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Nursery at Hagley 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Play leads the learning at Hagley Primary School Nursery, with hatching chicks, music and early language work giving the pre-school year its character. Children enter in September for the academic year in which their fourth birthday falls. This is the school's own nursery on Park Road in Hagley, rather than a separate school choice.
The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and its team is qualified and experienced in early education. At the Ofsted inspection on 7 and 8 June 2022, the school's early years provision received a Good judgement. That judgement covers the school's early years provision; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Two three-hour sessions give the day its structure. Within them, children play and learn alongside friends with adults providing guidance. The EYFS focus combines learning to communicate, managing feelings and relationships, movement, early reading and writing, number work and creative expression. For parents, that means learning extends beyond letters and numbers to the skills children need to join in and express themselves.
Nature supplies concrete experiences. Eggs hatch into chicks in the classroom, while caterpillars become butterflies and frogspawn develops into tadpoles. Children can encounter animal development directly, rather than only through pictures. Cooking also features in lesson planning, connecting practical activity with measuring and mixing.
Music, games, language learning and craft activities add variety. Possible enrichment includes Forest School, yoga, dance, drama, tennis and Rugby Tots; these are possibilities rather than a fixed promise for every session. The school has a Forest School learning area within its grounds, giving outdoor exploration a physical setting. Nursery enrichment contributions are voluntary, and participation does not depend on payment.
Working with parents is part of the nursery's approach to individual needs. Families also have nursery curriculum updates to help follow the learning. The school support structure includes an EYFS lead, a special educational needs coordinator (SENCo), and a pastoral support lead practitioner.
For children needing additional help, the school's SEND support includes small-group work, adapted teaching, sensory regulation and involvement from external specialists. Parents can take part in progress meetings and discussions about an EHCP. This gives families a route for sharing their understanding of their child and discussing support.
Lunch can be an optional hot meal or a packed lunch supplied by the family. Snacks come from home. These arrangements make preparing food part of the family's daily routine, even when choosing a hot dinner.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through Worcestershire County Council's School Admissions department, meeting the normal application deadline. Places are allocated using the local authority's criteria, so choosing the nursery and applying for school remain distinct decisions.
Reception applications. All parents must apply for a school place, and living within the catchment does not guarantee admission. Keep the Reception application separate from nursery arrangements when planning the following year.
The first session runs from 8:30am to 11:30am, followed by the second from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Together they form a full nursery day; an optional extension takes collection to 3:00pm.
Both 15-hour and 30-hour government childcare funding are accepted. Funded time must be taken in three-hour blocks within 8:30am to 2:30pm, so the extension falls outside those funded sessions. Tax Free Childcare and childcare vouchers are also accepted. Contact the school for current charges.
Wrap Around Care requires its own completed registration pack, returned to outofsch@hagleyprimary.worcs.sch.uk, with availability confirmed by the club. Families needing additional support should factor in that the club cannot provide one-to-one assistance.
To express interest in the nursery, email nurseryadmissions@hagleyprimary.worcs.sch.uk with the child's name, birth date and address, sibling details, and parent or carer contact details.
Children join in September for their pre-school year, the academic year in which they turn four.
Sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am and from 11:30am to 2:30pm. An optional extension runs until 3:00pm.
Funding is accepted in three-hour blocks between 8:30am and 2:30pm. The extension to 3:00pm falls outside that funded time.
Families send a snack from home. Lunch can be a packed lunch or an optional hot dinner.
No. Families must apply separately through Worcestershire County Council's School Admissions department, and places are allocated against the local authority's criteria.
