St Giles CE Primary and Nursery

St Giles CE Primary and Nursery Welcome to St. Giles CE Primary and Nursery school.

‘Let us run the race before us and never give up' (Hebrews 12:1)

✨ Open Sessions for Nursery & Reception 2027 Starters ✨ Is your child due to start school in September 2027? 🎒Or is your...
21/08/2026

✨ Open Sessions for Nursery & Reception 2027 Starters ✨

Is your child due to start school in September 2027? 🎒
Or is your little one turning 3 soon and you’re looking for a teacher-led nursery? 🌟

At St Giles CE Primary and Nursery School, we pride ourselves on our warm family feel and strong community connections. Every child is nurtured, supported and encouraged to achieve, belong and thrive. 📚💛

Come along to one of our open sessions to:
💚 Explore our Nursery and Reception classrooms
💛 Discover our curriculum and approach to learning
🩷 Tour our school and amazing facilities
🧡 Meet our friendly staff and ask any questions

📅 Open Session Dates
• Monday 28th September – 9am & 2pm
• Tuesday 13th October – 9am & 2pm
• Wednesday 4th November – 9am & 2pm
• Thursday 3rd December – 9am & 2pm

✨ Nursery Places Available ✨
Our next Nursery intakes are January and April 2027, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to come and see what we have to offer!

📍 St Giles CE Primary and Nursery School
Starkholmes Road, Matlock, DE4 3DD

📞 No booking required – simply come along!
Can’t make one of these sessions? Give us a call on 01629 56813 and we’ll be happy to arrange a day and time that suits you.

🌟 We can’t wait to welcome you and your family to our warm, caring school community! 🌟

St Giles CE Primary and Nursery School – where every child can achieve, belong and thrive. 💚

🌟 Calling all parents, carers, childminders and grandparents of little ones aged 0–5! 🌟We’re excited to announce that ou...
21/08/2026

🌟 Calling all parents, carers, childminders and grandparents of little ones aged 0–5! 🌟

We’re excited to announce that our baby and toddler group has moved to Friday mornings! 💛

Come along and join our lovely, welcoming group, led by our wonderful Mrs Rodgers. Whether you’re new to the area, new to parenting, or just looking for a friendly place to meet other parents and carers, we’d love to see you!

What can you expect?
🎨 Lots of fun crafts
🧸 Play and exploration
🎶 Singing and rhymes
📚 Stories
🍎 Snacks for all children
☕ A hot drink and biscuit for parents/carers
💛 Lots of smiles, chat and fun!

📅 Every Friday during term time
⏰ 9am–10:30am
📍 St Giles CE Primary and Nursery School, Matlock
💷 £2 per child

✨ Our first session back is Friday 11th September! ✨

There’s no need to book — just turn up!

Please share this with friends, family and the wider community. We can’t wait to welcome you and your little ones! 🐝🌸☀️

We are excited to announce that the fantastic FairPlay will be running a Sensory Workshop for families across our 5 part...
24/07/2026

We are excited to announce that the fantastic FairPlay will be running a Sensory Workshop for families across our 5 partnership schools (All Saints’ Infants, All Saints’ Juniors, DCT, St Giles and Bakewell Infants).
The workshop will take place at All Saints’ Infant School and will feature a range of engaging sensory activities for your young ones to enjoy.
Please see the attached poster for full details, including the date, time and contact details for any questions.
We look forward to seeing you there!

15/07/2026

The children loved wearing the colours red, white and blue to show their support for England in tonight’s semi-final! ❤️🤍💙
Come on, England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽

08/07/2026

Miss Simpson: “Team, shall we have a teachers’ race for Sports Day… but with a twist?” 🤔

All staff: “Absolutely!” 🤩🙌

Sports Day 2026 🦖🦩🦄⚡🐶

We hope this video brings a smile to your face as much as it did ours! There were plenty of laughs, lots of cheering and a little bit of friendly competition! 😄

We’re busy filtering through all of the amazing photos from the day and will be sharing them with you tomorrow. In the meantime, sit back, enjoy this video and have a giggle with us! 💛

2026 – The Year of Reading! 📚✨Where do we begin?It’s not every day that a giant double-decker Story Bus arrives in your ...
06/07/2026

2026 – The Year of Reading! 📚✨

Where do we begin?

It’s not every day that a giant double-decker Story Bus arrives in your school car park! We are so thankful for The Works Story Bus for proving our children with this incredible opportunity 💙

From the moment the children arrived this morning, their faces lit up with excitement. They have spent the entire day immersed in the joy of stories and reading.

They explored the Story Bus, chose their very own book to take home, got creative, danced and read with Zog, met the fantastic author Jim Smith, created characters alongside him, and even had the opportunity to be drawn by Jim! It has been a day full of smiles, laughter and unforgettable memories.

Here’s just a small glimpse of our incredible day. We can’t wait to receive the official photos to share with you all! Keep an eye on The Works social media pages too – St Giles is out there! 🌟

We may be a small school, but we always strive to create the most amazing opportunities for our children. Days like today are a perfect reminder of what makes St Giles such a special place ✨

Here’s to many more magical memories with our amazing children, families and community. ❤️📖

Keep readinggggg ✨📚

🌟 Looking for a teacher led nursery with places available for September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027? Well, look no ...
29/06/2026

🌟 Looking for a teacher led nursery with places available for September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027? Well, look no further! 🌟

Here’s just a small glimpse into the wonderful learning and fun our nursery children enjoyed today…

☀️ Good Morning & Phonics
We started our day by saying good morning to each other, helping everyone feel welcomed and ready for the day ahead. We then enjoyed our daily phonics session, where the children developed their listening skills, sound recognition and early reading foundations through fun, interactive activities.

🟡 Monday Means Homemade Playdough!
Every Monday, the children work together to make fresh playdough by following a simple recipe. They love voting for the colour and scent each week! This week they chose lemon, so we talked about the colour of lemons before adding yellow food colouring. To make it extra special, we finished it off with a sprinkle of glitter! ✨🍋

🌳 Forest School Adventures
The children then headed outside for a Forest School session with the wonderful Mrs Jackson. They had an amazing time exploring the outdoor environment and were especially excited to try out the new hammock!

🔵🔺🟨 Maths
We sang nursery rhymes together before exploring 2D shapes by identifying the shapes hidden in our mystery bag. The children then used their deliciously lemon-scented playdough to make shape prints, helping to reinforce their understanding of the different shapes through hands-on learning.

🔢 Following Their Interests
Some of the children noticed one of Reception’s ‘Must Do’ activities and eagerly asked if they could have a go at tracing their numbers to 10. It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm, curiosity and independence shine through.

🚲 Learning Through Play
Of course, there was plenty of time to enjoy our indoor and outdoor provision too! The children loved riding the trikes and scooters, exploring the mud kitchen, playing with water and sand, and making the most of all the exciting learning opportunities in the classroom alongside their friends.

This is just a small snapshot of a busy, fun-filled day of learning at nursery, where every day is packed with exciting opportunities to explore, discover and grow. 💛

If you’re looking for a nurturing, engaging environment for your little one, we’d love to welcome you. To find out more or arrange a visit, get in touch with us on 01629 56813 ☎️

We would love to show you why St Giles is a special place to be! ✨

Every child at St Giles created a mini masterpiece inspired by Kandinsky. Their artwork is proudly on display at the Uni...
29/06/2026

Every child at St Giles created a mini masterpiece inspired by Kandinsky. Their artwork is proudly on display at the University of Derby alongside work from 33 schools across the DDAT Trust.

This afternoon, two of our children attended the exhibition opening with their parents and enjoyed looking at the fantastic work from the other schools.

We are so proud of our children and all the wonderful artwork on display across the trust. 💛

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Starkholmes
Matlock
DE43DD

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm

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