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Nursery at College Town 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Theatre, puppets and dressing up give College Town’s nursery curriculum a clear imaginative thread. Children explore stories through play, making things and music, with opportunities to express ideas through pictures, pretend play and sound. This is the school’s own nursery, on Branksome Hill Road in Sandhurst.
Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection on 27 and 28 September 2022. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Creative play has concrete materials behind it. The nursery overview includes a theatre, costumes and puppets, alongside imaginative class activities based on the week’s story. These give children different ways to participate: speaking, pretending and responding to other children’s ideas.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum includes expressive arts and design. Here, that means experimenting with materials and communicating through pictures, pretend play and sound. Colour mixing and musical instruments sit alongside these activities. Children have ways to explore an idea through both making and performing.
In September 2022, early years teaching used questions and conversation to extend children’s understanding. Children practised doing things for themselves and cooperating with others. A theatre activity involved performing, watching and running the box office, giving the same play setting several different roles. The value for families is the connection between practical play and learning: adults help children think further about what they are doing.
Individual attention was a strength of early years in September 2022. Adults understood the children they taught, and children needing extra help were recognised promptly, with the special educational needs coordinator involved. That creates a route from noticing a difficulty to planning support.
The school’s SEND policy gives parents a defined part in that process. Learning Profiles set out individual priorities and are revisited every six to eight weeks. Parents receive copies and discuss the plan with the class teacher or Assistant Head of Inclusion, making the proposed support something families can understand and contribute to.
Medical support also has a planning structure. Individual Health Care Plans are developed with families and health professionals and reviewed at least termly, or earlier when needs change. For a child whose health affects participation, this connects care arrangements with the adults responsible for providing them.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority. For the September 2026 intake, the application window ran from 5 November 2025 to 15 January 2026; those dates belong to that past admissions cycle.
For children with SEND, the school’s transition policy provides for staff to discuss needs during the summer term and transfer the relevant paperwork. A meeting with parents and the next teacher may be arranged, and some children may need additional classroom visits. These are support arrangements, separate from securing admission.
Morning nursery runs from 9am until noon. The afternoon runs from noon until 3pm and is linked to eligibility for 30-hour funding. The distinction matters when matching a session to the family’s childcare needs.
Nursery additional hours are among the activities for which the school accepts childcare vouchers; school lunches are excluded. The school also participates in Tax-Free Childcare. Contact the office at secretary@collegetownprimary.com or on 01276 31933 for nursery enquiries. Nursery applications are handled by the school, with offers dependent on the child reaching the appropriate age and a space being available.
The morning session is 9am to noon. The afternoon session is noon to 3pm, with eligibility for 30-hour funding attached to it.
The nursery curriculum includes puppets, theatre and dressing up, as well as colour mixing and playing instruments.
At the September 2022 inspection, early years staff identified children needing help promptly and involved the special educational needs coordinator. The school’s SEND policy uses Learning Profiles, shared with parents, to plan and review support.
No. A separate Reception application must be made through the family’s home local authority.
Contact the school office on 01276 31933 or email secretary@collegetownprimary.com. The school manages nursery applications and offers places subject to age and available spaces.
