Starting School | Andoversford Primary School

Is your child due to start reception in September 2025?

We welcome contact from families who are considering Andoversford Primary School for their child's education. We would gladly organise a personal tour of the school so that you can see the fantastic facilities we have here at Andoversford.

Please contact the school office by emailing: admin@andoversford.gloucs.sch.uk or telephone 01242 820407.

Don't forget to follow us on one of our social media channels to see what we are up to. You can find us on Facebook and Instagram!

To find out more about the admissions process in Gloucestershire, you can find the parent guide and appication process here. School Admissions Gloucestershire.

Key Dates for 2025 admission:

Applications open from 4th November 2024
Application Deadline: Midnight, 15 January 2025
Allocation Day is 16th April 2025
Reply to your placement by 23rd April 2025 to accept or request a waiting list place
Appeals can be submitted in June or July 2025

If you have recently moved to the area, and would like to apply for a school place please contact the school office. We welcome visits and can support you with an in-year application if we have space in the year group required.

New Parent Information:

	Name	Format
Files

	Starting Reception Information.pdf	.pdf
	GCC School Readiness Leaflet.pdf	.pdf
	Oxford_Owl_Starting_School_Guide_2018.pdf	.pdf

Please find the slides from our 2025 Welcome Evening below, this presentation contains lots of the key information about life at Andoversford Primary School as we look forward to welcoming our new group of children into Ash Class

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A Staggered Start:

At Andoversford, we use a staggered start in September to ensure that we get to know our new young people really well. Over the first week, we build up the amount of time the pupils spend in school to ensure they are ready for each step - it can be quite an adjustment even for those who have been at pre-school. Details of our September 2025 staggered starts are below:

Monday 1st September and Tuesday 2nd September - INSET (no children in school)

Wednesday 3rd September, children to be collected at 12:00pm

Thursday 4th September, first school lunch! Collection at 1:15pm

Friday 5th September, first full day, collection at 3:10pm

For pre-schoolers attending part time, first day half day (child centered discussion).

Preparing for School

Mrs Warren has put together some useful information about getting ready for school.

The Starting Reception advice website is a great place to fid information and resources. It has been created collaboratively with early years providers, charities and organisations who support early development. You can not only see which skills are important for your child to grasp, but also find helpful links to people who can support too:

Home - Starting Reception

You can find extra information and helpful advice about getting ready for school from Gloucestershire County Council here: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/getting-ready-for-school/

You can also find some fab advice on Oxford Owl (follow the link).

A Day in Ash Class

Watch the video below for information about what happens in Ash Class. You can also find out more about the Early Years Foundation Stage and get to know what your child will learn here.