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Nursery at Cubitt Town 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Forest School gives Cubitt Town’s youngest children a connection to nature on their own school site. Nursery children take part on a rolling basis, using a nature area that brings outdoor exploration into their early education. This is the school’s attached nursery on Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, for children aged three to four.
Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Outstanding at its inspection on 11 and 12 February 2025. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Predictable routines give the sessions their shape. The February 2025 inspection linked growing independence in early years to clear adult guidance and familiar routines. This structure supported children's concentration as they learned to manage activities themselves. For a young child, that means practising independence within a day whose expectations are familiar.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) takes practical form here through movement, communication and exploration. The outdoor learning space is arranged to develop coordination and balance through different kinds of movement. Oracy, meaning spoken communication, starts in Nursery: children are encouraged to express their own opinions. Their voice has a place in learning from the beginning.
Forest School adds a different outdoor setting. Leaders take groups into the school’s nature area, and provision includes Nursery on a rotating schedule. The programme includes identifying trees, making pictures with leaves and other natural materials, and building shelters. Children also notice seasonal changes and local wildlife. These are activities across the Forest School programme, rather than a fixed checklist for every nursery session. The physical setting gives children something concrete to investigate and talk about.
Settling begins with contact between home and school. Home visits allow staff to meet children and their parents or carers and discuss additional needs; a summer-term stay-and-play session gives children an introduction to school. Children with SEND can have individual arrangements involving the SENCo and support staff, with extra transition meetings where needed. Families can raise needs before the child starts.
Support can include adapted activities, equipment and adult assistance, with progress reviewed through a Learning Plan or Pupil Passport. The London Children’s Practice supplies speech and language therapy when required. Parents join discussions about support, and concerns should usually go first to the class teacher. Accessible toilets are in the ground-floor EYFS and infant area.
Zones of Regulation teaches children to recognise emotions using coloured categories, supported by classroom visuals. The school’s lunch policy permits a hot dinner or a packed lunch; packed lunches should be healthy, with only one treat, and drinks are restricted to water.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process by the deadline for their intake. Tower Hamlets residents normally use eAdmissions; families whose child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) should contact the local authority’s SEN Team instead. For the 2025 intake, the closing date was 15 January 2025; that admissions cycle has passed. Treat the Reception application as a separate task in family planning.
Two three-hour sessions structure the nursery timetable: mornings run from 8.45am to 11.45am, and afternoons from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. These are session times, so plan the journey around the start of teaching. Children should be there at least five minutes beforehand; an adult must sign late arrivals in at the front office.
The borough’s 2025 nursery guidance describes term-time places and a funded entitlement of 15 hours weekly for three- and four-year-olds, beginning the term after their third birthday. Contact the school office on 020 7987 4362 for nursery enquiries. Its listed office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
The nursery is for children aged three to four. Borough guidance says children usually start in September after their third birthday, with eligible children able to access a funded place from the following term.
Morning sessions run from 8.45am to 11.45am; afternoon sessions run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
Yes. Forest School includes Nursery on a rolling basis, with groups exploring the school’s nature area.
Joining arrangements include home visits and a summer-term stay-and-play session. Children with SEND can have additional arrangements involving the SENCo and support staff.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions process. Tower Hamlets residents normally use eAdmissions and must meet the deadline for their child’s intake. Families whose child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) should contact the local authority’s SEN Team instead.
