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Nursery at The Priors 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Conversation, sharing and spotting shapes give The Priors School’s early years provision its clearest character. In December 2024, children were settling into school life successfully, with learning planned around their existing skills and understanding. For parents, that points to a start which takes account of what a child can already do.
The Priors Preschool forms part of The Priors School in Priors Marston, on School Lane. Its school setting gives families two decisions to make: choosing early education now and applying separately for a school place later. Keep those decisions distinct.
Communication and language received particular attention in the early years in December 2024. Joining activities with other children calls for social skills: the early years findings included practice in listening, sharing and taking turns. Maths had an everyday reference point in the shapes and patterns children recognised around them. Reading and writing simple words and sentences also formed part of their learning. The findings concern the school’s early years collectively, rather than a separate nursery assessment.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the framework for education and care from birth to five. In parent language, its learning areas bring together movement, relationships and communication with early reading, writing and maths. Creative expression and learning about the world belong alongside these skills. The framework therefore reaches beyond preparation for formal lessons: children’s social and physical development matter too.
Assessment is part of that framework. Practitioners must keep children’s development under review; where progress raises concerns, observations from the setting should be considered alongside parents’ knowledge. That gives families a role in understanding both the child’s strengths and the next steps they need.
Successful settling was an early years finding in December 2024. Children were also developing the social habits needed for group learning. Being able to listen to another child or share an activity matters in its own right, rather than simply as preparation for schoolwork.
The school aims to help children progress from different starting points and has signed Warwickshire Schools’ Inclusion Charter. For a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), the early years guidance requires partnership with parents when support is identified. Its assess, plan, do and review cycle means support should be agreed, put into practice and reconsidered against the child’s progress. The cycle is recommended guidance; partnership with parents in establishing SEN support is mandatory.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their entry year.
For September 2026 entry, the application deadline was 5pm on 15 January 2026. Warwickshire families applied through Warwickshire County Council; families living in another local authority applied through their home authority. That cycle is now past.
Families can contact the school for an informal conversation or arrange a look around. A visit offers a chance to consider the school setting before choosing the preschool. The school’s address is School Lane, Priors Marston, Southam, CV47 7RR.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place, and families must apply separately for Reception.
In December 2024, communication and language were priorities. Children also developed early written language, recognised shapes and patterns, and practised sharing and taking turns.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is the framework for learning, development and care from birth to five. It covers communication, physical and social development alongside literacy, maths, creativity and understanding the world.
Yes. Families can contact the school for an informal conversation or arrange to look around.
Warwickshire families applied through Warwickshire County Council, while those living elsewhere applied through their home local authority. The deadline was 5pm on 15 January 2026, which has passed.
