"Please thank the staff and especially Squirrel class for an amazing performance, they certainly done everyone proud. Our children loved watching old friends and siblings." - Busy Bees "He chats so happily about his school life and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of your staff who make his learning so much fun." Parent The climate in the school is warm, calm and friendly. The relationships between staff and pupils are a strength and throughout the learning walk, it was evident pupils feel safe and happy." Local Authority "Staff know children very well and have made a wide range of adaptations to cater for their varying needs." Local Authority "Teaching assistants respectfully and sensitively support pupils to access learning or provide alternative activities as required." Local Authority

General Information

School Times

Start of the day 8.50am (doors open at 8.40am)
End of the day 3.05pm (gates open at 2.50pm)

When children arrive at school they should go directly to their outside classroom door where their teachers will be ready to receive them. In the interests of your child’s safety please would you let us know, in writing, if your child is to go home from school in any way that is different from normal. In an emergency you can telephone school to let us know any change of arrangement.

Parents are asked to inform the school as soon as possible if a child is unable to attend. This can be done by telephone, letter or via another parent.

Please click here for NHS guidance on illnesses.

School Office

We believe good relationships between home and school are important and enable us to work together to ensure the needs of children are met.
 
Our friendly administration team are available to take calls between 8.30am and 3.30pm Monday to Friday, but if you need to contact the school outside of these hours, please do so using the school office email account and we will respond as soon as we can. Our dedicated staff must prioritise the teaching and learning provision they deliver, so although we endeavour to respond to queries promptly, we respectfully ask you to allow up to three working days for a response.
 
 

If you change your address/telephone number/emergency contact number please inform the School Office as soon as possible.

Academic year 2025-2026

Please visit the Hampshire County Council website for the school holiday dates.

Inset days 2026-2027

These will be:

  • Tuesday 1st September 2026
  • Friday 23rd October 2026
  • Friday 18th December 2026
  • Monday 4th January 2027
  • Wednesday 21st July 2027

Jewellery

The wearing of jewellery, especially earrings, is discouraged. Only stud-type earrings may be worn at any time in school.
P.Eexpectations
Hair clips and bands must be removed for PE and long hair tied back with a soft ‘scrunchy’ or similar. The school cannot accept any responsibility for the loss of or damage to jewellery in school and will not provide envelopes for items removed.
 
Hampshire County Council’s Guidance for Health and Safety in P.E clearly states that:
All jewellery and other personal effects such as watches, necklaces, body piercings must be removed for physical education and related purposes.’
with very young children, parents/carers should be asked to remove earrings and studs from children’s ears before they come to school, until such time as their child is able to remove these adornments themselves prior to a P.E. lesson.’
It also states that:
If under exceptional circumstances the earrings cannot be removed, the risk of injury should be reduced by securing the studs with the use of micropore tape (not elastoplast or plasters).  In these circumstances, care must be taken to cover the spike at the back of the ear lobe effectively.’
They also make it clear that applying micropore tape remains the responsibility of the parent/ carer – not staff or children in school.
 
One of the definitions used for ‘exceptional circumstances’ is the period of six weeks following a child’s ears being pierced.
The safety and wellbeing of all our children remains a priority and I thank you in advance for upholding expectations.

THE SCHOOL HAS A WHOLE SCHOOL FOOD POLICY

Playtime snacks

We are part of the Government’s fruit and vegetable scheme and children are provided with a piece of fruit or vegetable daily.

Nut allergies

At any time, there are a number of children in school who have a nut allergy so we ask that you do not include nuts of any kind in your child’s packed lunch. This also extends to the use of sun cream in school, please ensure sun cream is nut oil free.

Water is Cool!

Children need access to water freely throughout the day. Every child will need to bring a named water bottle, but please avoid expensive branded ones. These bottles should be filled with water each day – No juice or flavoured water please!

Universal Free School Meals

All children in Year R, 1 and 2 will receive free school meals. If your child has any food intolerances or allergies and you intend for them to have a school dinners, you will need to fill out a Special Diets Request Form. To obtain a form please contact the school office.

Medicines

School is not the appropriate place for a child who is ill. Please keep your child at home until she/he is well enough to return and for at least 48 hours after sickness or diarrhoea. However we try to be as accommodating as possible and will give medicine to your child if:

  • it has been prescribed by a doctor
  • it is brought to the School Office by an adult and collected by an adult.

A medicine authorisation form, which you will need to complete and sign, is available from the Office. If medication is necessary to regulate a long-term condition, such as asthma or diabetes, we will of course administer it. Please make us aware of your child’s needs.

The school also holds a supply of Calpol. This will be given to children whose parents/carers have completed and returned the permission slip in accordance with the schools administration of medicines policy.

Emergency Contacts

It is essential for us, should an emergency arise, to have some means of contacting either the child’s mother or father, or carer. When your child starts school you will be asked to complete a Data Collection sheet which gives us contact details and the name of your family doctor. Please return this sheet to school as soon as possible. Please ensure that we have an up-to-date telephone number where you can be reached, along with two further contacts for emergencies.