Leverton Primary School Nursery

Tricycles, outdoor climbing apparatus and ball play gave Leverton Primary School's nursery a distinctly physical strand at the October 2024 inspection. Children had opportunities to practise movement alongside imaginative play, with adults joining their learning and activities. For a child who enjoys being active, these activities offered concrete ways to explore and play with peers.

The nursery forms part of Leverton Primary School on Honey Lane in Waltham Abbey. The school's age range begins at three. The early years findings from October 2024 give the clearest picture of the provision: imaginative play, speaking and listening, physical development and learning to recognise emotions.

At the October 2024 inspection, outdoor activity took several forms. Nursery children rode tricycles, used climbing equipment and played catching and throwing games together. These activities give children different opportunities to practise coordination: steering, climbing and handling a ball each asks something different of them. Playing with other children adds a social dimension to that physical practice.

Imagination also had a place in early years play at that inspection, encouraged by adults. Staff interacted with children during both play and learning, giving a picture of adult involvement alongside children's activity. This matters for families looking for play that includes conversation and interaction with the team.

In October 2024, speaking and listening included exploring sounds in the surrounding environment. That gave children something concrete to listen for and talk about. Emotional learning was similarly tangible: children connected colours with feelings, using green for calm and yellow for happiness. A colour provides a simple starting point for expressing an emotion.

Learning to express feelings was part of the early years experience observed in October 2024. The colour associations gave children a way to communicate how they felt, alongside the adults' interaction during activities. These are useful details for parents considering how a young child will take part and make themselves understood.

The October 2024 inspection also identified school-wide weaknesses in developing subject vocabulary and adapting teaching. Some pupils consequently understood less securely than they could. These concerns matter when considering support for a child's language or learning needs, although they were not identified specifically as nursery findings. Safeguarding arrangements across the school were effective at that inspection.

Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the applicable deadline. Treat choosing the nursery and securing a school place as two separate decisions; time spent in the nursery should not be taken as an assurance of admission.

The address is Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3BE, and the school telephone number is 01992715885. Having both the location and contact number gives families a practical starting point for an enquiry about the nursery.