St Margaret's C of E Primary School

Starting Nursery Class September 2026

To all our new students and their families, welcome to our school community. We look forward to working with you in the future and working in partnership to provide your child with the best possible educational opportunities.

This page will be used to provide parents and carers with relevant information for their child, due to start in our Nursery class in September 2026.

Please keep checking back on this page for the latest developments and information.

If you have received formal notification that your child has a place with us in September 2026, please fill in our data collection form. If you have questions about how your data will be used, our privacy notice can be found here.

Ensuring a Smooth Transition

The first day of school can be very exciting but also a little scary for young children. We aim that when your child sets off for their first day at our school, they are full of positive emotions – confident, happy and excited to start their school journey. This happens if they know exactly where they are going, who will be there, what they will be able to do when they get there and how long they will be staying there. Getting the transition right means children settle quickly into school, learning and developing from day one, so we work closely with families as partners and our local pre-schools to ensure we know the children well as individuals before they begin their journey of learning with us.

To help give your child the smoothest transition possible, we offer the following:

For Nursery we have one to one phone calls where you will have the ability to tell their teacher about your child and ask any questions you may have regarding worries or concerns.
Visits and or discussions with feeder nurseries and preschool settings about your child.
Stay and play sessions. The Stay and Play sessions will give your child a chance to get to know what the inside and outside learning environment is like, what things there are for them to explore and play with and begin to build friendships with the peers in smaller groups, with the comfort of their parents still being there.

A carefully planned transition approach to starting school
An online digital Dojo classroom where you can access resources and important information from July onwards of the year your child starts school.

Childcare Choices

Changes to childcare support mean you might now be eligible for more help than ever before.

Support from Childcare Choices can give your child a great start while giving you work choices, helping you make the juggle of family life a little easier.

Our Day

The school Nursery has a range of part time places

Morning Session 8.45am - 11.30am

Lunch 11.30am- 12.30pm

Afternoon Session 12.30pm - 3.30pm

Full time places 8.45am - 3.30pm

Nursery Class September 2026

Nursery Class Page

Starting Nursery school is a significant step in a child's life. At St Margaret's, we pride ourselves on making that transition as smooth and as positive as possible. Please see our starting school information packs as well as a description of our current school uniform below: