Early Years Foundation Stage

Nursery

Our school has a Nursery class which is currently offering a morning session.  Our Nursery class has part-time spaces for 26 children and if spaces are available, children can start the term after their third birthday. If you would like to apply for a Nursery place, you can do this once your child is two years old.  Application forms are available from the school office at admin.theridgeway.reading.sch.uk or by telephoning 0118 9375530 or by downloading from the link below.

Please see the Nursery admissions policy below to see how places are allocated if we are over-subscribed.

If you would like to apply for a Nursery place, please download the form below.  You can either print it and post it to school, or complete it electronically and return by email to the school office.

Postal Address:

The Ridgeway Primary School

Hillbrow

Reading

RG2 8JD

Email:

admin@theridgeway.reading.sch.uk

Reception

Our Reception cohort is made up of two classes of up to 30 children.  Find out more about Reception by selecting the links below.  Children are offered a Reception place in the school year that they will turn five.  Admissions to Reception are managed via Reading Borough Council.  You can find out more about the application process by visiting  https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/schools/admissions/primary/   (click the link below)

If you have any questions about EYFS at The Ridgeway Primary, please email the EYFS leader Jackie Arslett at jarslett@theridgeway.reading.sch.uk 

Reception intake for September 2021

If your child turns 4 years old before 1st September 2021, they will be eligible to begin Reception next September.

Application packs are given out at all Nurseries during November, but are also available from Reading Borough Council. (see Brighter Horizons web page above). The closing date for applications is 15th January 2021.

We would usually be offering tours of our school to prospective parents or carers during this Autumn term.  However, due to the current COVID situation we are unable to allow visitors to enter classrooms or areas where children are at school.

Instead, we happy to offer a tour of the school grounds and answer any questions that you may have.  These tours will occur on Wednesday mornings at 9:30am and each tour will have no more than two families attending.

If you would like to arrange a visit to our school on a Wednesday morning, please email Mrs Arslett (our EYFS leader) on jarslett@theridgeway.reading.sch.uk