Brimpton C.E. Primary School Nursery

Five places set the scale of Brimpton’s nursery. This on-site provision takes children aged three to four and uses the label N2. It is a small nursery within Brimpton C.E. Primary School, so families are choosing provision on a school site rather than a separate nursery setting.

The wider school serves Brimpton, Crookham Common and Midgham, as well as neighbouring areas. Its connections with the parish church give the school a local, Church of England context. That is useful background for families considering where their child will spend these early years.

In the Ofsted inspection completed in January 2024, inspectors found that the school’s curriculum followed a planned sequence beginning in early years. It identified knowledge for pupils to acquire and retain as they progressed. This describes the school’s early years curriculum at the time of that inspection.

The school’s early years provision received a Good judgement in the Ofsted inspection completed in January 2024. That judgement applies to the school’s early years provision at that time; it is not a separate inspection grade for the nursery.

Additional-needs enquiries have a defined route through the school’s special educational needs and disability coordinator, contacted through the office. This gives parents a specific point of contact for discussing support, rather than leaving them to identify the right member of the team themselves.

The school also maintains a SEND Policy and Local Offer, reviewing both annually, alongside an Access Action Plan. These documents provide the school’s framework for additional support and access. Families can use them as the basis for a conversation about their child’s needs.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal school admissions process. Brimpton directs primary admissions enquiries to West Berkshire Council, which allocates school places and tells parents whether their child has been offered one. Keep the nursery application and the Reception application as two distinct steps.

For children starting school, the transition arrangements include three sessions of half a day during the preceding half term, plus an information pack from the office. Those sessions provide time in school before entry. They are preparation for starting school, separate from the decision about allocating a place.

Nursery enquiries and requests for application forms go directly to Brimpton by telephone or email. Contact the office on 0118 9712311 or office@brimpton.w-berks.sch.uk. The school is on Brimpton Lane, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TL.

Prospective parents are invited to arrange a school visit. A visit offers a practical opportunity to discuss the nursery application with the school before submitting it. Use the nursery enquiry route for this provision, and West Berkshire’s primary admissions route for the later Reception application.