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Nursery at Dunkirk Primary and Nursery 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Fig class gives Dunkirk’s youngest children a part-time start to school life. Three and four year olds attend the nursery at Abbey Campus on Lenton Boulevard, rather than the school’s Marlborough Street site. That distinction matters when planning the journey: the nursery belongs to a school spread across two campuses.
Children can join shortly after turning three, with a place in either the morning or afternoon. Fig sits within the school’s Early Years Unit, supported by a team that includes an EYFS lead, teachers, a nursery lead practitioner and teaching assistants.
Counting with objects gives a concrete picture of learning here. In June 2024, Ofsted found that early-years children used materials they had chosen to practise counting and develop their grasp of number. Adults selected activities that helped children learn, while children became more independent in their work. The emphasis was on understanding through doing.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the nursery’s curriculum context. Here, its practical shape includes early number learning, independent activity and music. Powermaths White Rose Edition is used across EYFS, giving mathematics a named teaching approach alongside the hands-on counting observed in June 2024.
Nursery rhymes and songs with actions feature in early-years music. Adults guide some activities, while children initiate others; singing also supports learning beyond music itself. For a young child, that brings movement and participation into learning rather than making music a separate listening exercise.
Starting Fig involves preparation with the family. A parent or carer meeting is planned before entry, and children can make several preparatory visits. This gives families a chance to discuss the start and children opportunities to become familiar with the nursery before their placement begins. In June 2024, early-years relationships were caring and positive.
For children needing additional support, the school’s SEND team works with class staff to identify needs and organise adapted teaching, resources and interventions. Individual Education Plans or Individual Behaviour Plans can involve parents, staff and outside agencies. Regular review meetings keep families involved in checking progress and targets.
Relish provides the school’s catering, with food cooked fresh each day and menus designed to accommodate dietary requirements. This is a school-wide arrangement.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place at Dunkirk. Parents must make a separate application through Nottingham City Council’s coordinated admissions process, including when they want their child to stay at the same school. Treat choosing Fig and applying for Reception as two separate decisions.
A meeting for carers explains the move from nursery to Reception. That practical preparation helps families understand the change, but it does not replace the application or secure a place.
The nursery operates through morning or afternoon places, with a three-hour session entitlement for three and four year olds. This part-time pattern is the starting point for planning childcare around attendance.
For nursery enquiries, contact the school on 0115 9153273 or email admin@dunkirk.nottingham.sch.uk. Abbey Campus is the relevant nursery location, on Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2ET.
Children are accepted shortly after their third birthday. Fig caters for three and four year olds.
The nursery is at Abbey Campus on Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2ET.
Children are offered a morning or afternoon place. The session entitlement is three hours for three and four year olds.
A meeting with parents or carers is planned, and children can make several visits before starting their placement.
No. Families must apply separately through Nottingham City Council’s coordinated admissions process, even if they want a place at Dunkirk.
