Starting School – Reception 2025

If you are interested in a school place for 2025 please do not hesitate to contact the school office and I would be delighted to show you around our school.

Mrs Newbold

We will be holding our open days on the following dates. There is no need to book.

Wednesday 13th November 9.15-10.00am

Thursday 14th November 2.15-3.00pm

We are also going to be holding stay and play dates in our Reception class, which we would love to welcome you to:

Thursday 21st November 3.30-4.30pm

Wednesday 27th November 3.30-4.30pm

We look forward to hopefully meeting you soon!

The following downloads should help us help your child settle in to their new school.




Permissions. There are a lot of these! Prompt returns mean your child can enjoy school life to the full from the start.


Free School Meals

All children in Reception and Years 1 & 2 are entitled to free school lunches. However if you meet the eligibility criteria for free school meals, the school will receive an extra sum of money which is targetted directly at them.

Your child is eligible for free school meals if you’re in receipt of one of the following benefits:

  • Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400.
  • Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
  • Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The guarantee element of Pension Credit