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Nursery at Leasowes 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Communication and careful creative work gave Leasowes’ early years provision its clearest character in January and February 2024: children mixed paint colours, handled fine brushes and stayed absorbed in their learning. For parents choosing the school’s nursery, these are useful details about the learning priorities surrounding it. The emphasis is on developing understanding and sustaining attention.
The nursery forms part of Leasowes Primary School on Porlock Avenue in Weeping Cross, Stafford. Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding following the inspection on 31 January and 1 February 2024. That judgement applies to early years across the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Communication runs through the early years curriculum. In January and February 2024, children made excellent progress within a curriculum informed by research, with staff holding high expectations for every child. For families, the significant point is the connection between language and learning: communication is a continuing priority rather than an isolated activity.
Creative work gives that approach a concrete illustration. Children combined colours and then used a fine paintbrush to make carefully finished work. The example brings together experimentation with colour and control of a small tool. It also shows the kind of concentration children brought to their activities at that time. They could remain involved for sustained periods.
At the January and February 2024 inspection, the early years foundation stage therefore showed a clear emphasis on communication, engagement and ambitious learning. Those priorities matter together: children need opportunities to express themselves, activities that hold their attention and adults who keep their learning moving forward. The dated early years findings give parents a useful picture of those priorities in practice.
Support begins with understanding the child. In January and February 2024, staff recognised children’s needs promptly when they entered early years and arranged extra help where necessary. The practical implication is that support responded to identified needs from the beginning, rather than waiting for difficulties to accumulate.
Routines also have an educational purpose. During the same period, adults helped early years children establish good habits, supporting both learning and personal development. For a young child, that links becoming familiar with expectations to getting involved in activities. Care and learning are closely connected in these findings.
Attending Leasowes’ nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Nursery admission and Reception admission are separate processes: families must apply again through the normal Reception application route and meet its deadline. Choosing the nursery should therefore be a decision about the nursery experience itself, with the later school application treated as a separate step.
The school office is the enquiry contact: telephone 01785 337370 or email office@leasowes.staffs.sch.uk. The nursery’s school address is Porlock Avenue, Weeping Cross, Stafford, ST17 0HT.
Yes. It is the nursery provision within Leasowes Primary School on Porlock Avenue, Stafford.
No. Families need to make a separate Reception application through the normal route and meet its deadline.
The school’s early years provision was graded Outstanding at the inspection on 31 January and 1 February 2024. This is not a separate nursery rating.
In January and February 2024, children mixed paint colours and used fine brushes to produce carefully finished work. Communication was a continuing curriculum priority, and children sustained their engagement in learning.
Telephone the school office on 01785 337370 or email office@leasowes.staffs.sch.uk.
