Stocksfield Avenue Primary School Nursery

Songs, rhymes and journeys around school give Stocksfield Avenue’s early learning a concrete starting point. Letter sounds are introduced through music and verse in Nursery, while early years geography uses familiar surroundings to introduce positional language and mapping. The emphasis in these examples is on foundations children can use as learning develops.

This is the nursery provision within Stocksfield Avenue Primary School in Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The school takes children from age three and belongs to Smart Multi Academy Trust. Nursery is part of the primary school, so the choice concerns a child’s early experience within that school rather than a separate childcare provider.

In June 2024, Nursery children practised letter sounds through songs and rhymes. This gives parents a specific picture of early reading preparation: sound learning begins with singing and rhythmic language. The activity connects something children can join in with to the sounds they will later use in reading.

Geography also starts close to home. In the early years, children learn language for describing position and map routes around the school. Familiar places become material for learning. A journey through the school gives positional vocabulary a practical context, while mapping that journey introduces the idea that a route can be represented rather than simply followed.

These are distinct examples of the foundations being taught: listening to letter sounds and describing where things are. They make the learning more tangible for parents than a broad promise of preparation for school.

At trust level, Smart identifies children’s safety, health and wellbeing as priorities. Its governance includes a lead trustee role covering both safeguarding and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). That places these responsibilities within the trust’s oversight structure.

For parents, the useful distinction is between governance and individual care. Trust oversight establishes responsibility for safeguarding and SEND; a child’s particular needs still deserve a direct conversation with the school. Use the school contact route to introduce your child and explain the support they need.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Treat this as a separate decision and application, even when you hope your child will remain at Stocksfield Avenue.

Learning preparation and admission are different matters. Nursery’s songs and rhymes introduce letter sounds, but participation in those activities does not secure a later school place. Keep the Reception application on your family’s calendar independently of the nursery arrangements.

The school is on St Cuthberts Road in Fenham, with postcode NE5 2DQ. For nursery enquiries, contact Stocksfield Avenue directly on 0191 2748434 or email admin@stocksfield.newcastle.sch.uk. These are the school’s contact details, making the school itself the practical starting point for an enquiry about its nursery provision.