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Nursery at Hindley All Saints CofE 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A toy dog welcomes children into early years at Hindley All Saints, a small detail that gives this school nursery its own character. Nursery belongs to the Church of England primary school on Chapel Fields Lane in Hindley. Its Christian ethos centres on compassion, thankfulness and love, so families are choosing a nursery within an explicitly faith-based school community.
Ofsted judged the school's early years provision Good at its September 2023 inspection. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating.
Learning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In practical terms, the September 2023 early years findings give parents two useful examples: children developed their communication and language, and talked enthusiastically about a game combining technology with language learning. Conversation has a clear place in learning here.
Early years topics sit alongside the school's Inspire Curriculum, which connects areas including computing, music and art through themes. This gives families a way to understand the approach: learning is organised around connected topics rather than simply a list of separate subjects. The nursery also takes part in the class responsibility programme. Children share duties through a rota across the year, giving them a part in looking after their school community.
Outdoor experiences form part of the school's provision for all children, using its grounds and places beyond them. The wider school also has a dedicated library, with soft furnishings and soft toys used as reading buddies. These are school facilities, rather than a description of a separate nursery room.
The early years welcome includes a toy dog for children starting school. In September 2023, children were also learning to listen to others and wait for their turn. Those everyday social habits matter for joining group activities and sharing attention with other children.
For communication with home, the school uses School Spider and individual class updates on Twitter/X. Parents joining the school can register for the app through the office, providing a practical channel for school information.
The school's Kitchen Academy is overseen by governors. School meals and packed lunches are both options within the school's lunch arrangements; packed lunches must exclude sweets, toffees and fizzy drinks. Families planning lunch from home therefore need to follow the school's food rules.
Additional learning needs. The September 2023 findings raised a school-wide concern that support sometimes followed too slowly after children's needs had been identified. A separate concern involved beginner readers receiving books containing unfamiliar sounds. These were school-wide findings, not nursery-specific conclusions, but they give parents useful questions about how support is put into practice.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Wigan Council's primary admissions route at the appropriate time.
The school's criteria for the 2026-2027 admission cycle give precedence to looked-after children, children with a sibling living at the same address and attending the school at admission, and baptised children of a church belonging to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland whose parents want a church school, followed by proximity measured in a straight line by the local authority. Nursery attendance is not one of those criteria, so it confers no priority under those arrangements. Choosing the nursery and applying for Reception remain separate decisions.
To express interest in a nursery place, complete the Registration of Interest Nursery form and return it to school, or speak to the school in person. Nursery visits can be arranged with the office, allowing families to see the provision before deciding.
Contact the office on 01942 255577. The school address is Chapel Fields Lane, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3QS.
It follows the Early Years Foundation Stage, with early years topics alongside the school's Inspire Curriculum.
No. A separate application through Wigan Council is required, and nursery attendance confers no priority under the school's 2026-2027 criteria.
Yes. Contact the school office to arrange a time to look around the nursery.
Complete the Registration of Interest Nursery form and return it to school, or speak to the school in person.
The school's early years provision was judged Good in September 2023. This is an early years judgement within the school inspection, not a separate nursery rating.
