Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School Nursery

Paint-filled easels and hands-on sculpture give Christ Church New Malden’s nursery a concrete creative character. Children can choose paint, experiment with colour and shape materials into something of their own. Those details offer parents a useful picture of learning through making, rather than a day defined only by preparation for school.

The nursery shares the Infant Department’s Lime Grove site in New Malden. It belongs to a Church of England primary school, with the infant and junior departments on separate sites. For nursery families, Lime Grove is the relevant location.

Drawing begins with making marks and deciding what they mean. Children explore different tools, then start choosing colours and equipment to suit their ideas. They draw from imagination as well as from close observation of objects. That gives them two different starting points: something they want to invent, or something they can examine carefully.

Easels hold ready-mixed paint for children to use freely, and watercolours are introduced too. Colour mixing is part of the activity: children consider their choices and explore how colours change together. The physical equipment matters here. Painting is something children can access and investigate, with decisions to make as they work.

Sculpture brings another kind of exploration. Plasticine, clay and playdough can be shaped with hands or tools; over the year, children begin making forms with a particular outcome in mind. Printing includes using their bodies to make impressions. These activities move between experimenting with materials and deliberately creating an effect.

Early-years mathematics also uses tangible examples. At the October 2022 inspection, Ofsted described children comparing sizes, developing counting confidence and learning mathematical vocabulary. Different-sized marbles helped demonstrate that the size of an object does not change how many objects a group contains. For parents, this is a useful example of an abstract idea made visible through objects children can handle.

Communication has a practical route through Arbor. The school’s parent portal and app carry email messages and let families record absences, check attendance and update contact details. Keeping those details current helps messages reach the right person.

For SEND conversations, the school has coordinators covering its infant and junior departments. Families can reach them through the office or at senco@ccnm.uk. This provides a direct contact route for discussing a child’s needs, separate from routine administration.

Reception admission. Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Choosing nursery and applying for Reception are separate decisions, so families should keep the later application on their calendar even after accepting a nursery place.

Nursery enquiries go through the school office at office@ccnm.uk or on 020 8336 7800. The nursery’s address is Lime Grove, New Malden, KT3 3TW.

Tours for families considering Nursery entry in 2027 can be booked using the admissions page’s form, by email or by telephone. A tour gives families a practical next step before deciding whether to apply.