Plenty of staff will be on hand to meet your child at the front gate and direct them to the appropriate place.

Using the knowledge of the students that has been collated from their Year 6 teachers, we do our best to place each student in the tutor group that is right for them. The Year 7 tutor groups are carefully constructed to allow the possibility for new friendships to develop and students to be supported in an effective way. There will usually be at least one other member of the tutor group from a student’s link primary/junior school, but it should be noted that this is unlikely to always be a ‘best friend’.

There are around 29 students in each tutor group

Your main point of contact with the school should be through your child’s form tutor by writing in your child’s student planner – Home Comments. Any queries or concerns should be sent to them initially. If you feel you would like to speak to someone other than your child’s form tutor you can contact either the Head of Year or Deputy Head of Year. All contact details can be found on the school website.

If your child is too ill to attend school you should phone the main school on the morning of your child’s absence before 9am. Please report their name, form and brief reason for absence.

No, PE will not be taught on the induction day.

We don’t have the space for students to have lockers. As students will have 3 or 4 lessons a day they won’t need to bring many books and equipment into school.

Students can get food from one of the locations or bring packed lunch. They will pay by using their thumb print linked to their ParentPay account which you will need to top up in advance. We will send you information explaining how you can do this.

Lots of staff will be out and about at lesson changeover to ensure that students know where to go. They will also be provided with a map of the buildings. Students will also be given a tour of the school on induction day.

Teachers will be understanding especially in the early weeks of the term. If they need something important, we will contact home for it to be sent in.

Your child is expected to wear the school uniform at all times including travelling to and from school. Please click here for our uniform page.

All Home Learning tasks will be recorded in their planners. There are also timetables for Home Learning on the school website.

All students are required to write home learning set into their planners so please check this first.

Students are not allowed to have mobile phones in school. If it is seen or heard by a member of staff, it will be confiscated. Confiscated phones are only returned on a Friday to a parent/carer. If a student needs to bring a phone into school a parent/carer must write a request address to the Head of Year who will have the final say. If permission is granted the phone must be handed into Student Services at the beginning of the school day and collected when school ends.

If your child is ill before school, you may decide to send them. You can ring in to alert Student Services. If they become ill during the school day, they should go to first aid. They will then be assessed and you will be contacted if it is necessary.

A full uniform and equipment list is printed in the planner. They should have a pencil case with pens, (including a green pen), pencil, sharpener, rubber, ruler and scientific calculator.

The planner is a communication tool between home and school. Your child is expected to write any Home Learning tasks that they have in the planner. If you wish to update us about any absence or other information, you can use the planner to write in a note.

They can talk to any member of staff who will help them. There is a pastoral team which consists of their tutor, head of year, deputy head of year and a learning mentor. There will always be a member of staff available to support your child with friendship issues.

There will be information in tutor rooms and circulated around year offices and in assemblies.

All Year 7 students need to be on site for 8.20am each day. Registration is at 8.30am.

This website is regularly updated with key information.

Please ensure all clothing and equipment is clearly named. Lost properly goes to Student Services where students can go to claim items.

You can make electronic payments through our cashless system, ParentPay. We will send you a letter detailing the unique user ID and password to access your secure online ParentPay account.

Your child can purchase a tie direct from our uniform suppliers.