Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Nursery

A village primary school provides the setting for Paulerspury’s own nursery provision, on High Street in Paulerspury. Its Church of England identity places the nursery within a church school rather than a separate childcare setting.

The school describes its pastoral aims in terms of children’s emotional and social needs alongside their learning. For families considering nursery here, that is the wider school ethos surrounding the provision.

The school’s early years provision received a Good judgement at the Ofsted inspection on 29 and 30 April 2025. This is an early years judgement within the school inspection, rather than a separate nursery rating.

For parents concerned about their child’s development, the school’s support process brings family concerns into discussions with the class teacher, the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo), or both. Meetings cover the school’s concerns as well as the parent’s, additional help and possible referrals to professionals outside the school. This gives families a route to discuss support rather than leaving concerns to informal conversations alone.

The SENCo discusses children’s needs regularly with their teachers and keeps parents informed about professional referrals and their outcomes. Parents can also initiate contact when they have concerns. These are school-wide arrangements, so they describe the support structure around the nursery rather than a nursery-specific care routine.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the deadline for their child’s entry year. Choosing the nursery and securing a school place are separate decisions.

For September 2025 entry, nursery attendance was not among the Reception priority criteria. Those criteria covered children in care or previously in care, evidenced medical or social needs, residence in the linked area, siblings continuing at the school and other applicants. That was a past admissions cycle; it should not be treated as the position for a later intake.

The school office is the enquiry contact: telephone 01327 811674 or email office@paulerspury.innovatemat.org. An online enquiry form also reaches the office, which responds directly or passes the enquiry to the appropriate staff member. Families therefore have a choice of telephone, email or a written form for making initial contact.

School visits can be arranged through the office. A visit offers parents an opportunity to discuss whether the provision suits their child before making a nursery decision.