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Nursery at Bushfield Road Infant 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
An open-plan classroom, an enclosed garden and early learning built around language give Bushfield Road’s nursery its character. Attached to Bushfield Road Infant School in Scunthorpe, it has 39 places. Children usually join in September during the academic year of their fourth birthday, so starters range from just three to almost four.
This is the school’s own nursery provision. At the inspection on 24 and 25 September 2025, Ofsted judged early years provision Requires improvement. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery inspection outcome.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the framework for nursery learning, with Cornerstones helping organise the sequence. For parents, the important distinction is between the planned learning and how securely children understand it. In September 2025, some children in early years were receiving insufficient help to deepen their understanding across the curriculum. Staff needed greater expertise to develop those foundations consistently.
Language work offers a more positive, nursery-specific picture. Staff help children extend their vocabulary and communication, preparing them to learn to read. Foundations for Phonics introduces listening for differences between sounds, rhyme and rhythm, alongside joining spoken sounds together and separating them. White Rose Maths also begins in nursery, bringing number learning into a sequence that continues through the school.
Inside, different activity spaces sit within one large room. Toilets and coat pegs are inside the classroom, allowing adults to maintain supervision during everyday routines. Outside, children have an enclosed area and a garden for learning beyond the room. These are concrete features for families weighing up the balance of indoor and outdoor time.
Every nursery child has an allocated key worker from the staff team, which includes a teacher and Early Years Practitioners. Parents can raise concerns with their child’s key worker through an open-door arrangement, alongside opportunities to discuss progress and join play sessions. That gives families both an everyday contact and occasions to share their child’s nursery experience.
Settling starts before the first regular session. Staff arrange a home visit, followed by a visit with parents and another session independently. These stages introduce the adults and nursery routines gradually. In September 2025, adults in early years helped children become accustomed to routines promptly.
For children with SEND, the school provides support directed at individual needs and keeps families involved through regular reviews. The school building is on one level, with steps or ramps at entrances and two accessible toilets; families needing specialist access arrangements can discuss these with the SEND coordinator.
Safeguarding records. In September 2025, safeguarding across the school was effective, but some records lacked clear explanations of decisions, resolutions and outcomes. More thorough recording was required, an issue relevant to families using the nursery as part of the school.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place or confer priority under the stated criteria. These put children in catchment first, followed by the optional zone and then those outside catchment. Families must make a separate school application through North Lincolnshire’s normal admissions route, keeping nursery enrolment and the later school application distinct.
The move to Reception takes place in September during the academic year of the child’s fifth birthday. Familiar nursery routines and a place allocation are separate matters.
Children can attend for between 15 and 30 hours a week. All nursery-aged children qualify for 15 hours of universal funded provision; eligibility for 30 hours depends on parents meeting the relevant criteria.
For the 2025–2026 academic year, nursery hours were 9am to 3pm, with closures during school holidays. Nursery enquiries go directly to the main school office, by telephone or in person. Call 01724 842829 to register interest. Parents indicate their preferred hours when the nursery application process begins in March, with places confirmed after Easter.
Children usually start in September of the academic year in which they turn four. Depending on their birthday, they may be just three or almost four.
The nursery has 39 places and is attached to Bushfield Road Infant School.
Staff arrange a home visit before children begin. Children then attend a session with parents and a session independently.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place or confer priority under the stated Reception criteria. A separate school application is required through North Lincolnshire’s admissions route.
All nursery-aged children are eligible for 15 universal funded hours each week. Some qualify for 30 hours where parents meet the relevant eligibility criteria.
