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Nursery at St Antony's Catholic 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Five-minute introductions to sounds give Seedlings, the nursery class at St Antony's Catholic Primary School, a clear early-reading thread. This is nursery provision within a Catholic primary school on Mornington Road in Woodford Green. Its character combines language learning with a faith-based school culture, giving families both a practical session choice and a distinct religious context to consider.
Read Write Inc begins in Nursery, where children meet initial sounds in five-minute bursts. That keeps this part of learning brief and focused. In June 2023, nursery children practised joining in with repeated phrases, developing attention alongside their vocabulary. Ofsted identified this language work as useful preparation for subsequent learning.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum also reaches into familiar experiences. Science topics include weather, senses, food and animals, connecting learning with things young children encounter in everyday life. Religious education follows To Know You More Clearly across EYFS, so Catholic teaching forms part of the educational programme.
Curriculum sequencing. The June 2023 inspection also identified weaknesses in how early-years learning built from one step to another. Some teaching did not equip children sufficiently for the learning that followed. For parents, the important distinction is between the specific strength in nursery language development and this wider concern about the order and delivery of early-years content.
Seedlings appears in both the teaching and teaching-assistant teams. Beyond the classroom, the school's support structure includes a SENCO. Where a child needs medication kept at school for a particular medical condition, a care plan is developed with input from the school nurse. This gives families a defined process for discussing medical care.
The school also supports children's home languages and bilingualism. That matters for families whose child is developing communication in more than one language.
For meals, the school's arrangements allow packed lunches, dinners from The Pantry, or a mixture across the week. School dinners are served in the dining hall. Packed food must be in a labelled, closed container or bag, and nuts and foods containing nuts are prohibited because of serious allergies. These are school-wide arrangements rather than a separate nursery menu.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal route and meet its deadline. For the September 2026 entry cycle, applications went through Redbridge's online eAdmissions service. Treat choosing nursery and securing a Reception place as separate decisions.
Morning sessions run from 8.30am to 11.30am; afternoons run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The nursery accepts eligible children using 30-hour funding, with eligibility requiring reconfirmation through the family's childcare account. This option involves 35 hours of attendance, from 8.30am to 3.30pm, and charged additional time. Extra sessions are also chargeable for families who do not qualify for 30-hour funding. Contact the school for current charges.
Uniform is compulsory under the school policy, and clothing must carry the child's name. Forest Casual and Schoolwear is the named supplier. Nursery enquiries can go to admin@stantonyscps.co.uk or 020 8504 4706.
Morning sessions are 8.30am to 11.30am, and afternoon sessions are 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The 30-hour funded option involves attendance from 8.30am to 3.30pm, with charged additional time.
No. Reception requires a separate application. The September 2026 entry cycle used Redbridge's online eAdmissions service.
Yes, for eligible families who reconfirm eligibility through their childcare account. The attendance pattern covers 35 hours and includes charged additional time.
Read Write Inc begins in Nursery, with initial sounds introduced in five-minute sessions.
Email admin@stantonyscps.co.uk or telephone 020 8504 4706.
