Starting school in September 2025
Applications for Primary School places for September 2025 are open now. All applications must be submitted by 15th January 2025.
If you would like to find out more and/or come and have a look around please email our school office who will be happy to help you admin@kelsaleprimary.org.uk
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Welcome to our school and to our Reception classroom and team.
We pride ourselves on being a inspiring, nurturing and friendly school with approximately 165 children and 7 classes. We have one class for every year group led by an experienced class teacher and teaching assistant at all times throughout the day.
We are have recently refurbished our Reception and Year 1 classrooms and are very proud of the welcoming and enticing indoor and outdoor environment that has been created to inspire our learners.
Please email our school office to book an individual appointment time to visit our school and chat to our team or call our school office on 01728 602297.
We look forward to meeting you.
First year in school
When your child begins school they will be in Mercury Class. This is our Reception Class and they will follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) stage curriculum. The EYFS stage was created to ensure your child’s first 5 years are happy, active, exciting, fun and secure, as well as to support their development, care and learning needs. The EYFS Framework supports professionals working with children from 0 – 5 years old.
In Mercury Class your child’s learning journey will be planned and monitored based on the 7 areas of learning in the EYFS Framework.
3 prime areas:
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development
These prime areas are those most essential for your child’s healthy development and future learning.
As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in 4 specific areas:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive arts and design
The sequence of learning and activities suited to your child’s unique ways will be planned through playing and exploring, being active and through creative and critical thinking, which will take place both indoors and outside.
Communication
Mrs Barker, Mrs Francome and Miss Jolley will always be there to welcome your child/ren into school in the morning. Please catch them at this time to share daily information ie Nanny will collect Beth from school this afternoon, Ryan did not sleep very well last night so he may get tired later in the day. If you would like to discuss something more in depth please arrange a meeting directly with the class teacher or via our school office.
Formal parents evenings are held twice a year to discuss how your child/ren are progressing and the next steps in their learning journeys.
Reports are written at the end of every term to highlight your child/drens achievements and next steps in their learning journeys.
If you have any more general queries please contact our school office and Mrs Clayton or Mrs Skinner will be very happy to help you.
Meet our Early Years Team
Mrs Barker - EYFS Leader (and SENCO)
Mrs Francome - Teaching Assistant
Miss Jolley - Teaching Assistant
Click on the links below to find out more
Tapestry - your childs online learning journey
OFSTED - latest inspection report September 2022 in which we were award a 'good'
After school and Breakfast club - wrap around care is available from Monday - Friday from 7.45am - 5.30pm
School activity clubs - our clubs change every term, our free of charge and aim to meet the different interests of all our children.
Class pages - find out more about what we do
Curriculum - a broad and balanced curriculum which is designed to meet the needs of our learners.
Outdoor learning - all children participate in outdoor learning throughout the year.
