St George's Junior School Nursery Review

Play, personal learning programmes and growing independence give this nursery its character. Nursery provision includes children aged two, within the lower school at St George's Junior School in Weybridge. This is a mixed, independent school with a Catholic foundation.

In March 2024, there were four nursery classes. The ISI inspection of 5 to 7 March 2024 provides the early years findings below, covering learning, relationships and care. These are early years findings within a school inspection, rather than a separate nursery grade.

Learning combines children's play with activities directed by adults. In March 2024, staff shaped personal learning programmes around children's interests, needs and starting points, choosing resources to suit them. That gives the day an individual focus: activities respond to the child, rather than expecting children to develop at the same pace.

Early learning brings together language, number skills, physical development and relationships. Children developed literacy quickly, reaching levels beyond those typical for their ages. They also began building calculation skills and using reasoning to solve problems in different situations. Play and adult guidance therefore supported both exploration and the foundations of later learning.

Physical development extended outdoors and into PE, with classroom equipment suited to children's ages also helping them build strength and coordination. The outdoor environment was part of learning, alongside the indoor activities. Both movement and smaller physical skills had a place in the early years programme.

Cooperation mattered too. Children worked together on challenges and treated one another kindly during play. Topic activities introduced different cultures, including those of their friends, giving children concrete ways to begin understanding other people's experiences.

Warm relationships helped children become more confident in March 2024. Parents, leaders and key people worked together around each child's changing needs, while adults used encouragement and praise informed by their knowledge of the children. Personal learning and personal care were closely connected.

Emotional development had practical expression. Children learned to regulate their feelings and practise self-control while waiting for a turn or for their parents. These ordinary moments gave them opportunities to develop patience alongside confidence.

Individual support helped the youngest children learning English as an additional language interact confidently with adults and other children. Safeguarding support also explicitly included the youngest early years children: staff considered individual vulnerabilities, including SEND, alongside behaviour and bullying records. This meant support took account of the child's circumstances rather than treating concerns in isolation.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application for Reception; choosing the nursery should be treated as a decision about the nursery experience itself, with the next admission handled separately.

The nursery is part of St George's Junior School on Thames Street, Weybridge, KT13 8NL. The school telephone number is 01932 839400, providing a direct contact route for families considering the provision.