Calverley Parkside Primary School Nursery

Nursery learning has a place in the bigger curriculum at Calverley Parkside: what children learn here is considered alongside the learning that follows. This is the school's own nursery provision, within a primary school on Victoria Street in Calverley. The wider school occupies a building from Victorian times, giving the setting a concrete connection to its local surroundings.

At the inspection on 13 and 14 December 2022, Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.

The curriculum connects the nursery stage with later learning. In December 2022, leaders had considered how learning in Nursery and Reception would prepare children for subsequent stages. For parents, the useful distinction is between continuity in learning and entitlement to a school place: the former does not establish the latter.

Across the school, teaching can be adapted through flexible grouping, technology and different levels of scaffolding. These are school-wide approaches to meeting additional needs, rather than a description of a fixed nursery timetable.

Support for additional needs follows an assess, plan, do and review cycle across the school. Parents, children and specialist professionals contribute to understanding a child's needs. That gives families a role in deciding what support should address, rather than leaving assessment solely to staff.

Class teachers retain responsibility for planning and teaching, with teaching assistants adding support. The school aims to develop children's independence and avoid excessive reliance on an adult. Small-group work and individual interventions are selected according to assessed need, with the intensity of support increasing where needs require it.

SEND Support Plans or IBPs are reviewed, and parents are invited to meetings about progress and learning targets. Senior leaders oversee SEND provision, with coordination through the SENCo. This establishes both a route for family involvement and responsibility for reviewing provision.

External help can include the Speech and Language service and educational psychologists. Through the Pudsey Cluster, families can access support including play therapy, speech and language therapy and help at home. School staff can make referrals, and families can also approach the cluster directly. For safeguarding concerns, the school's Tell Me form provides a way to contact the safeguarding team without needing an email address.

Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must apply separately through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. The school mirrors Leeds City Council's admission policy and directs families to Leeds City Council for admissions information. Keep that application separate from the decision to choose nursery: curriculum continuity does not secure admission.

The school office handles general enquiries at office@cps.owlcotesmat.org or on 0113 2570884. Appointments to look around the school can be arranged through the office, giving families a direct route to visit before making their choice. The address is Victoria Street, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5PQ.