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Nursery at Green Lane Primary Academy
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Welly Wednesdays in the Secret Garden and hands-on water play give Green Lane’s nursery a clear character: children learn by exploring, talking and trying things out. The school’s early years provision includes Butterflies for two-year-olds alongside a 39-place nursery admitting three-year-olds, subject to space. They have different daily patterns.
Butterflies runs in the morning; the older nursery has morning, afternoon and eligible-parent 30-hour arrangements. Both follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the framework covering young children’s care and learning. The early years area sits at the St Mary’s end of the main school site.
Play does the teaching here. EYFS learning brings together language, movement and relationships with early reading, number, creativity and understanding the world. In the older nursery, water and messy play introduce ideas such as quantities and colour mixing, while giving children reasons to talk, share and take turns. Themes include Amazing Space, Bear Necessities and Up the Boro!
Outdoor learning is daily. Welly Wednesdays use the Secret Garden on the school field for investigating nature, giving children concrete things to discover and describe. Active Fridays bring planned physical activities. Indoors, the team aims for a key-person group during each session, with instruments, stories, games and conversation. After October half term, the Lending Library lets children take a different book home each week.
For Butterflies, the routine combines freely chosen play with songs, stories, group activities and outdoor exploration. Snack and personal care sit within that pattern, with flexibility for individual needs. Development Matters guides the curriculum, with the main emphasis on communication, physical development and emotional and social learning.
Each child has a key person. In the older nursery, that adult gathers observations and assessments and maintains the Learning Journey, which families receive at the year’s end. Chats and reports keep parents involved along the way. Parents may remain with children while they settle; Butterflies also allows shorter visits with a parent and a gradual increase in session length.
Daily nursery snacks comprise free fruit with water or cow’s milk. Cooking and baking use nursery subs to pay for ingredients and resources. Children on the 15-hour pattern do not eat lunch at school; those attending for 30 hours eat in the dining hall with nursery staff, then continue into the afternoon. Families can choose a charged school meal or bring a packed lunch. Ask the school for current meal charges.
Toileting support is practical: the older nursery keeps spare clothing and handles accidents discreetly, while Butterflies supports children in nappies or at any stage of toilet training. Families supply nappies, wipes and cream where needed. Across the school, SEND Support Plans are reviewed with parents each term; early years EHCP provision receives formal review at least every six months. Ground-floor wheelchair access and accessible toilets are available on the school site.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Middlesbrough Council’s common admissions form and meet the deadline for their entry year. Treat that application as a separate decision from choosing nursery sessions.
Transition support addresses familiarity and continuity. Staff share information between classes and phases, and children needing additional help may have extra visits, visual prompts or an individual transition plan. These arrangements support the change of setting; they do not secure admission.
Morning nursery runs from 8:40am to 11:40am, afternoon nursery from 12:25pm to 3:25pm, and the 30-hour pattern from 8:40am to 3:25pm. Butterflies runs from 8:40am to 11:40am. Older nursery half-days are allocated, and nursery staff discuss more flexible arrangements with eligible parents.
Uniform is optional for nursery children. Easy fastenings help with toileting, and clothing needs to withstand wet and messy activities. Collection must be prompt, by a responsible person over sixteen who knows the family’s security password. Park and Stride uses Middlesbrough Rugby Club’s car park; there is no parking on site.
For enquiries, call 01642 277407 or email academy@greenlanemiddlesbrough.co.uk. Existing nursery families can contact nursery@greenlanemiddlesbrough.co.uk, although that inbox is not monitored regularly during the day.
Butterflies is for two-year-olds. Three-year-olds are eligible for the school’s 39-place nursery, with entry dependent on available places.
Yes. Parents can stay until children feel settled in nursery. Butterflies offers an individual gradual settling process, which may include short parent-accompanied visits and increasing session length.
Children attending the 15-hour provision do not. The 30-hour children eat with nursery staff in the school dining hall, choosing a charged school meal or a packed lunch.
No. A separate Reception application is required through Middlesbrough Council’s common admissions form, by the deadline for the relevant entry year.
No. Uniform is recommended, but comfortable clothes with easy fastenings are an alternative. Prepare for messy play and daily outdoor learning.
