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Nursery at Wollescote 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories, songs and a Tuesday morning at Forest School give Wollescote’s nursery its character. This is the school’s own provision for children starting from age three, on Drummond Road in Stourbridge. Its day combines time with adults, independent play and outdoor learning.
Ofsted graded early years provision Good at the inspection on 14 and 15 February 2023. That judgement covers the school’s early years provision rather than a separately inspected nursery. The nursery-specific finding was concrete: stories, rhymes and songs helped children become familiar with language patterns.
Short group activities alternate with free-flow play indoors and outside. Development Matters guides the early years curriculum: adults introduce skills, then children have opportunities to use them independently in play. For parents, the timetable makes that balance tangible. Name writing, maths, phonics, singing and stories sit alongside repeated free-flow periods, rather than filling the session with group teaching.
White Rose Maths provides practical mathematical activities, while Wollescote Letters and Sounds supports early language and literacy. Six topics shape learning across the year. The nursery plan includes Our 5 Senses and Marvellous Minibeasts, with books such as The Colour Monster and What the Ladybird Heard giving children specific material to talk about and explore.
Tuesday mornings are set aside for Forest School; the afternoon follows the usual activity pattern. Outdoor learning also happens daily in an area arranged around the EYFS curriculum. Forest School takes place in all weather and is compulsory. Children may wear their own clothes for it, with wellies requested, so outdoor clothing belongs in the weekly routine.
A stay-and-play session with a parent forms part of the nursery transition material. Everyday independence is another explicit focus: children practise managing their coats, washing their hands and using the toilet. The preparation guidance asks for spare clothes and a named drinking bottle, giving families concrete routines to practise together.
A charged breakfast option includes toast, a crumpet or a pancake. The school prohibits nuts and products containing them across its premises, including food brought from home.
Termly nursery sessions bring parents into their child’s learning through reading and rhymes. A sharing book goes home on Fridays, accompanied by a diary for recording reading together. Children need a bag that day to take the book home.
The Assistant Head for Inclusion also serves as SENCo, coordinating additional-needs provision from Nursery onwards. Support follows Assess, Plan, Do and Review, with parents involved and consent required for external referrals. The early years building has ramps, stair lifts and a care room. Personal or medical care uses individual plans, making both access and daily care relevant parts of a child’s support arrangements.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Dudley’s guide for September 2026 entry also states that nursery attendance gives no admissions advantage. Check the arrangements for your child’s entry year. Families must submit a separate application for primary school.
Dudley residents apply through the council’s admissions service, online or using a requested paper form; families living elsewhere apply through their home local authority. For September 2026 entry, the deadline was 15 January 2026. That cycle is past, so use the timetable for your child’s entry year.
Transition support is a separate matter. The SEND information report describes work with the Specialist Early Years team, meetings with new teachers and information sharing between staff. These arrangements support continuity of care and learning; they do not change admissions entitlement.
The nursery timetable runs from 8:35 to 11:35 in the morning and from 12:20 to 15:20 in the afternoon. These are the nursery timings to use when planning journeys. EYFS children must be accompanied by an adult and handed directly to their teacher.
For enquiries, contact the office on 01384 283622 or email info@wollescote.dudley.sch.uk. The school’s uniform guidance includes a blue cardigan or sweatshirt, a white shirt or polo shirt and black bottoms; clothing and coats need name labels. Second-hand uniform can be collected by arranging a time with the office.
The school’s SEND information report identifies Nursery as starting from age three.
The timetable shows a morning session from 8:35 to 11:35 and an afternoon session from 12:20 to 15:20.
For September 2026 entry, Dudley’s admissions guide states that nursery attendance gives no admissions advantage. Check your child’s entry-year arrangements for the priority rules that apply. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place, and a separate primary-school application is required.
Forest School takes place once a week, with Tuesday morning allocated in the nursery timetable. It runs in all weather; children may wear their own clothes and are asked to bring wellies.
Parents are invited to termly reading and rhyme sessions. Nursery children also take home a sharing book on Fridays, with a reading diary for families to record reading together.
