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Nursery at Our Lady of Grace 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Pancake poems, autumn walks and prayer around Our Lady's Garden give the early years provision at Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School its character. Play and Catholic life sit alongside each other here. The nursery belongs to the school's Foundation Stage in Prestwich, with an Early Years Centre Team supporting this part of the school.
Families of all faiths are welcomed. For parents choosing this nursery, that welcome comes with a clearly Catholic experience: songs, prayer and shared worship feature in the early years activities, rather than being confined to a separate lesson.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the curriculum framework. In everyday terms, play gives children opportunities to explore, talk, imagine and try ideas out. Planned play activities are part of the approach, so learning includes practical experiences rather than just adult explanations.
The shared EYFS activity examples make that approach concrete. Children have acted out Room on the Broom and built a Lego broom to accommodate its characters, connecting storytelling with construction. Ice ornaments provided another investigation: children compared freezing outdoors with using a freezer, then watched how differently sized ornaments melted. These are examples of learning through making and observing.
Outdoors, the school grounds provide opportunities to investigate seasonal changes on autumn walks. Our Lady's Garden also serves as a setting for prayer and singing. Inside the wider school, early years children used the library regularly in March 2023, bringing books into their experience beyond the classroom.
Catholic celebrations also draw on practical activity. Younger Foundation Stage children have learned about the Last Supper with help from older children through acting, singing and prayer. Shrove Tuesday activities have combined making pancakes with an action poem, pancake races and the story Mr Wolf's Pancakes.
Relationships help children find their feet. At the inspection on 13 and 14 March 2023, Ofsted found that early years children, explicitly including nursery children, formed close connections with adults and adjusted promptly to learning routines. This gives parents a concrete indication of how settling worked at that time.
Emotional learning has included Glad Monster Sad Monster, with children exploring feelings and making their own monsters. Stay and Pray has brought relatives into shared worship and artwork, giving families a way to participate in early years life.
Parents can arrange conversations with the class teacher through the office. The same route provides access to the SEND lead, while the school's SEND information directs families towards SENDIASS and the Bury SEND Local Offer.
SENDIASS offers confidential, impartial advice and support to parents of children who have, or may have, special educational needs. Families can seek that advice while concerns are still being explored; a confirmed identification of need is not required.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal Bury local authority process and meet its application deadline. The governing body makes admission decisions under the school's arrangements.
Shared Foundation Stage activities give younger children experience of learning alongside older children. That familiarity is useful, but it must be kept separate from the application decision.
Before 9 After 3 Club accepts nursery children. EARLY BIRD CLUB runs from 7:30am to 8:00am; Before 9 Club covers 8:00am to 8:50am, with breakfast between 8:00am and 8:30am. After 3 Club runs from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Each operates five days a week. Younger children are taken from their classroom to the afternoon club, where a drink and snack are provided. Contact the school for current charges.
Nursery children wear school uniform. Label clothing and bags; pre-loved items can be obtained through the office. For an enquiry or a tour request, use the admissions form or email olog@bury.gov.uk with Admissions as the subject and your contact details.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal Bury local authority process by its deadline.
Yes. EARLY BIRD CLUB, Before 9 Club and After 3 Club accept nursery children and operate five days a week.
Yes. The uniform requirement includes nursery children, and pre-loved items are available through the school office.
The school welcomes children of all faiths. Prayer, Catholic celebrations and shared worship are part of the early years experience.
Use the admissions enquiry form or email olog@bury.gov.uk with Admissions in the subject line, your name and telephone number, and a request for a tour.
