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Nursery at St Marie's Catholic 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Early reading begins in Nursery at St Marie's, giving this provision a clear connection to the learning that follows. It belongs to a Catholic primary school in Rugby, where the school age range is three to eleven. The focus here is the youngest children's experience: developing confidence with new learning and receiving teaching adjusted to their needs.
At the inspection on 13 and 14 May 2025, Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good. That judgement covers the early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating. Children showed persistence and an appetite for learning, useful qualities when an unfamiliar task takes more than one attempt.
Reading has a defined starting point here. The approach to phonics and reading starts in Nursery, introducing children to learning that supports their later reading. For parents, this places early literacy within the nursery experience rather than leaving its introduction until the next stage.
Teaching responds to the child. In May 2025, early years staff understood children's needs and adjusted their teaching accordingly. The inspection linked early years practice to clear explanations and demonstrations in mathematics. This matters because a child encountering a new idea needs both an explanation and a way to see how it works.
Children's willingness to keep trying was another early years finding. Alongside teaching adapted to individual needs, that gives families a useful picture of the learning experience: adults respond to differences between children, while children develop the persistence to tackle something unfamiliar.
Curriculum development. The May 2025 inspection also identified a school-wide weakness in some wider subjects: essential content and its teaching sequence needed greater precision. Gaps made it harder for pupils to connect ideas. This was a broader school concern, rather than a finding specifically about Nursery, but it remains relevant context for families considering continued schooling here.
Knowing the child is the clearest evidenced feature of early years support. Staff adjusted teaching to individual needs in May 2025, making the adult response part of the learning itself. For a family whose child needs a different explanation or approach, that is a meaningful detail to weigh alongside the curriculum.
The early years findings also show children engaging with challenges and continuing when learning was new. The practical implication is about participation: support and expectations work together, with teaching adapted to the child rather than treating children's starting points as interchangeable.
Attending Nursery does not guarantee a place in St Marie's Reception. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the applicable deadline. Treat that application as a distinct decision and process when planning the next stage, even if your child already attends Nursery.
The reading approach beginning in Nursery provides a learning connection with later schooling. That curriculum connection should be kept separate from the allocation of a Reception place.
The school is on Merttens Drive, Rugby, CV22 7AF. Telephone contact is 01788543636. These details give families a direct contact point and a location to use when considering the journey to Nursery.
Yes. It is the nursery provision within St Marie's Catholic Primary School in Rugby.
The school's early years provision was graded Good at the inspection on 13 and 14 May 2025. This was a school early years judgement, not a separate nursery rating.
Yes. The school's phonics and reading approach begins in Nursery.
No. Families need to make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
Telephone 01788543636. The address is Merttens Drive, Rugby, CV22 7AF.
