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Nursery at Redhill Primary Academy
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
An art studio, a planting wall and a large playhouse give Redhill Nursery a day built around making, investigating and imaginative play. Its purpose-built nursery sits within Redhill Primary Academy’s grounds in Priorslee, Telford. Provision includes places for three-year-olds and a limited number of funded places for two-year-olds.
The early years provision was graded Outstanding at the Ofsted inspection on 11 to 12 June 2024. That judgement covers the school’s early years provision, rather than a separately inspected nursery. Staff’s knowledge of children, opportunities to practise through play and support for language were strengths of the early years findings.
Adult-led learning and children’s own choices share the session. Whole-group and small-group tasks introduce knowledge and address next steps; children then use that learning in play, moving between indoors and outdoors. Staff observe, question and join in, adjusting activities around children’s interests and development. The weekly programme includes Show and Tell, Music, PE and a Welly Walk, giving children different reasons to talk, move and explore.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) connects care with learning. Here, communication, movement and relationships sit alongside early reading, writing, number work, understanding the world and creative expression. In practical terms, children can build stories around small-world objects, explore materials in the art studio or act out familiar experiences in the home corner. Construction areas give their ideas a physical form.
Outside, balancing beams, trikes and a climbing frame provide opportunities to develop coordination. The Nursery Garden brings growing fruit and vegetables into learning about food, while the Sensory Garden supports investigation and storytelling. Forest School adds exploration and imaginative play. For a quieter change of pace, the reading room has books and cushions: active play and time to pause both have a place.
A Key Worker provides continuity during induction, with parents and children becoming familiar with nursery before children stay independently. Daily conversations cover progress and interests in both directions, so information from home can shape the next steps in learning. The All About Me book, learning journeys and group floor books provide further links between home and nursery; Stay and Play sessions and parent consultations add opportunities to take part.
Children with additional needs receive interventions that can draw on programmes from outside agencies. Across the school, staff consult parents when a child needs an intimate care plan for help such as toileting. Wide doorways and corridors, accessible outdoor areas and disabled toilets are practical features of the school’s accessibility arrangements.
Food also features in wraparound care. Breakfast Club includes breakfast choices and activities; Afterschool Club provides a healthy high tea alongside continued play in the nursery. This gives children attending those clubs a meal as part of their extended day.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the normal Reception admissions process and meet the deadline for their intake. Under the 2025/26 admission arrangements, nursery attendance was not an oversubscription priority; families should treat the nursery choice and the Reception application as separate decisions.
Familiarity with school is built through a programme of Academy events during the nursery year, whichever primary school a child later attends. For children with additional needs, Reception staff can liaise with the preschool setting and arrange extra visits where appropriate. Parents may be invited to accompany transition visits, and a gradual start can be considered according to the child’s needs. These are transition supports, not admissions advantages.
Breakfast Club runs from 8am to 9am for nursery children and requires registration. Registered children can also attend the Annexe After School Club, with nursery children remaining in the nursery building until 6pm.
Funding covers 15 hours after the term in which children turn three, or 30 hours if eligible. The funding declaration is signed each term and records how entitlement is divided between settings. Contact the school for current charges.
Uniform is required: a jade polo shirt and grey sweatshirt or cardigan, each with the Academy logo, grey bottoms and black shoes (not slip-ons or boots). An apron is suggested for messy activities. For enquiries, email redhill@redhillprimary.co.uk or telephone 01952 327170.
No. Nursery and Reception admission are separate processes. Families need to apply again for Reception by the deadline for their intake.
Group learning is combined with child-initiated play indoors and outdoors. Activities across the week include a Welly Walk, PE, Music and Show and Tell.
An induction programme lets parents and children become familiar with nursery before children stay independently. A Key Worker provides continuity and daily communication.
Yes. Breakfast Club runs from 8am to 9am, and after-school care continues until 6pm. Registration is required for both clubs.
Yes. There are 15 funded hours after the term in which children turn three, or 30 hours if eligible, plus a limited number of funded places for two-year-olds.
