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Nursery at Trumacar Nursery and 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Long spells of play, stories that introduce new themes, and learning outdoors give Trumacar’s nursery its character. Children have time to follow an interest rather than move straight to the next activity. Adult support sits alongside that freedom, with communication a central focus of the early years curriculum.
The nursery takes children from age 3 within Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School in Higher Heysham. There are 52 nursery places, divided between two session groups of 26. This is the school’s own nursery provision, with a class teacher and support staff forming the nursery team.
At the Ofsted inspection on 4 and 5 May 2023, the school’s early years provision received a Good judgement. That judgement covers the early years stage within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating. In May 2023, children in early years enjoyed attending and felt secure and happy.
Play has room to develop here. Children spend extended periods exploring their own interests, supported by adults who respond to what interests them. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach combines investigating through play with persistence and developing ideas: children try something, keep working when it proves difficult, and find ways to connect what they discover.
A fresh text introduces themes each week, giving stories and language a regular place in learning. Planning also follows children’s interests, so the curriculum has room to respond to the group. Communication receives particular emphasis, while phonics and mathematics are introduced in steps that build on existing knowledge. In May 2023, nursery children were beginning to connect letters with their sounds. These are early foundations for reading.
Inside and outside classrooms, children can reach resources that allow different uses rather than dictate a single activity. They can choose how to play and explore, with opportunities for movement and physical development across the learning spaces. The school also has an Outdoor Classroom and a Nature Woodland Walk on its grounds. Those physical features give outdoor learning a place on site, alongside the school’s use of its surrounding area as children progress through their education.
Relationships matter to the nursery’s approach. The school aims for children to feel able to attempt difficult things and accept mistakes as part of learning. Adults support exploration rather than simply direct it, making independence an explicit aim.
For families needing additional support, the school has a SEND coordinator and a Learning Mentor. Staff work with parents, a child’s previous setting and relevant support services when arranging the move into school. That gives families a route to share existing needs and support arrangements before the change. Accessible facilities across the school include lifts, accessible toilets and a shower and changing room.
Parents receive school updates each Monday, including forthcoming events and diary dates. The Learning Mentor is also a contact for parenting advice and family support, providing another route for discussing concerns alongside the class teacher.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place, and it gives no priority under Trumacar’s oversubscription criteria. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process by the applicable deadline.
When places are oversubscribed, the criteria consider children in public care when preferences are expressed who are still expected to be in care at admission, qualifying siblings, accepted exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons, then proximity by a recognised walking route. Nursery attendance is not one of those criteria. Treat the nursery choice and the Reception application as separate decisions.
The nursery operates between 8am and 5pm, including lunchtime. Morning sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am; afternoons run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Between them, the lunch session lasts from 11.30am to 12.30pm. An early breakfast-club session covers 8am to 8.30am, while the late after-school-club session runs from 3.30pm to 5pm.
Both 15-hour and 30-hour government-funded provision can be accommodated, with additional hours charged separately. Contact the school for current charges. These distinct session blocks let families consider how nursery attendance fits around their day.
Visits can be arranged by appointment. For nursery enquiries, call 01524 851043 or email office@trumacar.lancs.sch.uk.
The nursery takes children from age 3 and forms part of Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School.
The morning session is 8.30am to 11.30am. The afternoon session is 12.30pm to 3.30pm, with a lunch session between 11.30am and 12.30pm.
The nursery can accommodate both 15-hour and 30-hour government-funded provision. Additional hours are charged separately; contact the school for current charges.
No. Nursery attendance neither guarantees a place nor gives priority under the oversubscription criteria. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions process.
Contact the school to make a visit appointment. Call 01524 851043 or email office@trumacar.lancs.sch.uk.
