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Nursery at Hurst Park Primary Academy
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Mud-kitchen mixtures, woodland creatures and stories give Hurst Park’s nursery day its character. Outdoor play sits alongside building, art and group activities, so children have opportunities both to follow their own interests and to join others.
This is Hurst Park Primary Academy’s own nursery in West Molesey, Surrey. Children can be considered for entry from the beginning of the term after their third birthday. Morning, afternoon and all-day sessions give families three different ways to arrange attendance before the move to primary school.
Choice comes early in the session. Children select activities such as construction, role-play, art or storytelling. Learning takes place indoors and outdoors: the mud kitchen gives imaginative play a physical setting, while Forest School includes looking at creatures. These are concrete opportunities to experiment, make things and talk about discoveries.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approach uses the Characteristics of Effective Learning to plan activities and assess progress. In parent language, that means attention to how children explore through play, become actively involved and think through ideas. The emphasis extends beyond completing an activity to how a child approaches it.
Group time brings songs, stories, number activities and exploration of sounds into the day. Children also discuss the world around them. This gives shared conversation a place alongside their individual choices.
Outside, children have space for digging and construction as well as running and balancing. Outdoor activity continues in wet weather too. A closing story brings the group together again, with children talking about discoveries and moments they are pleased with before home time.
The teacher helps children manage their belongings as part of settling into the daily routine. Practical independence continues at snack time: children pour drinks themselves and help clear up. Fruit, vegetables and milk are served, making snack a social occasion as well as a pause in play.
For children with additional needs, the school’s support arrangements include adaptations such as visual timetables and extra time to process information. Teachers adapt learning to individual needs, and staff receive continuing SEND training. Families can discuss their child’s needs with the SENDCo; support from the LEO inclusion team and specialists such as speech and language therapists depends on the child’s needs and level of support. These are school-wide arrangements, with individual provision shaped around the child.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Every family must make a separate Reception application, whatever their child’s previous preschool experience, using the local authority’s application route. The local authority sends offers directly to families. Accepting a nursery place therefore leaves a separate school-place decision ahead.
Once a Reception offer has been accepted, the school receives the family’s details and communicates the starting date. Children have an opportunity to visit before starting. That familiarisation is separate from the allocation of places.
Squirrels is the morning session, running from 8:45am to 11:45am. Hedgehogs attends all day, from 9:00am to 3:00pm, while Rabbit is the afternoon session, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Nursery breakfast and after-school provision can extend care beyond standard sessions.
Funding covers 15 hours each week from the term after a child turns three. Working parents of three- and four-year-olds may qualify for a further 15 hours. Eligible government-funded hours and childcare vouchers are accepted. A funding code is valid only from the term after you apply, so arrange it ahead of attendance. Contact the school for current charges.
Uniform combines dark green branded nursery tops with leggings or tracksuit bottoms. Clothing should be labelled, and children need a named bag containing spare clothes. Suitable footwear is required; Crocs, open-toed shoes and sandals are prohibited.
For enquiries or to arrange a tour, contact the school office on 0208 9791709 or hpoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk. Personal tours run throughout the year.
Children can be considered for a start at the beginning of the term after their third birthday.
Squirrels runs from 8:45am to 11:45am, Hedgehogs from 9:00am to 3:00pm, and Rabbit from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.
Yes. The nursery accepts government-funded childcare hours and voucher schemes. Universal funding provides 15 hours weekly from the term after age three; eligible working parents may receive an additional 15 hours.
No. All families must apply separately through the local authority, regardless of previous preschool attendance.
Bring a labelled bag with spare clothes, and label clothing too. Children wear dark green branded nursery tops with tracksuit bottoms or leggings and suitable footwear.
