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Nursery at Pegswood 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
An Early Years Base and a weekday, term-time rhythm define Pegswood Primary School’s nursery. There are 39 nursery places, with children joining at a term’s beginning after turning three. This is the school’s own nursery provision on Longhirst Road in Morpeth, so families are choosing an early start within a primary school setting.
The practical distinction is clear: nursery provision runs to its own session timetable. Its afternoon finishes at 3:10 pm, a collection time parents need to build into their arrangements.
Morning nursery begins at 8:50 am and finishes at 11:30 am. The afternoon runs from 11:45 am until 3:10 pm. Provision operates Monday to Friday during term time, with 30 hours offered. Those fixed session boundaries give the day its structure and help families judge how nursery fits around work and other childcare.
After five terms in nursery, a few children still could not pick out letters in their own names at the June 2022 inspection. Inspectors linked these learning gaps to poorly defined goals, planning that varied between years and insufficient attention to essential skills. Parents should ask how staff decide which basics each child needs to practise.
Basic skills. The improvement required was clearer agreement about the knowledge and skills children should acquire before leaving nursery. For parents, the useful focus is the learning behind the activities: what a child is practising, what they have understood and which essential skills need further attention.
Support for special educational needs and disabilities sits within the school’s SEND arrangements. The school aims to make information about that support clear and accessible to families. For a parent considering nursery for a child with additional needs, this makes the school’s SEND provision a relevant part of the choice, alongside the session pattern and learning priorities.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their child’s entry year. Northumberland County Council handles main-school admissions.
For September 2026 entry, the application portal closed on 15 January 2026. That cycle is past; it should not be treated as the timetable for a later intake.
Preparation for the next stage is also a learning question. In June 2022, gaps in nursery provision meant a few children lacked the preparation needed for Reception. The required action was to prioritise essential nursery skills. Attendance and readiness are separate considerations.
Doors open at 8:40 am, ahead of the 8:50 am nursery start. Morning collection is at 11:30 am; afternoon nursery begins at 11:45 am and collection is at 3:10 pm. These are the nursery times to use when planning journeys and handovers.
Term-time care. The 30-hour provision runs on weekdays during school terms. Families needing childcare across holidays should factor that term-time pattern into their plans.
Children join at the beginning of a term after their third birthday.
The nursery has capacity for 39 children.
Morning nursery runs from 8:50 am to 11:30 am. The afternoon session starts at 11:45 am and ends at 3:10 pm.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions process. Northumberland County Council handles main-school admissions.
Nursery learning goals needed greater clarity, with essential skills given more attention. Gaps in provision left a few children insufficiently prepared for Reception.
