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Nursery at Grosvenor Road 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A purpose-built nursery and a full school day give Grosvenor Road’s youngest children their own starting point within a primary school. In Swinton, the provision has up to 60 full-time places. Children can join aged 3, provided they reach that age before 31 August in their admission year.
The nursery occupies purpose-built space within the school’s early years provision. Its character comes from a combination of play, adult-led activities and learning outside: a school start that leaves room for exploration.
Play and planned teaching share the day. Children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which organises learning around seven areas. Language, movement and personal and social development come first; these support later work with numbers, literacy, creative expression and understanding the world. Activities adapt to individual needs, so the framework shapes learning rather than requiring every child to follow an identical task.
Exploring, active play and thinking creatively happen inside and outdoors. The wider school grounds include a garden, forest school and outdoor play areas. Those are school facilities rather than a separate nursery timetable, but they give the setting a physical context beyond its classrooms.
Speech and vocabulary receive specific attention. An enhanced speech and language therapist works with the school one day a week and screens every nursery child on entry for vocabulary understanding and word finding. Assessment then informs language groups. This gives staff a concrete starting point for deciding which language support a child needs.
Word Aware is used across the school to develop vocabulary. Support also includes Time to Talk, colourful semantics and individual speech and language programmes. These named approaches give language development a place alongside the everyday conversation of play.
Lunch involves adult help: early years meals are brought to children at their tables by staff. Citywide Catering prepares hot and cold choices in the school kitchen, while families can send a healthy packed lunch and switch between the two arrangements daily. Orders for school meals go through My Evolve before 9:30am. Children bring a refillable water bottle, with water available for refills.
Parents can follow nursery learning through Tapestry Online Learning Journal and contribute photographs or videos from home. School Spider carries messages and letters, giving families separate channels for learning updates and practical communication. School Spider also lets parents report absences and book parents’ evening appointments, so routine administration can be handled through the same app.
Across the school, eight teaching assistants have ELKLAN Level 3 training for ages 3–11, and two staff members have Signalong training. Learning Support Assistants work with children who have additional needs; parents are consulted about SEND support. Questions about SEND go through the school office to the SENDCo, giving families a clear contact route.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and gives no admissions priority. Children who attended this nursery are considered on the same basis as children who did not. Families must make a separate application through Salford City Council.
For the 2026–2027 admissions cycle, the application deadline was 15 January, with notification on 16 April of the admission year. The practical distinction matters: choosing the nursery does not reserve a place for the next stage.
The nursery day runs from 8:55am to 3:05pm, with doors opening at 8:40am. Lunch starts at 11:30am and afternoon learning resumes at 1:00pm. Up to 60 full-time nursery places are available.
Uniform applies from nursery onwards: burgundy cardigans or sweatshirts, white or gold polo shirts and grey or black skirts or trousers. Let the school know beforehand if someone different will collect your child.
The school office handles enquiries on 0161 560 8175, and visits can be arranged. Crackerjacks provides the school’s wraparound care and holiday club, with bookings and payments through School Spider. Contact the office for current charges.
Children can join aged 3 if they reach that age before 31 August in the year of admission. There are up to 60 full-time places.
The day starts at 8:55am and ends at 3:05pm. Doors open at 8:40am, lunch is at 11:30am and the afternoon begins at 1:00pm.
No. Nursery attendance neither guarantees a place nor gives priority. You must apply separately through Salford City Council.
Yes. Children can bring a healthy packed lunch or have a school meal, and families can change between these daily. School meal orders must be submitted through My Evolve before 9:30am.
Tapestry Online Learning Journal shares nursery learning and lets parents send photographs and videos of activities at home. Letters and messages arrive through School Spider.
