Heathrow Primary School Nursery

Traditional tales, independent play and balance bikes give Heathrow Primary School’s nursery its character. The nursery class pages bring together familiar stories and practical activities, giving parents concrete starting points for talking with their child about nursery learning.

This is the school’s own nursery on Harmondsworth Lane in West Drayton. Children usually join in September following their third birthday. Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Good at the inspection on 15 and 16 November 2022. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection.

Independent Play appears across the nursery’s autumn, spring and summer class pages. Alongside it, autumn themes include All About Me, Friends and Family. These give parents familiar subjects to revisit at home, connecting nursery topics with children’s own experiences.

Spring’s story titles include The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Little Pigs. World Nursery Rhyme Week also features among the autumn topics. Stories and rhymes offer a clear thread for families who enjoy sharing books and songs with their children.

Practical activities add another dimension: the summer pages include Making Smoothies, Floating & Sinking and Balance Bike Training. EYFS Sports Day is listed too. The nursery’s activity examples therefore extend beyond stories to food preparation, exploration and movement. Within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), vocabulary is an explicit learning focus: in November 2022, vocabulary development began in early years, helping children build the language needed for later learning.

Relationships matter in the youngest years. In November 2022, connections between staff, families and children were strong, with early years explicitly included in that finding. This gives parents a relevant point of reassurance about the nursery’s place within the school.

For families discussing special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the school’s pastoral offer includes meetings with the SENDCo. Parents also have access to the senior leadership team through an open door policy. A pastoral enquiry form provides another way to raise a concern and receive a response from the team. These are school contact routes that nursery families can use when starting a conversation about support.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route and meet the applicable deadline.

Hillingdon’s local authority handles the school’s admissions, and the school directs Reception applicants to the council’s online application page. Keep this application separate from nursery arrangements: nursery places are handled directly by the school, so joining nursery should not be treated as completing the next admissions step.

The booking patterns are five mornings each week or five afternoons each week; funded 30-hour places are also offered. The morning session runs from 8.30am until 11.30am. That gives families choosing mornings a defined collection time when planning their day.

Nursery applications go directly to the school, either through the secretary or using the Nursery Application Form. Applications are accepted once a child is older than two.

Prospective parents and children can book a school visit by calling 020 8759 1628 or emailing office@heathrowprimaryschool.co.uk. A visit gives families an opportunity to see the school before deciding whether to apply.