The government has named 300 schools that will receive a share of £37 million in capital funding for new or expanded nursery provision. The Department for Education said it had “more than doubled” its investment from the £15 million previously announced. It has not explained why, but did say every school would get “the amount they bid for”, suggesting schools applied for more than expected. Ministers announced last June they would repurpose empty primary school classrooms to create 100,000 childcare places in 3,334 settings. Last autumn, education secretary Bridget Phillipson announced the first nurseries pledged would open this September. The DfE said today it received applications from over 600 schools. Bridget Phillipson Of the 300 successful schools, 174 already have some form of nursery provision. The government previously announced those wanting to expand provision would be eligible. The nurseries will offer an average of 20 places per site and up to 6,000 new places in total, with “up to” 4,000 set to be available by the end of September, the DfE said. Phillipson said: “Delivering on our promise of a better early years system is my top priority, which is why we’ve more than doubled our investment in this first phase so thousands more children can benefit from a high-quality early education from this September.” ‘So many benefits to school-based provision’ Bloemfontein Primary School will be using its allocated funding to open a new baby room on site. Head Alex Armstrong said it “wanted to address the shortage of nursery places in our local area and to provide the community with high-quality early education for our youngest learners. “There are so many benefits to school-based nursery provision, including continuity for children and their families and the opportunity to develop expert-led learning which will provide our children with strong foundations for lifelong success.” Schools were asked to bid for up to £150,000 to “repurpose or extend existing spaces and deliver high-quality provision”, the DfE said. Successful schools “are now being contacted with next steps to implement their projects”. Bids were assessed “against a range of criteria, including value for money, local demand, and internal DfE data sources such as school performance”. Schools have until May 9 to “formally confirm their intention to proceed with delivery”. The 300 schools, sorted by LA School NameLocal authorityExisting nursery?St Margarets CofE Primary SchoolBarking and DagenhamNoShafton Primary AcademyBarnsleyNoSt John’s Church of England Primary SchoolBath and North East SomersetNoWestfield Primary SchoolBedfordNoBrampton Primary AcademyBexleyNoUpland Primary SchoolBexleyYesGrestone AcademyBirminghamYesMontgomery Primary AcademyBirminghamYesThe Shirestone AcademyBirminghamYesKincraig Primary SchoolBlackpoolYesThe Valley Community Primary SchoolBoltonYesUplands Primary School and NurseryBracknell ForestYesAvanti Gardens SchoolBristol, City ofNoHenbury Court Primary AcademyBristol, City ofYesBlenheim Primary SchoolBromleyNoGreen Street Green Primary SchoolBromleyNoOak Lodge Primary SchoolBromleyNoRavensworth Primary SchoolBromleyNoScotts Park Primary SchoolBromleyNoSt Anthony’s Catholic Primary SchoolBromleyYesValley Primary SchoolBromleyYesGreat Horwood Church of England SchoolBuckinghamshireYesUnsworth Primary SchoolBuryNoAsh Green Community Primary SchoolCalderdaleYesSt Vincent’s Catholic Primary SchoolCentral BedfordshireYesThe Rushmere Park AcademyCentral BedfordshireYesCalveley Primary AcademyCheshire EastYesElworth Hall Primary SchoolCheshire EastNoHaslington Primary AcademyCheshire EastYesScholar Green Primary SchoolCheshire EastYesWoodlands Primary SchoolCheshire West and ChesterYesPondhu Primary SchoolCornwallNoTreleigh Community Primary SchoolCornwallYesBloemfontein Primary SchoolCounty DurhamYesOur Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, WillingtonCounty DurhamYesShotley Bridge Primary SchoolCounty DurhamYesSt Hild’s College Church of England Aided Primary School, DurhamCounty DurhamYesSt Michael’s Church of England Primary SchoolCounty DurhamYesVane Road Primary SchoolCounty DurhamNoYohden Primary SchoolCounty DurhamNoStoke Primary SchoolCoventryYesFairchildes Primary SchoolCroydonYesMonks Orchard Primary SchoolCroydonYesEaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary AcademyCumberlandYesThornhill Primary SchoolCumberlandYesCorporation Road Community Primary SchoolDarlingtonYesHigh Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolDarlingtonNoSt Augustine’s Catholic Primary SchoolDarlingtonNoSt Mary’s Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolDarlingtonNoAkaal Primary SchoolDerbyNoEyam CofE Primary SchoolDerbyshireNoLenthall Infant and Nursery SchoolDerbyshireYesSudbury Primary SchoolDerbyshireNoBrixington Primary AcademyDevonYesExwick Heights Primary SchoolDevonYesGulworthy Primary AcademyDevonNoShaldon Primary SchoolDevonYesWolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary SchoolDevonYesArmthorpe Shaw Wood AcademyDoncasterYesGrange Lane Infant AcademyDoncasterYesNew Pastures Primary SchoolDoncasterYesSt Alban’s Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncasterYesDunbury Church of England AcademyDorsetNoWool Church of England Primary SchoolDorsetNoBeechwood Church of England Primary SchoolDudleyNoMaidensbridge Primary SchoolDudleyYesAllenby Primary SchoolEalingYesDriffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant SchoolEast Riding of YorkshireNoOur Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyEast Riding of YorkshireYesChyngton SchoolEast SussexNoLittle Common SchoolEast SussexNoPashley Down Infant SchoolEast SussexNoPevensey and Westham CofE Primary SchoolEast SussexNoArk John Keats AcademyEnfieldYesHonilands Primary SchoolEnfieldYesHoundsfield Primary SchoolEnfieldYesFordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEssexNoHamford Primary AcademyEssexNoJerounds Primary AcademyEssexNoKents Hill Infant AcademyEssexYesKing’s Ford Infant School and NurseryEssexYesLangenhoe Community Primary SchoolEssexNoSt Anne Line Catholic Infant SchoolEssexYesSt James’ Church of England Primary SchoolEssexYesSt Joseph’s Catholic Primary SchoolEssexNoSt Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, ColchesterEssexNoStourview Church of England Primary AcademyEssexNoUpshire Primary Foundation SchoolEssexYesWentworth Primary SchoolEssexNoBill Quay Primary SchoolGatesheadNoLakeside Primary SchoolGloucestershireNoBrooklands Primary SchoolGreenwichYesHalton Lodge Primary SchoolHaltonNoSt Michaels Catholic Primary SchoolHaltonNoBrockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolHampshireYesFordingbridge Infant SchoolHampshireNoLocks Heath Infant SchoolHampshireNoNorwood Primary & Pre-SchoolHampshireYesSouth Wonston Primary SchoolHampshireNoTrosnant Infant SchoolHampshireNoCrowland Primary SchoolHaringeyYesSt James Church of England Primary SchoolHaringeyNoSt Michael’s CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolHaringeyYesTrinity Primary AcademyHaringeyYesRoxbourne Primary SchoolHarrowYesScargill Infant SchoolHaveringYesSt Thomas Cantilupe CofE AcademyHerefordshire, County ofYesCamp Primary and Nursery SchoolHertfordshireYesGarden City AcademyHertfordshireYesSt Peter’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolHertfordshireNoStrathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolHertfordshireYesField End Infant SchoolHillingdonYesMinet Infant and Nursery SchoolHillingdonYesThe Five Islands AcademyIsles Of ScillyNoGreenfields Community Primary SchoolKentYesJohn Mayne Church of England Primary SchoolKentNoLoose Primary SchoolKentNoTenterden Infant SchoolKentNoWestmeads Community Infant SchoolKentNoBricknell Primary SchoolKingston upon Hull, City ofYesPaisley Primary SchoolKingston upon Hull, City ofYesSt Anthony’s Voluntary Catholic AcademyKingston upon Hull, City ofYesSt Mary Queen of Martyrs VC AcademyKingston upon Hull, City ofYesStoneferry Primary SchoolKingston upon Hull, City ofYesCronton Church of England Primary AcademyKnowsleyYesHoly Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryKnowsleyYesMalvern Primary SchoolKnowsleyYesBalderstone St Leonard’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolLancashireYesBurscough Bridge St John’s Church of England Primary SchoolLancashireNoBurscough Village Primary SchoolLancashireYesLongton Primary SchoolLancashireNoMorecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary SchoolLancashireYesMossgate Primary SchoolLancashireNoNorthbrook Primary AcademyLancashireNoSt John With St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolLancashireYesSt Joseph’s Catholic primary School, a Voluntary AcademyLancashireNoSt Oswald’s Catholic Primary School, CoppullLancashireNoBardsey Primary AcademyLeedsYesHillcrest AcademyLeedsYesKippax Ash Tree Primary SchoolLeedsYesKippax Greenfield Primary SchoolLeedsNoLittle London AcademyLeedsYesTranmere Park Primary SchoolLeedsNoWhitkirk Primary SchoolLeedsNoFernvale Primary SchoolLeicestershireNoKibworth Church of England Primary SchoolLeicestershireNoFriskney All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincolnshireYesMalcolm Sargent Primary SchoolLincolnshireYesThe Donington Cowley Endowed Primary SchoolLincolnshireNoThe Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years AcademyLincolnshireYesThe Lincoln Manor Leas Infants SchoolLincolnshireNoWilliam Alvey SchoolLincolnshireNoWygate Park AcademyLincolnshireNoBushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolLutonNoChantry Primary AcademyLutonYesLeagrave Primary SchoolLutonYesCrown Street Primary SchoolManchesterYesOswald Road Primary SchoolManchesterYesRushbrook Primary AcademyManchesterYesAll Faiths Children’s AcademyMedwayYesCedar Children’s AcademyMedwayYesHorsted Infant SchoolMedwayNoLinthorpe Community Primary SchoolMiddlesbroughYesHolmwood SchoolMilton KeynesYesSt Mary and St Giles Church of England SchoolMilton KeynesYesWyvern SchoolMilton KeynesYesPortway Primary SchoolNewhamYesCaston Church of England Primary AcademyNorfolkYesCecil Gowing Infant SchoolNorfolkNoMousehold Infant & Nursery SchoolNorfolkYesNelson Infant SchoolNorfolkNoSt Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary SchoolNorfolkNoSwaffham CofE Primary AcademyNorfolkNoPriory Lane Community SchoolNorth LincolnshireNoOakway AcademyNorth NorthamptonshireYesBattle Hill Primary SchoolNorth TynesideYesGreenfields Community Primary SchoolNorth TynesideYesHolystone Primary SchoolNorth TynesideYesSpring Gardens Primary SchoolNorth TynesideYesCoppice Valley Primary SchoolNorth YorkshireNoSt George’s Catholic Primary School – a Catholic voluntary academyNorth YorkshireYesHareside Primary SchoolNorthumberlandYesRingway Primary SchoolNorthumberlandYesDjanogly Strelley AcademyNottinghamYesJohn Blow Primary SchoolNottinghamshireNoLake View Primary and Nursery SchoolNottinghamshireYesSamuel Barlow Primary AcademyNottinghamshireYesSelston Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolNottinghamshireYesSpringbank AcademyNottinghamshireYesThe Florence Nightingale AcademyNottinghamshireYesThe Lanes Primary SchoolNottinghamshireNoWillow Farm Primary SchoolNottinghamshireNoEuropa School UKOxfordshireNoNorth Hinksey Church of England Primary SchoolOxfordshireNoSt Mary’s Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping NortonOxfordshireNoThomas Reade Primary SchoolOxfordshireYesWindale Primary SchoolOxfordshireYesFulbridge AcademyPeterboroughYesHampton Vale Primary AcademyPeterboroughYesBoringdon Primary SchoolPlymouthNoLaira Green Primary SchoolPlymouthNoPlympton St Mary’s CofE Infant SchoolPlymouthNoPenbridge Infant School & NurseryPortsmouthYesSt Luke’s Church of England Primary SchoolRochdaleNoGreasbrough Primary SchoolRotherhamYesRockingham Junior and Infant SchoolRotherhamYesThorpe Hesley Primary SchoolRotherhamYesTodwick Primary SchoolRotherhamNoThomas Gray Primary SchoolSeftonYesHallam Primary SchoolSheffieldNoNether Green Infant SchoolSheffieldNoRoyd Nursery and Infant SchoolSheffieldYesSt Marie’s School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademySheffieldNoSt Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary SchoolSheffieldNoHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryShropshireYesThe Langley Heritage PrimarySloughYesCurry Mallet Church of England Primary SchoolSomersetYesManor Court Community Primary SchoolSomersetYesOakhill Church SchoolSomersetYesSt Aldhelms Church SchoolSomersetNoWellesley Park Primary SchoolSomersetYesChrist Church Hanham CofE Primary SchoolSouth GloucestershireNoRaysfield Primary SchoolSouth GloucestershireNoSt Barnabas Church of England Primary SchoolSouth GloucestershireYesThe Tynings Primary SchoolSouth GloucestershireNoDunn Street Primary SchoolSouth TynesideYesWest Boldon Primary SchoolSouth TynesideNoWhitburn Village Primary SchoolSouth TynesideYesSt Mary’s Church of England Primary School & NurserySouthamptonYesValentine Primary SchoolSouthamptonNoBournes Green Infant SchoolSouthend-on-SeaNoChalkwell Hall Infant SchoolSouthend-on-SeaYesSt Paul’s Church of England Primary SchoolSouthwarkYesBoney Hay Primary AcademyStaffordshireNoDove CofE AcademyStaffordshireYesHeath Hayes Primary AcademyStaffordshireNoHeathfields Infant AcademyStaffordshireYesSpringhill Primary AcademyStaffordshireYesSt Edward’s CofE Academy CheddletonStaffordshireYesSt John’s CofE First SchoolStaffordshireYesSt Stephen’s Primary SchoolStaffordshireNoBowesfield Primary SchoolStockton-on-TeesYesDurham Lane Primary SchoolStockton-on-TeesYesHarrow Gate AcademyStockton-on-TeesYesSt Mark’s Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-TeesYesSmallthorne Primary AcademyStoke-on-TrentYesCastle Hill Infant SchoolSuffolkNoPlace Farm Primary AcademySuffolkNoReydon Primary SchoolSuffolkNoWaldringfield Primary SchoolSuffolkNoBarmston Village Primary SchoolSunderlandYesBeacon Hill Primary SchoolSurreyNoBrookwood Primary SchoolSurreyNoDarley Dene Primary SchoolSurreyYesGuildford Grove Primary SchoolSurreyYesHillcroft Primary SchoolSurreyYesShawley Community Primary AcademySurreyNoSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolSurreyNoWest Ashtead Primary AcademySurreyNoBrookfield Primary AcademySuttonYesManor Park Primary AcademySuttonYesSt George’s CofE Primary SchoolTamesideYesLawley Primary SchoolTelford and WrekinNoWombridge Primary SchoolTelford and WrekinNoFurzeham Primary SchoolTorbayYesOldway Primary SchoolTorbayYesAcre Hall Primary SchoolTraffordYesAltrincham CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolTraffordYesSt Mary’s CofE Primary SchoolTraffordYesAckworth Mill Dam SchoolWakefieldYesSt Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpeWakefieldYesBusill Jones Primary SchoolWalsallYesSt Saviour’s Church of England Primary SchoolWaltham ForestYesCinnamon Brow CofE Primary SchoolWarringtonYesBrailes Church of England Primary SchoolWarwickshireYesKeresley Newland Primary AcademyWarwickshireYesMoreton Morrell CofE Primary SchoolWarwickshireYesStockingford AcademyWarwickshireNoWilmcote C of E Primary SchoolWarwickshireNoHardingstone AcademyWest NorthamptonshireYesPaulerspury Church of England Primary SchoolWest NorthamptonshireNoRoade Primary SchoolWest NorthamptonshireNoSt Andrew’s CofE Primary SchoolWest SussexNoWest Green Primary SchoolWest SussexNoWhite Meadows Primary AcademyWest SussexYesMorland Area CofE Primary SchoolWestmorland and FurnessYesStorth CofE SchoolWestmorland and FurnessYesHindley Green Community Primary SchoolWiganYesSt Peter’s Church of England Primary School, HindleyWiganNoSt Stephen’s CofE Primary SchoolWiganNoSt Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, MalmesburyWiltshireNoSt Martin’s CofE Primary SchoolWiltshireNoBidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolWirralYesWoodchurch Road AcademyWirralNoBirchen Coppice AcademyWorcestershireYesBlackwell First SchoolWorcestershireYesFoley Park Primary AcademyWorcestershireYesMatchborough First School AcademyWorcestershireYesSt Mary’s Catholic Primary SchoolWorcestershireNoPoppleton Road Primary SchoolYorkNo