Our school is a place where everyone is known, valued and respected.
Welcome to Headington Quarry Nursery School. We put the children and families needs at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of all of our children on their individual journey.
We are very proud to be one of the six maintained Nursery Schools in Oxfordshire. We are led by a governing body, a Headteacher and Early Years teachers/practitoners, all specialists in the Foundation Stage.
We offer government funded places of either 15 or 30 hours (according to the government criteria and with an appropriate elibility code), for children the term after their 3rd birthday in our Nursery school provision. We also have a daycare facility that is open from 8.00am until 5.30pm. Parents can pay for breakfast care, after school care or to top up a funded place. For children who have just turned 3 we have our daycare facility, parents can pay (by the hour) for this provision. In the holidays and on INSET days we run holiday daycare for children aged 3-8years old. We have a flexible booking system and charge £6 per hour for daycare needs.
We offer our 15 hours as either 8.30-11.30am or 12.30-3.30pm.
We would love to show you and your child around our wonderful school. I run ‘show rounds’, on a Monday and Thursday at 3.45pm.Please email head.1006@headington-nurs.oxon.sch.uk to book an appointment. If you would like a tour at a different time, please contact the school office.
Natalie Wilson
Headteacher
We have a board of governors who work with the school to ensure we provide a good quality of education. Catherine Burton is our chair of governors and can be contacted on : governors@headington-nurs.oxon.sch.uk‘
‘Staff develop children’s wonder in learning very effectively’
‘Staff at your school have a deep understanding of the principles of early years education.’
‘Staff know about the importance of providing experiences that fascinate children.’
‘Children from your nursery are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage of their learning’.
Ofsted Report December 2018 To read our latest Ofsted report please click Ofsted inspection 2018.
Having looked at the pages in this section, if there is anything else you would like to know, please do not hesitate to ask and we will be happy to help. In addition, our full prospectus is available by clicking here:
HQFSSSchoolProspectusAutumn2021
If you wish to have a paper copy of anything on this website, please contact the school office on office.1006@headington-nurs.oxon.sch.uk.
For enquires regarding special educational needs, please contact Natalie Wilson on head.1006@headington-nurs.oxon.sch.uk or 01865 762345.
The governor for special educational needs is Catherine Burton.
Our school benchmarking information can be viewed here :
https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/school/detail?urn=122968&openOnly=true

Supporting your child at home
We use Class Dojo to provide you with ideas to support your child’s learning. Through this you also get access to your child’s portfolio. The portfolio contains updates as to your child’s learning journey.
Keeping Safe Online
Please click on the link below for advice on keeping safe on line for under 5’s.
https://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Keeping-Under-Fives-Safe-Online2.pdf
Here are the term dates for 2021/2022
Our INSET days are the 1st September (please note nursery school starts on the 6th September for all new children to enable home visits to take place)
1st November
4th January
6th June- Jubilee Holiday day ( school closed)
20th and 21st July
