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Nursery at Herons' Moor 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Everyday objects become opportunities to build language at Herons' Moor: nursery children learn to describe what they see and use vocabulary connected to their learning. Talk has a clear purpose here. Early years provision was graded Good at the Ofsted inspection on 7 and 8 May 2025.
Herons' Moor Pre-School is the academy's own nursery provision in Weston-super-Mare. Its planned capacity is 26 full-time equivalent nursery places, rather than a count of children attending. The academy shares The Campus building with Baytree Special School and community facilities, placing the nursery within a shared school setting.
Language and familiar routines give the nursery day its clearest character. In May 2025, children listened attentively and followed nursery routines. They also used vocabulary specific to their learning when discussing their work. For a young child, these are connected skills: listening to others, finding the words to explain an idea and understanding what happens next.
Describing ordinary objects is part of the early preparation for reading. The emphasis is on developing spoken language, giving children words with which to express what they notice. This makes communication a concrete part of learning rather than simply an aspiration.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework used by early years teachers within the Cabot Learning Federation mathematics curriculum. Its mathematics content includes patterns alongside number and spatial ideas. The federation's approach uses oracy, meaning spoken discussion, and Mathematical Habits of Mind to help children explore ideas. For parents, the practical emphasis is on children talking about their thinking as they develop mathematical understanding.
Additional support has an early years route. If a child makes little progress despite adapted teaching, the class teacher discusses next steps with the SENDCo and creates a Pupil Target Plan. This does not automatically mean extra adult support. The plan identifies specific targets and the strategies intended to help.
Parents discuss and agree these plans, and can view and comment on them through Edukey/Provision Map. That gives families a practical way to follow the support their child receives. Across the academy, the building has ramped access points and a lift, relevant features for families considering physical access.
Nursery attendance neither guarantees a Reception place nor confers admissions priority. Families must make a separate application through their home local authority's Common Application Form. For September 2027 entry, the deadline is 15 January 2027.
Priority goes first to looked after and previously looked after children, then to children with a sibling at the academy in Reception to Year 5; other applicants follow. Distance determines priority within an oversubscribed category. Familiarity with the school therefore remains separate from entitlement to a place.
Term-time attendance is organised around morning sessions from 9am to noon and afternoon sessions from noon to 3pm. The 15-hour options include mornings, afternoons or up to 15 hours combining three-hour sessions. Eligible working families can express interest in a 30-hour funded place; families who do not qualify can express interest in paying for hours beyond their 15-hour entitlement.
Registration records a family's preferred pattern and additional needs, and requires a birth certificate or passport as proof of date of birth. Expressing interest does not guarantee an offer. For mid-year applicants who have had their third birthday, a January or following Easter start may be possible if places are available.
Morning sessions run from 9am to noon, and afternoon sessions from noon to 3pm. Attendance is term time only.
Yes. Families can express interest in up to 15 hours made up of a mixture of three-hour morning and afternoon sessions.
Eligible working families can express interest in a 30-hour funded place. Families who do not qualify can express interest in paying for additional hours beyond their 15-hour entitlement.
No. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a place or confer priority. A separate application is required through the home local authority, by 15 January 2027 for September 2027 entry.
Parents discuss and agree Pupil Target Plans, and can view and comment on their child's plan through Edukey/Provision Map.
