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Nursery at Phoenix Nursery 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Listening shapes the learning at Phoenix Nursery School: children explore ideas together, and adults use their questions to help decide how learning develops. Group discussion matters here. The emphasis is on discovery, conversation and making sense of the world rather than simply completing activities.
Phoenix serves children aged three to five on Phoenix Street in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton. It is a maintained nursery school in its own right, federated with Ashmore Park Nursery School. This is therefore a nursery choice followed by a separate move to primary school.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the framework. In parent terms, that brings together language, movement and emotional development with early number work, literacy, creative expression and understanding the world. Staff assess children's development and use those assessments to plan learning.
Alongside that framework sits a pedagogy of Listening. Project work, small groups and time for reflection give children opportunities to explain their thinking and hear other people's ideas. Stories and cultural celebrations introduce different beliefs and backgrounds, making discussion part of social learning as well as language development.
In January 2024, communication and language were strengths: children practised unfamiliar words, formed sentences and drew on shared books to tell stories. Mathematics included learning to recognise quantities without counting each object. Experiences extended beyond indoor and outdoor play to an outdoor learning centre and contact with a nearby secondary school's music department.
Curriculum precision. The January 2024 inspection identified learning content that needed clearer sequencing in some areas, alongside activities that did not consistently address learning gaps or extend teaching through play. For families, the distinction matters: the conversational approach had clear benefits, but teaching across the day needed greater consistency.
A learning together book connects home and nursery. Staff add photographs and accounts of children's learning, while families contribute discoveries from home. That gives parents a practical way to join the conversation about their child. Family events include Diwali activities and outings.
When children start, parents are encouraged to share concerns and information about their needs. Daily observation, including during the opening weeks, helps staff plan adaptations. A federation SENDCo works with staff, families and outside agencies to coordinate support. In January 2024, children with SEND received prompt identification and suitable help; signs and symbols supported some children's language development.
Visual reminders of kindness and listening are displayed in Key Worker areas. Behaviour consistency. In January 2024, adults did not reinforce expectations reliably enough, leaving some children unclear about expected behaviour. Safeguarding arrangements were effective at that inspection.
Attending Phoenix does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions process and meet the applicable deadline. Choosing the nursery and securing a primary-school place are separate decisions.
The nursery's approach supports preparation through cooperation, conversation and growing independence. Its stated aim is to work with families through the moves from home to nursery and onwards to school; that educational preparation should be kept separate from admission rights.
Morning sessions run from 8:30am to 11:30am, with afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The 30 Hour Extended Entitlement session runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm and combines three hours of education with three hours of care. Wraparound care from 2:30pm to 3:30pm carries an additional charge.
Applications use the nursery's application form. Enquiries go to the school office on 01902 558126 or phoenixnurseryschool@wolverhampton.gov.uk.
Uniform requires at least one logo sweatshirt or sweatshirt cardigan; other items can come from high street retailers. Children do not need a separate pump bag or rucksack. The nursery supplies a bag for spare clothes, including changes needed after toileting accidents.
Children aged three to five.
Morning sessions are 8:30am to 11:30am and afternoon sessions are 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The 30 Hour Extended Entitlement session is 8:30am to 2:30pm, with additionally charged wraparound care from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
Each child has a learning together book. Staff contribute photographs and learning updates, and families can add experiences from home.
No. Reception requires a separate application through the normal admissions process by the applicable deadline.
At least one sweatshirt or sweatshirt cardigan must display the school logo. Other uniform items can be bought from high street retailers.
