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Nursery at Gargrave Church of England 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Learning through play gives Gargrave’s nursery its starting point: adult-guided activities sit alongside children’s own choices within the school’s early years provision. This is a school setting for children from three, with a Church of England character and values of love, peace and hope.
For 2025–2026, the school allowed for four nursery pupils alongside its Reception intake. Nursery children take part in Apple Class learning, with separate nursery maths teaching included in the spring 2026 timetable. The school’s nursery is distinct from the independently managed preschool also situated in the grounds, an important distinction when making an enquiry.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings care and learning together through play. Its seven areas cover language, physical development, relationships and emotions, early reading and writing, maths, creativity and understanding the world. Adult-led activities and children’s own explorations both contribute, giving the day a mixture of direction and choice.
In spring 2026, Apple Class learning included Squiggle while you wiggle and independent activities, while nursery maths was taught separately from Reception maths. That separation gives the younger children their own teaching within the shared class structure. Early years design activities involve choosing resources, constructing something with a purpose and talking about what children like or dislike about their ideas. Making things is also a reason to explain them.
Songs and rhymes form part of early years music, with children beginning to share their learning through performance. Geography starts close to home, through talking about their immediate surroundings and differences between places.
The wider school grounds include a wildlife garden, a willow classroom and a gardening area containing a greenhouse and poly-tunnel. Indoors, the school has a library and hall. These describe the school environment in which the nursery sits.
Lunch brings children together in the school hall, whether they have a packed lunch or a cooked meal. Food is prepared on site; a main course is followed by fruit or pudding, with a jacket potato alternative. Midday supervisors look after children during lunch and the following playtime. Foundation children receive a free fruit snack at playtime, and children bring water bottles each day.
For children needing additional support, the school uses individual education plans with personal targets and reviews involving parents each term. Support can include speaking and listening work or individual interventions. The class teacher and SENCO are the contacts for discussing a child’s needs, while home-school books may be introduced to support communication. This gives families a way to connect support in class with what happens at home.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and confers no priority under the 2026–2027 admission arrangements. Families must make a separate application through the normal admissions process, following the local authority’s application timetable.
North Yorkshire residents apply through North Yorkshire Council; families living elsewhere apply through their home local authority. For children receiving SEN support, transition planning includes passing relevant information to the next setting. That continuity of support is separate from allocating a place.
Enquiries go to the school office at admin@gargrave.ycst.co.uk or 01756 749433. Families can arrange an appointment to look around the school before deciding.
Triangle Club provides before and after school care for up to 16 children aged three to eleven. Contact the school for current charges. For collection, the school asks families to communicate any change to the usual home-time arrangements and to keep the yellow zigzags outside clear.
The school’s provision starts from age three.
No. An independently managed preschool also operates within the school grounds; it is distinct from the school’s own nursery provision.
No. Nursery attendance gives neither a guarantee nor priority under the 2026–2027 admission arrangements. A separate Reception application is required.
Children can have a packed lunch or food cooked on site. School lunches include a main course followed by fruit or pudding, and there is a jacket potato option.
Contact the school at admin@gargrave.ycst.co.uk or 01756 749433 to arrange an appointment to look around.
