Andoversford Primary School

• Open Morning (9.30am–12.30pm) – Tuesday 16th September 2025
• Open Morning (9.30am–12.30pm) – Wednesday 24th September 2025
• Open Evening (5.30pm–8pm) – Thursday 2nd October 2025
  Accompanied tours from 5.30pm–7.30pm, Headteacher’s address at 7.30pm

The eligibility for free school meals is to be expanded. The government have reported that over half a million additional pupils will become eligible for Free School Meals under the new eligibility criteria.

The new eligibility will take effect in September 2026. You may be able to apply before the start of the school year 2026 by providing your National Insurance Number to check your eligibility.

Please took a look at the article below to find out more about the changes and if they will affect you.

Expanding free school meals: what parents need to know   – The Education Hub

You can check your eligibility and apply here: Apply for free school meals - GOV.UK

If you believe you may be eligible for free school meals, or for further information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the school office.

Dear Oak Class families, 

We have had a very exciting and busy first full week in Oak Class! The children have had a go a scootering, played handball and have started learning lots of new things. Please do take a look on our class webpage to see some of these wonderful things in action!

In Oak Class we no longer are wearing shoes in the classroom. We have made this decision to help keep our classroom a clean and relaxed environment. Because of this, if you are able to, it would be beneficial if the children were able to bring slippers into school which they can change into in the classroom. These will be shoes that are only worn inside. 

I wanted to say thank you to those of you who came along to our welcome meeting. Hopefully I was able to answer any of your questions during this time. To those of you who were not able to come along, all the information that you need about the coming term is on the class page. 

Again, if there are any questions please do not hesitate to find me after school or send an email through the office. 

Thank you for the continued support. 

Miss DW

The children had a fantastic time in their PE session this week! It’s wonderful to see them enjoying being active and learning new skills. To help them grow in independence when changing, please could we ask that all uniform and PE kit is clearly named. With so many identical t-shirts and jumpers, it can be very tricky for children to find their own things without a name.

We’ve also noticed that some children don’t yet have a pair of slippers or indoor shoes for the classroom. Please could these be sent in as soon as possible so that everyone is comfortable and ready for learning.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

Mrs Warren

Wow! It has been a busy one this week! We have had so many visitors - the school nurse, Gloucester Rugby coaches, Front Foot footballers, Skateboarding coaches, Move More team and the school nurse! It has been fantastic to get great feedback about how polite and engaged our pupils have been from so many different areas. 

This week, Key Stage 2 started their tag rugby lessons with coaches from Gloucester Rugby - it was great to see Tom again. James from Move More was another familiar face who came to deliver the Mighty Movers Programme for our pre-school pupils. This session is also open to toddlers within the community too so spread the word to join in the fun!

In assembly today we celebrated one pupil who was chosen for an ASPIRE Award for being an incredible role model. We also chose our very first Mystery Reading Book - a book of poetry, which was donated to Willow Class after a vote. 

We all need a rest to recover end recharge the batteries so that we are ready to embrace all the exciting things that next week will bring! Have a lovely weekend. 

Dear Oak, Beech and Willow Class parents and carers,

We have been able to secure tickets for several events at the Cheltenham Literature Festival this year. We are pleased to let you know that we have organised for Beech and Willow Class to attend the festival on Monday 13^th October and for Oak Class to attend on Tuesday 14^th October. This is a fantastic opportunity for the children to further their literature knowledge, be inspired at a national event and develop their understanding of topics covered in our curriculum.

We have heavily subsidised the cost of the visit and are asking for a voluntary contribution of £10 per child. Your child will not be denied a place on the trip if you decline to make a voluntary contribution. However, we will not be able to continue with the visit if it is clear there will be insufficient contributions to cover the costs. In an effort to become a ‘cashless’ school, payment should be made online via ParentPay.

Please make your voluntary contribution or let us know if you do not wish to contribute by Monday 22^nd September 2025.

More information about workshops, payments and travel arrangements are detailed in the letter available on the website: Letters & Forms | Andoversford Primary School

If you are looking for additional tutoring this term, please find attached a flyer for tutoring company, Tutor In A Box. 

The flyer contains a discount code. Please visit Tutor In A Box – Educational Success Through Tutoring and Postal Resources for more information. 

Please note that this is not a recommendation from Andoversford Primary and we cannot confirm the quality of the service.  

Important Message for anyone who has booked NETBALL Club. 

We have been working with Play Netball to organise the Netball Club this half term. Unfortunately, they have been unable to secure a coach for our sessions to start next week as planned. The Team Managers are committed to finding the right person to match with us and are going to keep working on recruitment with a view to hopefully starting after half term instead. 

Netball will not be going ahead this half term. Board games will be running on a Tuesday, if your child is booked for netball, but wants to do board games please let us know. 

We will let you know as soon as we do whether Netball will be able to run after half term.

Dear Beech Class families, 

We have had a super start to our new year. All the children have been very busy with their learning. Our new topic, Walk like an Egyptian, has already included making origami pyramids and pharaoh headdresses. We have also begun our English work for the term, studying the story of Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx.

This term, the children are lucky enough to have coaching with Gloucester Rugby, which will begin next Thursday. More information regarding timetables and what is needed in school each day will be published on the Beech Class page of the website. 

If there is anything that I can help with or if you have any questions, please do let me know. 

Thank you for all the support, 

Mr Allen

Wow! What a week! This year has started incredibly smoothly, with a fantastic new cohort already settled into school life. Our new Pre-School and Reception children have had a brilliant first few days and are showing so much independence and confidence around school already. From first drop offs to first lunches to first full days - they have all thrived in the new environment.

This week also saw us get back into the swing of PE sessions and after school club with coaches from Front Foot, of Nature Sessions with Mrs Beaton and back into relaxed mornings with breakfast club. School Life gets very busy so don't forget to keep an eye on the class webpages and the calendar to stay on top of everything. We look forward to welcoming parents to meet the teacher sessions next week.

Finally, we ended the week with our celebration assembly where it was wonderful to hear our children talk about who they had noticed setting a great example around school this week. We gave out our first ASPIRE certificate of the year too!

2025-26 is going to be brilliant!

We are delighted to announce that we are able to welcome parents with toddlers to join us on Friday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00. Please share this message with anyone you think may be interested.

Across the year, we include a range of different activities, including messy play, active sessions, forest school and sessions held in the early years classroom. Led by our fantastic Early Years teachers, these weekly sessions are a great way to get to know the Early Years hub here at Andoversford. We run a session every Friday morning during term time. 

Autumn Term starts Friday 12th September 2025!

Due to half term, there will be no sessions on 24th October or 31st October.  Our last session this term will be Friday 12th December. Occasionally we do have to cancel sessions due to school events, but we will share information about this beforehand. 

In the Autumn Term we will be joined by Move More coaches who will be supporting the Mighty Movers programme. Mighty Movers is for children aged 2-4 years and forms a key part of our work to instil a love of physical activity within all children, so they develop a positive, lifelong attitude to moving more! 

Book in advance by emailing admin@andoversford.gloucs.sch.uk, or just drop in on the day to join the fun! Each session is just £5, with extra siblings welcome for £1. The price includes all activities and refreshments.