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16/06/20: Read the Coronavirus Surveillance Screening newsletter that has gone out today regarding nursery, reception, year 1 and year 6!

Update 12/06/2020 

Please click here to read important information regarding year 5, from Mrs Allen

Click Here to access Booking Form 

 Please click here to read important updated information from Mrs Allen

UPDATE 08/06/20

KEY WORKER CHILDCARE - WEEKS BEGINNING 22nd JUNE, 29th JUNE, 6th JULY and 13th JULY

Please be aware that currently we cannot guarantee the opening of school for education of Nursery, Reception, Year 1 or Year 6 or exactly when this may happen. Therefore, if your child is in one of these year groups, please book any childcare you may need IF the school has not opened. (If and when the school has opened to your child’s class we will assume your child will attend with their class rather than for child care, unless you inform us otherwise.) Please note that it is vital that we have accurate information of your child care needs as this will impact on the number of children/classes we can offer education to in school.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS BOOKING FORM IS AVAILABLE UNTIL 9AM WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE 2020.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE RE-OPENING NEWSLETTER, DATED 21/05/2020

 UPDATE 13/05/20

 Dear Parents/Carers

Urgent response required from Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.

I hope this letter finds you and your family safe and well.

As you are aware, the government would like schools to start to reopen to Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children from Monday 1st June 2020. In order for us to prepare for this and to ensure the safety of all children, parents and staff, it is necessary for us to know if you will be sending your child/ren to school when we are open those year groups.

Please can you provide us with this information by Monday 18th May at 12pm using the registration form on our school website. You will need to complete a separate registration form for each child. If you cannot do this online, please call the school office, on option 3, to let us know your decision either way. Your response is really important to us; we would appreciate a 100% response. If you do not reply, we will assume you do not want a place.

We need this information urgently in order to plan the following: classroom allocation, timetabling, staffing requirements (ratios), safe movement around the site for children, parents and staff (to include the potential staggering of pick up/drop off) and lunchtime arrangements etc.

Please be aware that if and when children come to school, they will be in much smaller groups which may mean they could be in different classrooms from the one they may be used to, they may not be with their friends and they may be with different teaching staff. School will no longer look and feel the same as it has in the past; the groups will not mix e.g. no assemblies, no competitive sports, no playtimes with their friends etc. We will endeavour to provide a broad and balanced curriculum within the constraints of this current situation. However, restrictions on the sharing of resources and movement around the classroom will inevitably have an impact. We are aware this could be unsettling for the children and we will support them in every way we can with this.

All of this information will be used to manage and reduce risk and to ensure the continued healthy and safety and well-being of the children, parents and staff whilst on site.

If the risk assessment indicates that the risk is too high, then we will have to reassess our position. Whilst we will do all that we can to support the children returning to school, the health and safety of all staff and pupils will be the overarching priority and if we feel that this may be compromised in some way, we will not open the school until it is safe to do so.

Once we have your information and have conducted a thorough review of need, in line with current DfE guidance, we will then be in a position to advise you of arrangements and protocols which will need to be in place to start a smooth transition back to school. The DfE has advised that parents will not be fined for non-attendance.

May I take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support at this very difficult time.

Yours sincerely

Deborah Allen
Head teacher

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Update - 29/04/20

If you are a Key Worker and require childcare during week beginning 25th May.  Please complete our online booking form.  Please note, this booking form is available until Tuesday 12th May 2020.

If you are a Key Worker and need Emergency Childcare during this half term and have not registered your childs place, please contact school via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Where possible please keep us informed, via the school email, if your circumstances have changed and therefore no longer require the child care place that you have booked.

PLEASE NOTE: Childcare provision for Whitehouse Common children will continue to take place at Hollyfield Primary School and as you will already be aware, we are no longer able to offer before or after school care.

PLEASE NOTE ONLY THE OAKS OFFICE IS CURRENTLY OPEN. 

School will be closed from MONDAY 30TH MARCH 2020 and therefore telephones will not be manned. Any queries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

With regards to school admissions we will be processing these on our return to school.

Thank you for visiting our website. We are very proud of our busy and friendly school. We hope you enjoy our website and that you find lots of useful and interesting information. If you wish to read a welcome message from our Head Teacher please CLICK HERE