The FMS Inspection Score is FindMySchool's proprietary analysis based on official Ofsted and ISI inspection reports. It converts ratings into a standardised 1–10 scale for fair comparison across all schools in England.
Disclaimer: The FMS Inspection Score is an independent analysis by FindMySchool. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with Ofsted or ISI. Always refer to the official Ofsted or ISI report for the full picture of a school’s inspection outcome.
Nursery at St Agnes 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
At the February 2024 inspection, seed planting in the forest school and ingredient measuring in the mud kitchen illustrated St Agnes’ practical early years learning. Conversation mattered just as much as the activity: adults helped children develop precise vocabulary.
The nursery caters for children aged three to four within the school’s Early Years Foundation Stage unit in Bow. Its admission number for September 2026 was 26. Catholic teaching and practice shape the school’s education, so families should be comfortable with that religious character. Ofsted graded early years provision Outstanding following its inspection on 28 and 29 February 2024. That judgement covers the school’s early years provision.
Play and active exploration guide the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum. In parent language, this brings together learning to communicate, manage feelings and relationships, and develop physical skills, alongside early literacy, mathematics, creative work and understanding the world. These are connected parts of a young child’s learning rather than separate school subjects.
Language has a clear purpose here. In February 2024, children were developing attentive listening and learning to respond to instructions and questions. Planting and mud-kitchen measuring supplied practical contexts for learning new words. Counting in different steps, both forwards and backwards, also featured in early years mathematics, giving children practice with number patterns.
Stories, songs, poems and rhymes support language development. The school uses THE Partnership systematic synthetic phonics programme, with Foundation Stage phonics taught daily in groups organised by children’s stage of learning. Teachers, nursery nurses and teaching assistants gather observations of children’s achievements to decide what they should work on next. The accessibility plan reviewed in November 2022 also describes an extended EYFS setting and a Sensory Room designed to support early needs.
A key person gives families a clear contact for their child’s care and learning. Their responsibilities include helping children settle, tracking development and sharing suggestions for support at home. Parents receive progress updates in autumn and spring, followed by a summer report, making communication part of the year’s routine.
Before children start in the Foundation Stage, a home visit allows parents to discuss concerns and staff to begin understanding individual needs. The nursery class teacher also coordinates EYFS and shares SEND coordination. Unit support includes an HLTA with first-aid training and a nursery nurse whose responsibilities include paediatric first aid and forest school coordination.
For additional needs, the SEND policy provides for discussions with parents, individual targets and participation in reviews. An in-house speech therapist can provide individual or group programmes and advice for families and staff. This gives parents a route to discuss language difficulties alongside everyday classroom support.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and is not an oversubscription priority in the 2026/27 Reception arrangements. Families must submit a separate application and send the necessary documents again.
The route is the application form from the family’s home local authority, alongside the school’s Supplementary Information Form and relevant supporting paperwork. For September 2026 entry, the deadline was 15 January 2026. That date has passed; it belongs to that intake. Families choosing nursery should treat the Reception application as a separate decision and process.
The 2026/27 nursery policy provides 15 funded hours each week over 38 weeks, starting in the term after a child turns three. Initial offers are part-time; families can request a full-time place after receiving an offer.
An additional 15 funded hours depend on working-parent eligibility, including earnings requirements, and place availability. Where families do not qualify for those extra funded hours, a full-time place may involve a top-up charge. Contact the school for current charges.
Enquiries can go to the school office at info@st-agnes.towerhamlets.sch.uk or 020 8980 3076. The school expects children to follow its uniform policy and identifies Ocean Designs Schoolwear at 10 Watney Market as a supplier.
The nursery caters for children aged three to four.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding at the inspection on 28 and 29 February 2024. This is the early years judgement within the school inspection.
Foundation Stage children receive a home visit before starting. A key person helps each child settle and acts as a main contact for parents.
Initial nursery offers are part-time. Families can then request a full-time place. Additional funded hours depend on eligibility and availability; a top-up charge may apply where families do not qualify.
No. It neither guarantees a place nor confers oversubscription priority under the 2026/27 Reception arrangements. Parents must apply separately through their home local authority and resubmit the relevant school documents.
