Bantock Primary School Nursery

Individual next steps are central to Bantock's ambitions for its children. Its SHINE approach brings together enjoyment, independence and attention to each child's progress, giving the nursery a place within a school that aims to treat learning as a partnership with families.

The nursery belongs to Bantock Primary School in Penn Fields, Wolverhampton. This is school nursery provision, so the focus for parents is the early learning experience and the separate decision about where their child will start Reception.

Bantock's curriculum access arrangements match learning to a child's developmental stage, with adaptations responding to individual strengths and difficulties. For parents, that makes the fit between activities and their child's needs an important part of the nursery conversation.

SHINE gives the wider school's learning ambitions a recognisable identity. Bantock aims to make children confident learners, use imaginative teaching and plan learning around individual progress. It also aims to take children's languages and cultural backgrounds into account. These are the school's ambitions rather than a judgement about the quality of nursery teaching.

Outdoor learning has a place in the wider school curriculum. Forest School centres practical activities on children's interests and uses the natural environment throughout the year. The school grounds are also used for learning beyond the classroom. That wider approach gives families a useful distinction to explore: how the nursery's own activities connect with Bantock's outdoor learning ambitions.

Bantock's curriculum access arrangements include learning adjustments and pastoral support according to children's strengths and difficulties. The practical implication is individual planning: a child's developmental needs should shape the support around their learning, rather than expecting every child to approach an activity in the same way.

Relationships with parents are part of the school's stated approach. Bantock sees education as a shared undertaking between families and staff, and aims to build relationships through respect and trust. For a nursery family, that emphasis makes conversations about their child's interests, progress and needs part of the relationship to establish with the team.

Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Nursery and Reception admission are separate processes, and families must apply again through the normal Reception admissions route by its deadline. Treat choosing the nursery and applying for Reception as two decisions.

The school office handles enquiries. Contact it on 01902 558710 or email bantockprimaryschool@wolverhampton.gov.uk. Office hours are 9.00am to 3.30pm; these are office contact hours, rather than nursery session times.

Bantock's address is Aston Street, Pennfields, Wolverhampton, WV3 0HY. The school welcomes visits, giving families an opportunity to discuss the nursery with staff when considering their child's next step.