Nursery and Reception Intake

Our school provision in 2023/2024...

On our ‘Hackbridge Corner’ site:

15-hour Nursery classes (26 children in the morning class from 8.30am-11.30am and 26 children in the afternoon class from 12.30pm-3.30pm)
30-hour Nursery class (for those with an extended entitlement eligibility code) (26 children 9am-3pm)
Four forms of entry (120 pupils - a maximum of 30 children in a class) from Reception to Year 2
Three forms of entry (90 pupils - a maximum of 30 children in a class) in Years 5 & 6

On our ‘London Road’ site:

Four forms of entry (120 pupils - a maximum of 30 children in a class) in Year 3 & 4

The school is part-way through its expansion to four forms of entry and will continue to expand by one form of entry in Year 5 (in September 2024) and Year 6 (in September 2025) until it is fully four forms of entry in all year groups from Reception to Year 6.

All pupils starting the school in Reception are educated on the Hackbridge Corner site. They remain educated on the Hackbridge Corner site until the end of their year in Year 2.

For their Years 3 & 4, all classes in the the year group move to the London Road site.

For Years 5 & 6, the year groups return to the Hackbridge Corner site.

PLEASE NOTE:

All parents are reminded that, as a four-form entry school across split sites, pupils will move between sites during the course of their primary education with us, as outlined above.

We teach the children that they are part of a four-form, split site school and they are made familiar with the two school sites through visits and whole school assemblies throughout each year.

The Headteacher advises parents in the summer term each year if a year group cohort is being mixed into new class groupings. Such decisions are always made with the best interests of the whole cohort in mind.

The start and finish times of the school day are staggered across the two sites to allow for walking distance between sites for parents who are collecting from both sites.

Breakfast Club starts 75 minutes earlier than the start of the school day on each site - this is 7.30am at Hackbridge Corner and 7.45am at London Road. PLEASE NOTE that the Breakfast Club on the London Road site will never open earlier than 7.45am when pupils transfer from Hackbridge Corner to the London Road as start times have already been adjusted 15 minutes on each site to accomodate parents dropping off to two sites and distances to local train stations.

Starting Reception in September 2023

We emailed out to parents/carers of our new Reception cohort on 10th May 2023 with a welcome email which contains details of wraparound care, which a number of parents had requested. Places are limited and we would always advise you to explore other alternative options for the eventuality that either of the wraparound care services on site are met with demand which exceeds capacity.

Arrangements for Reception children starting school in September 2023 are as follows:

Half day sessions on Tuesday 12^th September 2023 and Wednesday 13^th September 2023:

Ø Children with surnames starting with A-J will attend school from 9.00am – 11.30am

Ø Children with surnames starting with K-Z will attend school from 12.30pm – 3.00pm

on these two days. This is to allow the children to settle in smaller groups initially.

Thursday 14^th September 2023 – all Reception children to attend from 8.45am – 1.00pm (all children staying for a school dinner on this day).

Friday 15^th September 2023 – all Reception children start full-time from today (8.45am – 3.15pm).

If you gain a confirmed place with either of these services, the school's Breakfast Club can take Reception children from Thursday 14th September 2023 and the Jancett After School Club can take Reception children from Friday 15th September 2023. As communicated by email on 10^th May 2023, you need to apply for places at these directly with each service separately – places are limited and spaces cannot be guaranteed.

1:1 ‘Meet the Teacher’ Meetings – 6^th to 11^th September 2023

At the beginning of September 2023, we will be offering every child and their parent(s) to come to an individual ‘Meet the Teacher’ meeting at the school. This will be your opportunity to talk to your child’s new teacher about your child. Meetings will be a maximum of 30 minutes in length.

The 1:1 meetings will take place between Wednesday 6^th September and Monday 11^th September 2023.

In late June 2023, we will email out to you telling you the name of the teacher that you will need to book your meeting with via our online booking system.

All children starting in Reception in the autumn can book one of these sessions, even if they have already attended one of our nursery classes.

Starting Nursery for 2023/2024

30-HOUR PLACES FOR 2023/2024 - PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL PLACES IN OUR 30-HOUR CLASS FOR SEPTEMBER 2023 HAVE ALREADY BEEN OFFERED OUT AND, DUE TO OVER-SUBSCRIPTION, THERE IS ALREADY A WAITING LIST FOR PUPILS ELIGIBLE TO START IN SEPTEMBER 2023. WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER VACANCIES TO OFFER UNLESS AN OLDER ELIGIBLE CHILD DECLINES THEIR OFFER OF A PLACE OR A CHILD LATER LEAVES IN-YEAR (WHICH CANNOT BE KNOWN OR GUARANTEED). AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS THEREFORE MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE NO INTAKE IN JANUARY 2024 OR APRIL 2024 UNLESS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OUT OF THE CLASS.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY ALSO A LIMITED NUMBER OF VACANCIES FOR 2023/2024 IN BOTH THE 15-HOUR MORNING AND AFTERNOON NURSERY CLASSES.

Arrangements for new Nursery children starting in September 2023 are as follows:

You will be informed by email of your child's bespoke starting date in late June 2023.

Nursery classes will take new starters in over a two week staggered period beginning on Tuesday 12th September 2023 and with all children having started by Thursday 21st September 2023.

1:1 ‘Meet the Teacher’ Meetings – 6^th to 11^th September 2023

The 1:1 meetings will take place between Wednesday 6^th September and Monday 11^th September 2023.

In late June 2023, we will email out to you telling you the name of the teacher that you will need to book your meeting with via our online booking system.

All new children starting in Nursery in the autumn can book one of these sessions.

Starting School - School Readiness

The Sutton School Nursing team can be contacted by parents/carers who wish to discuss any concerns which they may have regarding their child's health, such as issues with eating/behaviour/bed-wetting. Their telephone number is 020 8770 5409 during office hours (9am - 5pm) Monday to Friday.

The School Nursing Service have made a short video which you can see here.