Starting School - Reception 2025
If you are interested in a school place for 2026 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 and stay and play sessions during November 2025. Dates TBC
The following downloads should help us help your child settle in to their new school:
Quick-start Guide for new Parents and Carers at Barns Green Primary School
Permissions. There are a lot of these! Prompt returns mean your child can enjoy school life to the full from the start.
Ad-hoc Medicine Permission Form
Facebook and Video Consent Letter
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 targeted directly at them.
Your child is eligible for free school meals if you’re in receipt of one of the following benefits:
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Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
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Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190
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Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
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Income Support
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Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
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The guarantee element of Pension Credit