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Nursery at Stanley St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A home corner, a painting easel and a bug hotel made from recycled materials give Stanley St Peter's nursery its character: children have things to make, roles to try and discoveries to share. The morning nursery cohort belongs to a mixed Nursery and Reception Foundation Stage unit at the Church of England primary school on Lake Lock Road in Stanley, Wakefield.
Paris Class is the nursery's named class. Its connection with the wider early years unit gives children a shared learning setting, while nursery-specific activities include listening games and practical projects. Ofsted's report dated 10 March 2026 judged early years to be at a Strong standard; that judgement covers the school's early years provision rather than a separate nursery inspection.
Play chosen by children sits alongside teaching in small groups and as a class. The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum builds communication, movement and social development alongside early literacy, number work, creativity and learning about the world. Development Matters also informs planning. Half-term topics draw on books, with children's interests helping shape activities.
Indoors, children can construct models, act out familiar situations in the home corner or experiment with colour at the painting easel. Resources stay accessible so children can return to an idea and develop it. Books and materials for making marks extend across the learning areas, bringing early reading and writing into play. Weekly additions connect the spaces with current projects and interests.
Outside, the learning area provides opportunities for larger movements, imaginative play and working through disagreements. One nursery project used plant pots and wood to create a bug hotel; children collected leaves and sticks for its inhabitants. That gives making and investigating a concrete purpose.
Early reading begins with listening. Nursery pre-phonics includes rhyme, body percussion, sounds from instruments and the environment, and hearing how spoken words can be split apart or blended together. These activities prepare children for later formal phonics. Read Write Inc. and Power Maths are named approaches within the wider EYFS curriculum. In March 2026, early years teaching combined clear language modelling with practical maths using dice and chalk, helping children put learning into action.
Settling draws on cooperation with families. The nursery team works with parents to ease the move into school, and March 2026 early years findings describe children becoming comfortable with routines quickly and receiving substantial staff support. Predictable routines help children know what to expect.
Tapestry makes communication practical: parents can see photographs of learning and contribute comments, videos and pictures from home. Children share these contributions during Friday Collective Worship. Class Dojo carries school communications, including letters, so families have distinct ways to follow learning and receive notices.
Adults adapt conversations to individual children, including using pictures and objects with children who do not communicate verbally. Early years staff also work with families and external agencies to meet individual needs. In March 2026, children with SEND and disadvantaged children made substantial progress relative to their starting points.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline.
The mixed Foundation Stage unit provides a shared setting for Nursery and Reception children. Familiarity with that environment is separate from the decision about admission: choosing the nursery should not be treated as securing the next place.
The nursery operates a morning cohort. Families can join its waiting list through the school office on 01924 663641, and visits to see the provision can be arranged through the same office.
Clothing. The primary school's uniform colours are optional for nursery children. Some choose red, grey and white, giving families a choice about adopting school colours at this stage.
Collection. If someone else will collect a child, parents must provide signed written permission identifying that person. The school also requires at least two current emergency contact numbers. These arrangements make collection permissions and backup contacts clear before they are needed.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions process and by its deadline.
The nursery has a morning cohort within the mixed Nursery and Reception Foundation Stage unit.
The outdoor learning area supports movement and imaginative play. Nursery children have also made a bug hotel from recycled wood and plant pots, adding sticks and leaves.
Tapestry carries photographs of nursery learning and lets families contribute comments, photographs and videos from home. School communications, including letters, use Class Dojo.
Call the school office on 01924 663641 to arrange a visit to see the provision.
