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Nursery at Ashwood Park 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Three-hour sessions and a nursery unit within a primary school give Ashwood Park’s youngest children a distinct starting point. Based on Bells Lane in Wordsley, the nursery admits children from age three. The school describes eight nursery spaces for 30-hour provision, a separate figure from the school’s overall capacity.
Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Good at its June 2024 inspection. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Play and focused teaching work together here. In June 2024, early years children were developing well, with planned play activities alongside separate teaching in mathematics, phonics and literacy. Adults supported language and communication skilfully. For a young child, that means opportunities to explore as well as help with the words needed to explain an idea or join a conversation.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers seven learning areas. The school explains that communication, physical development and social and emotional development sit alongside early reading and writing, mathematics, creativity and understanding the world. Learning therefore extends beyond letters and numbers.
A nursery unit sits within the school’s single-storey accommodation. The wider grounds are fenced, with CCTV. These are school-site features, rather than a description of a separate nursery campus.
Getting to know a child begins before their nursery place starts. A nursery teacher visits in the preceding term; the home visit gives families time to discuss concerns and helps staff understand the child in familiar surroundings. This makes the first conversation about the child, rather than just paperwork.
Foundation Stage entry arrangements also include summer visits for September starters, with parents joining some sessions and children visiting their new class independently. Parents attend a meeting, and shorter starting hours may be arranged in individual circumstances. Separation can be introduced in stages.
SEND support follows a cycle of assessing needs, planning help, putting it into practice and reviewing progress. The school’s arrangements include support-plan discussions with families and copies sent home after meetings. External professional involvement requires parental permission. A formal diagnosis is not required for support: identified needs determine the response.
The school has a kitchen producing hot meals. This is a school facility; families considering longer nursery attendance should distinguish it from the three-hour session pattern.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and gives no admissions priority. Families must make a separate application through the normal primary admissions process. For children living in Dudley, that means applying to Dudley Council in the academic year before their fifth birthday. Dudley Admissions Service allocates Ashwood Park’s places using its admissions criteria.
Familiarity with the school and entitlement to a place are separate matters. For year-to-year moves, the school uses classroom and staff photographs, a summer session in the next classroom and extra visits where needed. Teachers and teaching assistants exchange information about children’s needs and support plans. These arrangements help prepare children for a change; they do not alter admissions rights.
Morning nursery runs from 8:30am to 11:30am, with the afternoon session from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The school also describes term-time childcare for ages three to eleven between 7:30am and 6pm. Booking forms for that service come through the school office, giving families a separate route for arranging care around a nursery session.
To register nursery interest, complete the form obtained from the main school reception. Registration itself does not secure a place. Initial enquiries go through the school office on 01384 818545 or info@ashwood.dudley.sch.uk; school visits can be arranged by appointment.
Access and collection. The prospectus asks families to use the pathway rather than the drive and to keep cars out of the grounds. Parents with a disability badge may request vehicle access. These rules matter when planning who will bring and collect a young child.
The school describes nursery entry from age three.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am. Afternoon sessions run from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
No. Nursery attendance gives no priority and does not guarantee a place. Dudley residents must apply separately to Dudley Council in the academic year before their child turns five.
Obtain a nursery registration form from the main school reception and complete it. Registration does not guarantee a place.
No. Support is based on identified needs. Raise concerns with your child’s class teacher first; the SEND coordinator can join further discussions.
