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Nursery at Thorpe Hesley 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Teddies become patients at Thorpe Hesley’s nursery: Vets and Pets Days have involved children treating their soft toys’ ailments. That gives a concrete flavour of learning through imaginative activity here. The school’s early years provision starts with The Nest for two-year-olds, followed by Class 1 for three-year-olds, on Upper Wortley Road in Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham.
Morning, afternoon and full-day sessions give families different ways to organise attendance. Nursery children can also use breakfast and after-school clubs, extending care beyond the main session.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together children’s learning and development. Here, examples include language through storytelling, imaginative play through treating teddies, and physical activity through balance bikes. These are different ways for young children to practise communicating, imagining and moving.
Grimm and Co family learning sessions have involved EYFS children creating stories and performing them for friends, with personalised books to take away. Bikeability activities have introduced balance-bike skills within the EYFS. These are examples of activities children have experienced, rather than a fixed daily timetable.
Early years learning takes place indoors and outdoors. During the inspection on 1 and 2 November 2023, Ofsted found that children developed secure learning across areas, with language, communication and mathematics especially well developed. Storytelling and nursery rhymes engaged them, while early reading and phonics teaching was consistent. For parents, the emphasis is on communication and the beginnings of reading alongside practical activity.
Additional needs are addressed through observation, interaction and conversations with parents. Within the EYFS, this includes the Progress Check at Age Two where applicable. Support follows an assess, plan, do, review cycle: staff identify a need, agree the response, put it into practice and check progress with families.
An Early Years specialist coordinates day-to-day SEND support alongside the SENDCo. Activities and resources are adapted so children can participate with their peers. This makes support part of the learning experience rather than simply a separate appointment.
Parents concerned about development can begin with their child’s teacher, with the Inclusion Team involved when further support is needed. The school’s Wellbeing Team also helps children and families with emotions, friendships and anxiety, including individual or small-group support for identified children.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal local-authority admissions route and meet the applicable deadline. Rotherham’s local authority allocates places; the school does not make those allocations.
For children with SEND, transition support is planned with parents and relevant professionals. Information is shared with the receiving staff or setting so support can be prepared. That preparation concerns the child’s needs; it does not secure admission.
Morning nursery runs from 9am to noon, afternoon nursery from 12.10pm to 3.10pm, and full days from 9am to 3.10pm. The school offers a minimum of 15 hours up to 30 funded hours each week. Eligible F1 children can have their 30-hour funding allocated around their requirements, including use of wraparound care.
Breakfast club begins at 8am. After-school care ends at 5.45pm, with an earlier 4.30pm finish on Fridays. That shorter Friday needs to fit the family’s collection arrangements. Contact the school for current charges.
Enquiries go through the school office on 0114 2570153 or THPOffice@nclt.ac.uk. Completed nursery forms require a copy of the child’s full birth certificate and are returned to reception in the infant building beside the school car park. Families are directed to park on Upper Wortley Road because visitor parking is unavailable on site.
The Nest is the provision for two-year-olds, and Class 1 is the provision for three-year-olds.
Mornings run from 9am to noon, afternoons from 12.10pm to 3.10pm, and full days from 9am to 3.10pm.
Yes. Breakfast club starts at 8am, and after-school club ends at 5.45pm, or 4.30pm on Fridays. These clubs can form part of eligible children’s 30-hour funding.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal local-authority route, and the local authority allocates places.
Start with your child’s teacher. The Inclusion Team can become involved when further support is needed, and can be contacted through the school office.
