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Nursery at Allenby 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Speaking, listening and learning outdoors give Allenby's nursery its shape. This is the school's own provision on Allenby Road in Southall, with entry from age three. Its early years curriculum combines play with planned learning, giving children opportunities to develop independence as well as practise working together.
Conversation is a starting point for learning here. Allenby's Foundation Stage approach places emphasis on children expressing themselves and listening to others. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together language, movement, relationships and emotions with early reading, mathematics, creativity and discovering how the world works. For parents, that means development extends beyond learning letters and numbers.
Activities include structured learning and play, with opportunities to build concentration and tackle things independently. Cooperation also matters: children practise learning alongside others. Books and planned reading activities support early literacy, while communication and mathematical skills are encouraged from the outset.
Outdoor learning is part of curriculum planning in the Foundation Stage. Early years geography provides a concrete example: children watch and discuss the weather around them, and learn to observe their locality and ask questions. Familiar surroundings become material for learning. The school site is single storey, with wide corridors and level or ramped entrances, practical features for families whose children have mobility needs.
Settling begins with contact between home and school. Allenby's safeguarding arrangements include home visits for children starting nursery. Its accessibility policy also uses early years transition information and admission meetings with parents and professionals to identify needs, giving families a route to share relevant information before attendance begins.
For mainstream children with special educational needs, the school describes adapted classroom work, individual education plans and support from its special educational needs coordinator, with some individual or small-group teaching assistant work. These are school arrangements rather than a promise of a particular support package for each nursery child.
Class Dojo supports communication, including translation tools. The whole-school food policy excludes nuts and sesame seeds, and requires caterers to be informed about allergies and intolerances. Drinking water is accessible in classrooms throughout the day. Families therefore need to share dietary information as part of preparing for attendance.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process.
Ealing's community school arrangements for 2025/26 used the Pan London coordinated scheme, with a normal-round closing date of 15 January. Nursery attendance was not a priority criterion in those arrangements: after children with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school, the criteria covered care status, siblings attending the main school and distance. These are dated arrangements for that admissions cycle, rather than a timetable for a future application.
The school invites applications for 30-hour nursery provision subject to eligibility. Parents are responsible for applying for their funding code and renewing it. Funding therefore involves an ongoing administrative task for the family, alongside the nursery paperwork.
To enquire or apply, collect a nursery pack from the school office. Questions can go to admin@allenby.ealing.sch.uk or 0208 578 6636. The contact form also provides a route to request a school tour with a senior leadership team member.
Travel deserves planning. Allenby's School Street closure operates Monday to Friday from 8.15 to 9am and 2.45 to 3.45pm during Ealing term time, including individual school training and occasional days. Parent parking on site is restricted to blue badge holders, who must notify the school beforehand. These restrictions affect how families organise journeys to and from nursery.
Nursery entry is from age three.
No. Reception requires a separate application. Ealing's 2025/26 community school arrangements did not give priority for nursery attendance.
Yes. Allenby invites eligible families to apply, and parents are responsible for obtaining and renewing their funding code.
Collect the nursery paperwork pack from the school office. For enquiries, email admin@allenby.ealing.sch.uk or call 0208 578 6636.
Its safeguarding arrangements include home visits for children starting nursery. Early years transition information and meetings with parents and professionals also inform the identification of needs.
