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Nursery at Webster 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Rhymes, traditional tales and music with Manchester Camerata give Webster’s nursery day its character. Language is a central focus: children discuss ideas, ask questions and practise listening alongside their play. This is nursery provision for three and four-year-olds within Webster Primary School on Denmark Road, Manchester.
The March 2025 Ofsted inspection graded the school’s early years provision Good. That judgement covers the school’s early years, rather than a separately inspected nursery. Vocabulary teaching through stories and rhymes was a nursery-specific strength, giving children repeated opportunities to hear and use new words.
Adult teaching alternates with time for children to choose their own learning indoors and outside. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together communication, physical skills, relationships, literacy, maths, creative expression and understanding the world. In parent terms, playing, talking and investigating sit alongside focused teaching rather than occupying a separate part of the day.
Daily maths groups last 15–20 minutes in Nursery, with further opportunities to practise mathematical language during child-led activities. Phonics also has a daily place. Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds is the phonics approach, while Talk for Writing gives children practice in speaking the language of a story or topic before using it in writing. Rhymes and traditional tales make vocabulary work concrete.
Creative activity reaches beyond classroom teaching. EYFS children have drumming, art sessions with an Artist in Education, music with Manchester Camerata and PE with Manchester City in the Community. These give children different ways to participate: through sound, movement and making. Each classroom has a book corner, keeping books within the everyday learning space.
Curriculum clarity. In March 2025, the essential knowledge to teach in early years needed clearer definition, making lesson planning and checks on what children remembered harder. Families should weigh the specific language and creative activities alongside this curriculum concern.
Nursery staffing includes a teacher and a teaching assistant. Across the school, support roles include a SENDCo, a Family Support Worker, a Behaviour Mentor and a Play Therapist. The SENDCo can be contacted through the office, giving families a direct route for discussing additional needs.
Home and school contact includes the Parent App, two parents’ evenings each year and Stay and Share sessions in each class. Teachers also make appointments before or after school. These provide different opportunities to discuss a child’s experience and learning.
Morning milk is free for EYFS children, who also receive fruit through The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme. Lunches are cooked in the school’s own kitchen. Food therefore forms part of the school routine alongside teaching and play.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process; Manchester City Council is the school’s admissions authority. Treat the nursery choice and the Reception application as separate decisions.
The usual nursery day runs from 8:45am to 3:15pm, with a different arrangement on Wednesdays: the morning session is 8:45am–11:45am and the afternoon session 12:45pm–3:15pm. This midweek difference matters when planning childcare and collection.
Contact the school office on 0161 226 3928 or at admin@webster.manchester.sch.uk for nursery enquiries. Uniform includes a white shirt or polo, grey or black bottoms and a burgundy cardigan or sweatshirt; unbranded burgundy versions are permitted. Children wait at their classroom door or assigned playground area for an adult to admit them. Tell the office or teacher before the day ends if someone new will collect your child.
The nursery has places for three and four-year-olds.
The usual day is 8:45am–3:15pm. Wednesdays have a morning session from 8:45am to 11:45am and an afternoon session from 12:45pm to 3:15pm.
Daily phonics and maths sit alongside play indoors and outside. Children use Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds and Talk for Writing, with rhymes and traditional tales supporting vocabulary.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions process. Manchester City Council is the school’s admissions authority.
Teachers make appointments before or after school. Families can contact the SENDCo through the school office, and the school also has a Family Support Worker.
