WELCOME!

We want to say a huge welcome to you, your child and your whole family! If you are joining us for the first time or are already part of our Southwood school community, we hope you feel welcomed, informed and part of our school very soon.

Children Starting School in 2025

Application Process

Applications for a Year R place open on 1st November 2024 and close on 15th January 2025.

You will be notified on 16th April 2025 of your allocation, if you submit your application within the above deadline.

Further information can be found by contacting Hampshire County Council:

County Admissions Team Children Services Department The Castle Winchester Hampshire SO23 8UG

Tel: 0300 555 1377 Email: admissions.team@hants.gov.uk http://www.hants.gov.uk/ad-applyonline

School Tours

We will be holding tours of the school for prospective parents during the Autumn Term.

Dates we currently have available and are not fully booked are:

• Tuesday 1st October at 9.30am
• Monday 7th October at 9.30am
• Monday 11th November at 9.30am
• Tuesday 12th November at 9.30am

If you would like to book a space on one of these tours please email the School Office on adminoffice@southwood.hants.sch.uk or by calling the School on 01252375420.

There will be a maximum of 6 families per tour and children are welcome, although we request that no buggies are brought to school as space is limited. Dates will be updated dependent on availability and more dates may be added if there is a need for this.

 

Children Starting School In 2024

What to do when you have been offered your space ...

Once the offer has been accepted, these registration forms will need to be completed by Friday 17th May:

Pupil Registration Information – https://forms.office.com/e/n3hvwgXeQr

Permissions and Getting Home arrangements - https://forms.office.com/e/0deCNV79hU

What happens Next?

We offer a series of events during the Summer Term, which take place in order to ensure a smooth transition into school:

• During the summer term, our Early Years teachers visit your child in their current setting.
• Your child is invited to attend our ‘Stay and Play’ sessions, taking place on Wednesday 3rd and Wednesday 10th July 2024.
• During the 'Stay and Play' sessions, parents are invited to attend an information meeting taking place at the school.
• There will be a phonics/reading information meeting taking place on Thursday 19th September.
• The week before your child starts school, your child’s class teacher offers a home visit.

Home visits will take place on Tuesday 3rd, Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th September. Home visits enable us to get to know you and your child really well before they start school. 

Children will then start coming into school from Friday 6th September, starting with the morning only, then including lunchtime and then full time from Wednesday 11th September 2024. 

The information meeting on Wednesday 3rd July

The meeting will be available online. We will be discussing lots of information, so be prepared!

At this meeting we will talk about:

• The Year R Team
• A typical day in Year R
• The process of a Home Visit in September, and how you can sign up for this/when you will find out your date and time for this visit. 
• Second hand school uniform and will have some available to buy
• How we will organise the children into their classes.
• The Summer Activity Pack we are giving to your child. 
• Any questions you may have about the induction process.
• Hear from other organisations including ou governors, FSIS PTA, Education Catering and Get Active.