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Nursery at Ellen Wilkinson 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Learning to share toys sits alongside counting and letter sounds in Ellen Wilkinson’s early years provision. That combination gives this school nursery its clearest character: the beginnings of classroom learning, with getting along together treated as part of the work.
The nursery is part of Ellen Wilkinson Primary School on Tollgate Road in Beckton. Places begin no earlier than the term following a child’s third birthday. Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good at its inspection on 8 and 9 March 2023; this is an early years judgement within the school inspection.
In March 2023, children in early years picked up familiar routines quickly and worked and played successfully alongside one another. For a young child, those routines help make group learning manageable: understanding what to do and learning how to use toys with others are part of the session’s purpose.
Teaching includes counting and connecting letters with their sounds. These are concrete foundations for later number work and reading. Sharing resources considerately is taught too, so learning includes the social skills needed to participate with other children.
Health also has a place in early learning. Teaching about friendships and physical and mental health starts in early years, with content adjusted to children’s ages.
Families needing additional support can draw on the school’s SEND structure. Its team includes a SENCO/Inclusion Leader, SEN Teaching Assistants and a Learning Mentor, with access to specialist services including speech therapy and occupational therapy. These are school-wide arrangements; support programmes are organised around identified needs.
Parents help shape that support. SEND review meetings take place quarterly, or more often according to the child’s needs, and individual plans are developed with families and staff. This provides a regular opportunity to discuss targets and progress rather than leaving support decisions to the school alone.
For children learning English alongside another language, the school uses pictures and prompts, language scaffolds and links to existing knowledge. Home languages are encouraged as tools for learning. This gives families a useful starting point for discussing how their child communicates and learns.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline.
Newham coordinates Reception admissions centrally as the school’s admission authority. Applications can be made online or by contacting the council. Treat the nursery decision and the Reception application as separate tasks, even if you hope your child will remain at Ellen Wilkinson.
The standard nursery offer provides 15 hours. Eligible families can apply to use 30 hours of funding in the school nursery, but that provision is limited to a maximum of eight places. An online application adds a child to the waiting list, with offers made each term when places are available.
Morning sessions start at 8.30am; the second session starts at 12.30pm. Children use their allocated gate, and parents must supervise them until they pass through it. Gates shut five minutes after opening; late arrivals go to the main reception.
Additional paid hours are directed to Little Ellies, the school-run childcare provision. Keep that distinction clear when choosing care arrangements. Nursery enquiries can go to the main school office on 020 7511 9414 or info@ellenwilkinson.newham.sch.uk.
A place can be offered no earlier than the term after your child turns three. Applications can be submitted from age two, and offers depend on availability.
The first session starts at 8.30am and the second at 12.30pm.
Eligible families can apply, but the school nursery limits this provision to a maximum of eight places.
No. Reception requires a separate application through Newham’s admissions process.
Contact the main school office on 020 7511 9414 or email info@ellenwilkinson.newham.sch.uk.
