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Nursery at Castle Batch 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Castle Batch’s nursery provision forms part of the primary school. The setting sits in Worle, on Rawlins Avenue in Weston-super-Mare. For parents considering a school nursery, the important distinction is between joining its early years provision and securing a later school place. These are separate decisions.
The school aims to develop children’s confidence, resilience and enjoyment of learning, alongside their physical and mental wellbeing. Its early years provision received a Good judgement at the Ofsted inspection on 24 and 25 May 2022. That judgement covers the school’s early years provision; it is not a separate nursery inspection outcome.
At the inspection on 24 and 25 May 2022, teaching in the school’s early years took account of children’s changing interests and development. Staff adjusted activities accordingly, and learning followed a considered sequence. This supported planning around children’s developing needs. These findings concern the school’s early years at that time.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the framework for this stage of education. It brings together children’s learning, development, safety and welfare. Its learning areas include movement, relationships and communication, alongside number, literacy, creative expression and understanding the world. For parents, this means early education involves more than preparation for reading: social and physical development belong alongside it.
Early reading. In May 2022, the school’s revised reading curriculum still needed further implementation. Some pupils were making slower progress than they could, and embedding the systematic synthetic phonics programme was an improvement priority. This is a dated school finding, rather than a claim about current nursery teaching.
Parents with concerns about special educational needs or disabilities can arrange a discussion with the school’s SEND coordinator or principal. That provides a direct route for sharing concerns about a child’s development and discussing support.
Within the EYFS requirements, practitioners must review development between the ages of two and three and give parents a brief written summary. This focuses on language and communication, movement, and social and emotional development. It should identify strengths as well as areas needing help, giving families something concrete to discuss.
Where an early years setting identifies SEN, it must work with parents to establish the support required. The expected approach is a repeating cycle of assessment, planning, action and review, so support can be reconsidered as the child develops.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process, contacting North Somerset Council and meeting the applicable deadline. Treat the nursery choice and Reception application as separate practical steps.
In May 2022, transition into Reception was assessed positively. That concerns children’s move into school, rather than an admissions advantage.
The school can be contacted on 01934 514552 or at mailbox@cbpsa.theplt.org.uk. Its address is Rawlins Avenue, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN. These contact details give families a direct starting point for a nursery enquiry.
Castle Batch Primary School is on Rawlins Avenue, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN.
No. Families must apply separately for Reception through the normal admissions process.
North Somerset Council is the contact for Reception admissions.
Early years provision was judged Good at the school’s Ofsted inspection on 24 and 25 May 2022. This was not a separate nursery judgement.
Parents can arrange an appointment with the school’s SEND coordinator or principal.
