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Nursery at Caddington Village 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Three-hour sessions give Caddington Village School’s nursery its practical shape: a morning or an afternoon within the primary school at Five Oaks, Caddington. For parents, the session timetable is the starting point for fitting nursery around family life.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good at its December 2024 inspection. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating. The clearest strengths concern learning habits, early reading and children becoming comfortable with routines.
Learning to concentrate and taking turns are part of the early years day. In December 2024, children were developing both, helping them participate in learning alongside others. Letter sounds also had a clear purpose: children learned them quickly, and adults helped them use that knowledge when writing. These are concrete foundations for literacy rather than reading and writing being treated as disconnected skills.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework for this stage of education. It brings together language, physical development and social development with early literacy, maths, creative expression and understanding the world. For parents, that means development extends beyond learning letters and numbers.
Nursery children join special school assemblies, rather than the regular assembly timetable. This gives them some involvement in larger school occasions while keeping their own session structure.
Children in early years became comfortable with everyday routines quickly and happily in December 2024. Adults also helped them explain their emotions and think about other people’s feelings. That makes social understanding part of daily learning.
For additional needs, the federation’s SEND information report identifies Cherry Garden as an assessment tool used through Tapestry in early years where applicable. Children with Learning Plans have targets reviewed with parents each term. This gives families a scheduled opportunity to discuss the support and the next steps.
The school’s SEND arrangements include discussions about dietary requirements, sharing allergy information with relevant staff and recording medicines. Parents are encouraged to raise concerns with their child’s class teacher first. Parentmail carries school information, and the SEND coordinator can also meet families informally. Caddington’s two-storey school building has a lift, providing access between floors.
Individual support and communication. The December 2024 findings included school-wide concerns about work not consistently matching some pupils’ needs, including those with SEND, and some parents wanting clearer information about support. Curriculum detail and depth also needed attention in some subjects. These were school-wide findings, so families should discuss how learning is adjusted for their child and how progress will be explained.
Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline.
Transition support is a separate matter. For children with SEND, the federation describes passing information between staff through meetings or telephone conversations, with support plans recording needs, strengths and future goals. This helps the next team understand the child; it does not determine the allocation of a Reception place.
Morning nursery runs from 8:50am to 11:50am, with collection doors opening at 11:45am. The afternoon runs from 12:30pm to 3:30pm, with doors opening at 3:25pm. Use these nursery-specific times when planning collection.
The school office can be contacted on 01582 726058 or at office@caddingtonschool.net. For a concern about additional needs, the same contact route reaches the SEND coordinator.
Morning sessions run from 8:50am to 11:50am. Afternoon sessions run from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions process by its deadline.
The December 2024 inspection graded the school’s early years provision Good. This is an early years judgement within the school inspection, not a separate nursery rating.
The federation’s SEND information report describes using Cherry Garden through Tapestry where applicable. Learning Plan targets are reviewed with parents each term.
Speak to the child’s class teacher first. The SEND coordinator can be contacted through the school office on 01582 726058 or office@caddingtonschool.net.
