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Nursery at Lingdale 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Little Explorers gives two-year-olds an early start within Lingdale Primary School’s own early years provision. Alongside it sits the nursery, with a room leader and teaching assistant supporting the younger provision and a teacher whose role spans Nursery and Reception. This is an early years team within a primary school, rather than a separate nursery organisation.
The school is on Davison Street in Lingdale. Its whole-school Ofsted judgement is Requires Improvement; that is not a separate nursery grade.
Stories, conversation and practical exploration shape the early years curriculum. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together learning to communicate, move and manage feelings with early reading, number work, creative activity and discovering how the world works. For parents, the emphasis is on children developing everyday capabilities alongside their first learning skills.
Children choose some of their play, watch adults demonstrate activities and take part in learning guided by an adult. Opportunities to return to activities let them practise rather than encounter each skill just once. The named SHREC approach links shared learning with practical activity, relevance, engagement and challenge. The school aims to use this to extend children’s thinking through play.
Physical independence has concrete examples: fastening a coat and riding a scooter or bike outside. A creative area provides space for making things. These activities connect movement, coordination and self-help with opportunities to try out ideas. Stories also act as a teaching focus, giving conversation and vocabulary a place across learning rather than confining them to a single activity.
Preparation starts with understanding the child. Before children join, including at Nursery, staff gather information through meetings with parents at school or at home, and contact with previous settings and other professionals. This gives families a chance to explain needs and experiences before the start.
Class Dojo connects home and early years learning: staff share activities and achievements, while parents can contribute experiences from home. That makes everyday progress, including growing independence, part of the conversation.
All nursery children across the Trust complete a language screen intended to identify communication needs early. The school’s SEND approach uses Assess, Plan, Do, Review, with support reviewed at least three times a year and parents involved in discussing targets. School facilities include quieter breakout areas and a sensory room for working or taking a regulation break. These are school resources, with support planned around individual needs.
Across the school, teachers hold qualified teacher status and teaching assistants have at least a Level 2 qualification. The SEND coordinator can arrange advice from speech and language therapy, occupational therapy or an educational psychologist when further specialist help is needed.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority; the offer comes from that authority. For Redcar and Cleveland applicants, the annual application window opens in early October and closes in mid January. Check the exact deadline for the relevant intake.
For children with SEND, transition support can include extra classroom visits, visual timetables, social stories and transition booklets. These preparations address familiarity and individual needs; they do not replace the application process.
School visits can be arranged by appointment. Contact the office on 01287 651723 to book a tour. Nursery waiting-list enquiries can also go through the school office, providing a direct starting point for families considering the provision.
Yes. Little Explorers is the school’s two-year-old provision, alongside its nursery.
The early years curriculum follows the EYFS framework and uses SHREC to support shared, practical learning through play.
Parents can use Class Dojo to share experiences from home, while staff use it to communicate early years activities and achievements.
No. A separate application is required through the family’s home local authority.
Visits are by appointment. Call the school office on 01287 651723 to arrange a tour.
