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Nursery at Seymour Park Community 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories and conversation give Seymour Park's nursery its character. Language teaching begins in the Nursery class, and children encounter carefully chosen books from the start. That gives talking and listening a clear purpose: children build the words they need to explain their ideas.
This is the school's own nursery in Old Trafford, accepting children from three, normally for the year before school. Capacity is equivalent to 104 part-time places using 15 hours, or 52 full-time places using 30 hours across five days. These are alternative ways of using the provision, rather than separate totals. Ofsted judged early years provision Outstanding at the inspection on 5 and 6 December 2023; that judgement covers the school's early years, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) connects learning with children's development. Speaking, movement and relationships provide the foundations; number work, literacy, creative activities and exploration of the world extend them. Children practise expressing themselves, managing feelings and coordinating their movements alongside learning about books and numbers.
The 2025-26 nursery plan makes those principles concrete. Little Wandle rhyme time sits alongside story retelling, while Think Equal stories support discussion about feelings. Dough disco and Funky fingers activities develop hand control. These give children several ways to practise skills before applying them in drawing, early writing and play.
Physical spaces have a purpose too. The plan includes a calm area for emotional regulation, a growing area and an investigation area linked to nature, seasons and children's interests. Gardening and caring for plants connect outdoor activity with responsibility. Small-world equipment and construction kits support invented stories.
Language is a documented strength. In December 2023, adults' modelling of more demanding vocabulary enabled early years children to use words specific to their learning confidently. For parents, the implication is a nursery experience where conversation contributes directly to learning.
Preparation starts before the first session. Families are invited to tour the school and meet relevant staff, with an EYFS New Intake Meeting in the summer before September entry. For children with SEND, further visits are encouraged, and an individual phased start may be used where it would help. Familiarity can therefore build gradually.
Support also begins with information from home. Liaison with a child's health visitor on entry to Nursery forms part of identifying additional needs. WELLCOMM supports language development within the EYFS, with staff trained to use the toolkit. Parents can raise concerns with the class teacher, who can seek advice from the SENDCO and Pupil Support Team.
The school's support arrangements include termly sharing of SEND plans with families. Resources such as ear defenders and sensory tools are available where they meet a child's needs, making adjustments part of classroom participation.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through Trafford's normal admissions process and meet its deadline. The nursery policy explicitly separates a nursery offer from any promise of a school place.
Preparation for a new class is a separate matter. The SEND policy provides for social stories when change may be difficult and photograph books that children can revisit with parents during the holidays. Those tools help children prepare for unfamiliar routines; they do not determine admission.
Morning, afternoon and full-time patterns operate during term time, with no mixing of sessions. Families using eligible 30-hour funding can pay for additional time to attend 8.45am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. Families stopping additional hours must give half a term’s notice and collect their child at 2.45pm. Families using 15-hour universal funding can also pay to top up to full-time attendance. Contact the school for current charges.
Apply through the online nursery admissions form. For enquiries, call 0161 872 1150 or email office@seymourpark.com. Absences should be reported through Arbor or by telephone using option 1, giving families a clear route for keeping the nursery informed.
Children must be at least three. They normally attend during the year before starting school.
Morning, afternoon and full-time places are offered during term time. Mixed sessions are not offered.
Eligible families can use 30-hour funding. Attendance until 3.30pm requires paid additional time; families using 15-hour universal funding can pay to top up to full-time attendance.
No. Reception requires a separate application through Trafford's normal admissions process.
Families can tour the school and meet staff before starting. Further visits are encouraged for children with SEND, and a phased start may be arranged according to individual need.
