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Nursery at Olton 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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 and learning to understand feelings are the clearest threads in Olton Primary School's early years provision. For families considering its nursery, these put language and relationships alongside one another: children learn about sounds, but also about themselves and the people around them.
The nursery belongs to Olton Primary School in Solihull. Early years children were taught in the school building that opened in November 2021, according to the January 2023 inspection. Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good at its inspection on 11 and 12 January 2023. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Phonics provides a concrete starting point for understanding the learning. In January 2023, teaching in early years helped children build the reading foundations needed for their next stage of education. In parent language, the emphasis is on learning sounds as part of becoming a reader. This gives families a specific learning focus to consider alongside the practical fit of a nursery place.
Personal development also begins in early years. Children are prompted to recognise their emotions and consider the effect of their actions on other people. Learning therefore includes how to respond to others, as well as early reading. These are useful foundations for participating in a group and putting feelings into words.
At the January 2023 inspection, early years children were taught alongside other school age groups in the building that opened on the school site in November 2021.
Understanding feelings has a practical place in care, too. The January 2023 early years findings describe adults encouraging children to consider both their own emotions and their behaviour towards others. For a nursery child, that connects personal feelings with the experience of being part of a group.
This is a useful distinction for parents assessing support: learning to read and learning to relate to others both feature in the early years account. The emotional work gives families another aspect of the provision to weigh alongside its reading teaching.
Attending Olton's nursery does not guarantee a place in the school's Reception. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline.
Keep those two decisions separate when planning ahead. Choosing the nursery concerns the child's experience now; applying for Reception concerns the next school place. Nursery attendance should never be treated as confirmation that a Reception place has been allocated.
Olton Primary School's address is Lyndon Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7QF. The school telephone number is 01217062644, providing a direct contact for nursery enquiries.
No. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline.
At the inspection on 11 and 12 January 2023, Ofsted graded the school's early years provision Good. This was an early years judgement within the school inspection, rather than a separate nursery rating.
The January 2023 inspection found that early years phonics teaching helped children prepare for their next stage of learning. Phonics focuses on sounds as children learn to read.
The January 2023 report described children being encouraged to consider their emotions and how their actions affect others. This connects understanding themselves with learning to be part of a group.
Call 01217062644 for nursery enquiries. The school address is Lyndon Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7QF.
