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Nursery at Wilson Primary 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories become something children perform at Wilson’s nursery. Helicopter Stories and Tales Toolkit give them opportunities to act out familiar tales and create their own, putting spoken language into play rather than leaving it on the page.
This is Wilson Primary School’s on-site nursery in Reading, with places offered from the term after a child’s third birthday. The morning and afternoon sessions each have 26 places; eligible families can take a 30-hour place. Those patterns let families choose between a shorter session and attendance across both parts of the day.
Ofsted’s report dated 19 May 2026 judged the school’s early years provision to meet the Expected standard. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Children’s interests help shape the learning. The nursery uses planning in the moment: adults observe what a child is exploring, consider what that reveals about their development and respond while the interest is fresh. Within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the curriculum brings together communication, relationships and physical development with early literacy, mathematics, creativity and understanding the world.
Helicopter Stories turns storytelling into performance, while Tales Toolkit develops from supported storytelling towards children using the resources themselves. Daily chants and rhymes add another route into language. Poetry Basket also features in the outline, giving children further material to remember and perform. These activities connect listening, speaking and imaginative play.
Outdoor provision includes bikes and opportunities for balancing, climbing and ball play. Children explore mark-making tools such as pencils and scissors, alongside role play and materials for art. The point is practice: larger movements develop physical control, while handling smaller tools prepares children for more precise tasks.
Mathematics includes comparing collections, sorting and exploring patterns. Growing seeds and observing butterflies bring life cycles into the curriculum, with outdoor exploration connecting learning to the natural world. Across early years, adults extend vocabulary through conversation and rhymes, and tackle misunderstandings in early number work promptly.
Familiar routines help children settle. In May 2026, children in early years generally adapted quickly to their morning routines, and the early years environment was calm and safe. Partnerships with families also helped parents support learning at home, connecting the nursery experience with what happens beyond the session.
Additional needs are identified promptly in early years, with suitable support put in place. The federation’s SEND policy provides for parents to help shape and review support plans. For children already receiving speech and language support at nursery, it also sets out extra transition help during term six and planning for Reception, so support can continue across the move.
Lunch needs preparation at home. Children attending across the day bring a healthy packed lunch, and the timetable includes a 45-minute lunch break. Lunch club carries a staffing charge. Families buying additional hours who do not use lunch club must collect at 11:30 and return at 12:15, which makes the midday arrangement a practical consideration.
A nursery place does not guarantee admission to Wilson’s Reception. The nursery admission policy says attendance gives no priority. However, Reading Borough Council’s arrangements for September 2025 included a conditional criterion for children attending the school’s nursery who received Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) at application. Confirm the arrangements for your child’s entry year. Parents must make a separate application, with school places allocated through the coordinated arrangements.
Apply through the local authority where your child lives. For September 2026 entry, the application deadline was 15 January 2026; families should use the timetable for their child’s own entry year.
Transition support is separate from allocation. For children offered a Reception place, Wilson provides a school Transition Day, visits to their existing nursery and a home visit. These give staff and families opportunities to build relationships before the move.
Morning sessions run from 08:30 to 11:30, and afternoons from 12:15 to 15:15. The universal 15-hour pattern comprises five morning or five afternoon sessions each week. Children with a 30-hour entitlement attend from 08:30 to 15:15, Monday to Friday, with lunch club.
Eligibility for the additional funded hours must be demonstrated when applying and reconfirmed every three months. Families without that entitlement may buy an additional 15 hours weekly, subject to availability; the purchase must cover the whole block. Contact the school for current charges, including lunch club.
Nursery visits can be arranged by telephone. The school office handles enquiries on 0118 937 5573 or at admin@wilson.reading.sch.uk.
Places are offered from the beginning of the term after a child’s third birthday. Families can join the waiting list after their child turns two.
Morning sessions are 08:30 to 11:30 and afternoon sessions are 12:15 to 15:15. The 30-hour pattern runs Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 15:15, with lunch club.
The curriculum includes storytelling through Helicopter Stories and Tales Toolkit, rhymes, early number activities, mark-making and outdoor physical play. Adults also respond to children’s interests through planning in the moment.
No. Parents must apply separately through their home local authority. The nursery policy says attendance gives no priority, but the September 2025 local-authority arrangements included a criterion for nursery attendees receiving EYPP at application. Confirm the arrangements for your child’s entry year.
Children staying across the day need a healthy packed lunch. Lunch club has a separate staffing charge; contact the school for current charges.
