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Nursery at Golborne Community 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.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, a library storytelling visit and a picnic on the school field give Golborne’s nursery a book-centred character. This is the school’s own early years provision on Talbot Street, admitting children from their third birthday. The school aims to build independence and confidence from nursery onwards.
Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection on 14 and 15 February 2023. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separately inspected nursery.
Three attendance patterns shape the day: a morning, an afternoon or a full day with a lunch break. The shorter sessions last three hours each. Families can therefore request a shorter stretch of nursery or a day spanning both sessions, with the school confirming the sessions allocated.
Books give the nursery curriculum concrete themes. For 2025–26, the planned sequence moved from Nursery Rhymes to Traditional Tales and then Familiar Books. Experiences paired those themes with a local walk or hunt, storytelling at Golborne Library and a Teddy Bear’s Picnic on the school field. These connect books with places and activities children can recognise.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the learning context. In February 2023, children in early years developed foundational knowledge and skills and quickly grasped letter sounds. For parents, that means early learning includes the building blocks of reading, alongside the nursery’s story-based experiences.
A nursery teacher and learning support assistant sit within the Early Years phase team. For additional needs, the school uses a graduated approach: assess the child’s needs, plan support, put it into practice and review its effect. Parents receive Individual Pupil Profiles at target-setting meetings and reviews, giving them specific targets to discuss rather than a general reassurance.
Nursery children needing significant adaptations alongside an outside professional’s involvement join the SEND register. Concerns about progress should first go to the class teacher; appointments with the SEND coordinator are arranged by phoning the office during school hours. The school building is on one level, with wide corridors and three accessible toilets, concrete features relevant to families considering physical access.
Lunch arrangements depend on the attendance pattern. Children staying across lunchtime can bring food from home or have a purchased school meal, with free school meals subject to eligibility. Nuts and foods containing nuts must stay out of school. Children with allergies have individual health care plans, so dietary needs form part of their care arrangements.
Attending nursery does not guarantee a Reception place or confer nursery-based priority. For the 2026–27 admissions cycle, priority after children with an education, health and care plan naming the school covered care-related categories, qualifying siblings and proximity to school. Families must make a separate Reception application, using the normal application form or online route by the closing date. Those arrangements give 15 January as the normal deadline.
Support with the change of classroom is a separate matter. For children with additional needs, transition may include meetings with the new teacher and learning support assistant, extra classroom visits and an earlier class transition during the Summer 2 term. These arrangements depend on the child’s needs; they do not alter admission priority.
Requested sessions run Monday to Friday: mornings from 8:30am to 11:30am, afternoons from noon to 3pm, and full days from 8:30am to 3pm. The minimum attendance on any day is three hours. Families mark their preferred pattern and indicate whether they can be flexible; confirmed sessions are advised afterwards.
Universal funded provision is 15 hours from the term after a child turns three. Some families qualify for the extended 30-hour entitlement and submit their code to the office. Families outside that entitlement can purchase additional sessions. Contact the school for current charges.
Nursery application forms can be submitted throughout the school year directly to the office. Personalised virtual tours can be booked on 01942 726059. Morning classroom doors close five minutes after the start time, making punctuality a practical part of the routine.
Children can be admitted from their third birthday. Universal funded hours begin in the term after they turn three.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am, afternoons from noon to 3pm, and full days from 8:30am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. The school confirms allocated sessions.
Yes, the full-day pattern includes a lunch break. Children can bring a packed lunch or have a purchased school meal, unless eligible for free school meals.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place or confer priority under the 2026–27 arrangements. A separate Reception application is required by the normal deadline.
Return nursery application forms directly to the school office at any time during the school year. Call 01942 726059 to book a personalised virtual tour.
