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Nursery at Gorringe Park 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Early reading starts in England Class, the nursery at Gorringe Park Primary School in Mitcham. Children join from the term following their third birthday, with capacity for up to 52 in either session. This is nursery provision on the primary school site, led by qualified teachers with teaching assistants alongside them. For families choosing a first school experience, the defining features are teacher-led provision and a choice between morning and afternoon attendance.
Two three-hour sessions shape the day: mornings run from 08:30 to 11:30, while afternoons begin at 12:30 and finish at 15:30. England Class also has a place on the PE timetable, with morning nursery listed on Monday and afternoon nursery on Wednesday. Physical activity therefore has a specific timetable slot alongside classroom learning.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the curriculum framework. In parent language, this means learning across the early years areas rather than concentrating solely on reading. In February 2023, Ofsted found that support helped early years children develop across those areas. Nursery reading work introduced the meaning carried by symbols, sounds and written text, giving children a starting point for later letter-sound learning.
Creative exploration is another curriculum strand. The early years art aims include experimenting with texture and colour, explaining how a creation was made, and drawing plants or animals from observation. These are goals for the end of the foundation stage, rather than a checklist of nursery attainment. They connect making things with talking about ideas.
Qualified teachers and teaching assistants lead the nursery provision, giving families a teaching team to work with. For SEND concerns, the school's Inclusion Manager can be reached through the office at office@gorringepark.merton.sch.uk or on 020 8648 1451. That provides a direct route for discussing a child's needs.
Safeguarding concerns have a separate email route, safeguarding@gorringepark.merton.sch.uk, using the same school telephone number. Parents can take a concern directly to the responsible school team.
Nursery attendance neither guarantees a Reception place nor gives admission priority. The admission arrangements explicitly separate the two applications. Families must apply again through eadmissions for Reception, following the normal application process.
This distinction matters even when a child already knows the school: familiarity and entitlement are separate questions. Reception allocation follows the admission criteria rather than nursery attendance. Choose the nursery for the provision your child will receive now, and treat the later school application as a separate decision and process.
Eligible parents can take up 30-hour places. The funding code must be obtained in the preceding term and reconfirmed every three months through the HMRC Childcare Service account. Keeping that code valid is a practical part of maintaining the funded arrangement.
Families who do not qualify for 30 hours can pay for full-time attendance. Contact the office for current charges and nursery enquiries. Nursery applications go to the London Borough of Merton, so the school office and the application authority have different roles.
Small group school tours operate by appointment. Use the Open Days booking route to request a visit. For planning ahead, the school calendar gives 18 December 2026 as the autumn term's final day, with spring term beginning on 4 January 2027.
Children can join from the term after their third birthday.
Morning attendance runs from 08:30 to 11:30. The afternoon session runs from 12:30 to 15:30.
Yes, for eligible parents. Apply for the funding code in the preceding term and reconfirm it every three months through the HMRC Childcare Service account.
No. It gives neither a guaranteed place nor admission priority. A separate Reception application is required through eadmissions.
Small group tours are by appointment. Use the school's Open Days booking route to request a visit.
