Luttons Community Primary Academy Nursery

Dough Disco, a shared classroom and older children as everyday company give Luttons’ nursery its distinctive shape. Provision for children aged 3 to 4 sits within a mixed-age unit spanning ages 3 to 7. This is a nursery embedded in school life, with younger and older pupils sharing their learning environment.

The academy is in West Lutton, Malton, and joined Ebor Academy Trust on 1 July 2024. It has no Ofsted graded rating yet. The school describes relationships with families as central to helping children settle and participate confidently; that is its intended approach, rather than an inspected assessment of nursery quality.

Play follows children’s interests, alongside short adult-led activities involving letters and numbers. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) emphasis is on language and communication, physical development, and personal, social and emotional development. In parent terms, the priorities are talking, moving and learning to manage feelings and relationships.

An example day begins with a check-in and Dough Disco, using movement to exercise fingers. Phonics or maths input follows, then children choose their own learning. Later come rhymes and Foundations for Phonics. Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised is the named reading programme: nursery activities use rhymes and games to practise attentive listening and blending sounds aloud. These are preparations for reading, rather than a day dominated by formal lessons.

Afternoon activities include outdoor exploration, followed by a story and time to reflect before home. Within the classroom, a Feelings Board in the story area gives children a concrete way to express how they feel: they place their picture to indicate their mood and discuss it before lunch. The group can also suggest how to help a sad friend. Emotional learning therefore has a physical place as well as a place in conversation.

Family relationships are the school’s stated starting point for settling in. Stay and Play sessions let children meet staff and try equipment, giving families an opportunity to become familiar with the nursery together. An assistant headteacher also holds the early years lead role.

Class Dojo carries photographs and videos of children’s learning, allowing parents to see activities beyond the collection-time conversation. For children staying through lunch, families can choose a freshly prepared school meal or send a packed lunch. Meals are charged separately; contact the school for current charges.

Additional support sits within the school’s SEND arrangements. The SEND coordinator advises staff and works with outside agencies. Where needed, classroom adjustments include visual prompts, headphones that reduce noise, movement breaks and a space with fewer distractions. Parents take part in discussions before a child joins the SEND register, so decisions about extra provision involve the family.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority, including when they live outside North Yorkshire. For September 2027 entry, applications open on 12 October 2026 and the deadline is 15 January 2027. Treat that application as a separate task from arranging nursery sessions.

The shared classroom means nursery children already learn alongside Reception children and older pupils. That is a feature of their daily experience, not a promise about admission.

Session times. Two nursery timetables differ. One gives mornings as 8:45am to noon and afternoons as 12:30pm to 3:15pm, with lunch between noon and 12:30pm. The other gives weekday mornings as 8:35am to 11:45am and afternoons as 12:45pm to 3:15pm. Confirm the timetable when agreeing sessions. Requested session combinations cannot be guaranteed.

Government-funded provision of 15 hours starts from the term after a child’s third birthday. Working parents may qualify for 30 funded hours; the school accepts the government’s 30-hour code. Additional time can be charged, so establish the funded and paid portions when booking.

Contact admin.lut@ebor.academy or 01944 738232 to arrange a tour. An online nursery enquiry leads to the waiting list, and nursery application forms can also be collected from the school office.