early years were being encouraged to hear questions carefully and respond in sentences, rather than stop at a brief answer. The practical value is straightforward: children get practice putting their thoughts into words. Listening and speaking work together.

Stories also give children something to think and talk about beyond the plot. Discussion explores how a good friend behaves, connecting language with the social situations young children encounter. For a parent weighing the nursery’s approach, this is a specific example of learning that brings communication and relationships together.

Early-years children were also attentive and concentrated on their learning in March 2024. Alongside the emphasis on spoken answers, that gives a picture of participation: children are encouraged both to listen and to contribute.

Friendship is part of the early-years teaching, with stories prompting conversations about being a good friend. This gives children a shared starting point for discussing how they relate to others. It also makes the social purpose of story time explicit: the conversation concerns people and behaviour as well as language.

Separate admission. Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Treat the nursery choice and the Reception application as two separate decisions; enrolling in one should not be taken as securing the other.

For enquiries, contact Azhar Academy on 0208 534 5959 or use its contact form. The nursery is at the Leytonstone primary site, so use that location when planning travel. Ask the school for current charges before making a booking decision.