Nursery at Imam Muhammad Zakariya 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Indoor and outdoor learning space gives the early years provision at Imam Muhammad Zakariya School its clearest character. In February 2024, children showed curiosity, sustained their attention and shared their ideas confidently with adults and other children. These are useful signs for parents interested in how children engage with learning, alongside the practical arrangements of nursery care.
The nursery belongs to an independent Islamic primary school in Preston. The school's overall age range is 2 to 11; that is a school-wide figure. Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good following its inspection on 27 to 29 February 2024. This judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately graded nursery.
Learning has space both indoors and outside. In February 2024, the early years premises, equipment and learning environments supported the curriculum's ambitions. The physical provision matters because the curriculum depends on the spaces and materials children can use, as well as what adults teach.
Children's engagement is the strongest detail about their learning experience. They were happy, inquisitive and able to concentrate on activities. They also communicated their thinking with both adults and peers. For a parent, this connects two important aspects of early learning: spending time on an activity and being able to explain an idea to someone else. These findings describe the school's early years provision at that time.
The early years learning and welfare requirements were met in February 2024. That finding brings care into the picture alongside the curriculum: the judgement concerned children's welfare as well as their education.
Identification of additional needs. Across the school, systems for identifying special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) were still being introduced in February 2024. Some children's needs consequently lacked sufficient precision, and support could be less closely matched to them. This was a school-wide concern, rather than a finding confined to the nursery. For families whose child may need additional support, identifying the particular need is an important part of making that support suitable.
Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Choosing the nursery should therefore be a decision about the child's nursery experience, with the later school application treated as a separate step. Attendance alone should not be treated as an assurance of a place.
The school is at 2 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN. Its telephone number is 01772881968. These contact and location details give families a practical starting point for contacting the school and considering the journey involved in using its nursery provision.
Yes. It is the nursery provision at Imam Muhammad Zakariya School, an independent Islamic primary school in Preston.
The school's early years provision was graded Good at the inspection on 27 to 29 February 2024. This is not a separate nursery grade.
Yes. In February 2024, both the indoor and outdoor early years environments supported the curriculum.
No. Families need to make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
In February 2024, the school was still introducing systems to identify SEND. Some needs were not identified precisely enough to ensure closely matched support.
