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Nursery at Watling Street 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Nursery rhymes become experiments at Watling Street: toy vehicles travel through tunnels and down ramps, while songs prompt role play and storytelling. This is a nursery where familiar stories provide starting points for practical learning, from sorting objects to making models.
Children join in September following their third birthday. The nursery belongs to Watling Street Primary School in Brownhills, with a nursery teacher and an Early Years unit. Ofsted graded early years provision Good at the inspection on 15 and 16 November 2022. That judgement covers the school's early years provision rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Stories give the learning a clear thread. In the autumn plan, The Wheels on the Bus and Incy Wincy Spider lead into actions and imaginative play, helping children remember language and retell what they have heard. Numberblocks supports work on numbers 1 and 2, using pictures, objects and dot patterns. Children explore quantities through things they can handle and recognise.
The spring plan connects Goldilocks and the three bears with porridge-making, and The Gingerbread Man with following a gingerbread recipe. Sensory story maps bring together mark-making and retelling. These are concrete examples of early years learning: the plans link stories with language, number work and practical activities.
Outdoor provision includes balancing, climbing, building and making large marks. Indoors, Purple Mash introduces digital drawing, with children choosing colours and tools; the autumn plan includes home logins so families can practise together. Sing up supplies songs, actions and opportunities to play instruments. The school also gives all children the opportunity to participate in Forest School each academic year, extending learning into an outdoor environment where activities can include shelter-making and searching for small creatures.
The term plans are useful illustrations of the nursery's approach, rather than a dated timetable for the current year.
Lunch needs planning at home. Children bring a packed lunch, and nursery pupils cannot currently have a hot school meal. The nursery lunch period runs from 11.45am to 12.15pm, between the morning and afternoon sessions.
Wonder Weeks bring nursery families into the Early Years unit each term. Cooking, gardening and craft activities let parents participate alongside their children, while staff offer guidance for continuing learning at home. That creates a practical connection between classroom activities and family life.
For additional needs, the school has a SENCO and directs families to Walsall SENDIASS and the Walsall LA Local Offer. A Family Support Adviser is also part of the team. Operation Encompass links the school with Walsall Council and West Midlands Police: confidential notifications following domestic abuse incidents allow staff to provide emotional or practical support.
Attending this nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet its deadline. Keep that application separate from arrangements for nursery sessions.
The school's admissions page directs families to Walsall Council's school admissions service and admission arrangements. This is the route for checking the rules governing a school place; choosing nursery hours is a different decision.
Morning sessions run from 8.45am to 11.45am; afternoons run from 12.15pm to 3.15pm. The universal 15-hour provision starts in September following a child's third birthday and is offered in the morning. Children meeting the Department for Education's eligibility criteria can take 30 hours, including afternoons.
Afternoon availability. Paid afternoon sessions can supplement the universal entitlement, but places for this option are limited. Families relying on those afternoons should factor that limit into their childcare plans. Contact the school for current charges.
Uniform applies to nursery children: a red jumper, cardigan or sweatshirt, white shirt or polo shirt, and grey or black trousers or skirt. A school badge is optional. The main office also runs a recycled uniform shop.
For enquiries, call 01543 452320 or email postbox@watling-st.walsall.sch.uk. Visits can be arranged through the school office.
Children start in September after their third birthday.
Mornings run from 8.45am to 11.45am and afternoons from 12.15pm to 3.15pm. Lunch is between 11.45am and 12.15pm.
Children who meet the eligibility criteria for 30-hour provision can attend afternoons. Paid afternoon sessions can also supplement the universal 15-hour entitlement, subject to limited availability.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions process by its deadline.
No. Nursery children must bring a packed lunch; hot meals are not currently offered to nursery pupils.
