We look forward to welcoming our new pupils to Purley CofE Primary School. 

For those starting in Foundation Stage class in September 2025, we will use this page to share lots of useful information and keep you updated with the schedule of transition events throughout the summer term.

Although parents are informed of their child's allocated school by West Berkshire Borough Council on 'National Offer Day' on Wednesday 16th April 2025, please remember that our school will not receive the final admission list until mid-late May 2025. This is to allow time for parents to accept school places and for appeals to be heard.

Therefore, please do not worry if you do not hear from us until mid-late May. We are unable to contact parents until we receive the official admission list.

Summary of Dates

 

Date	Time	Event
Thursday 3rd July	6.00 pm – 6.30pm	Welcome Evening  (a selection of pre-loved uniform will be on sale)
Monday 7th July	8:50 am - 12:00 noon	Foundation Stage Children Visit
TBA	To be confirmed	Home visits
Wednesday 3rd, Thursday 4th September and Friday 5th September	8.50 am – 12.00 noon	Foundation Stage Children stay until 12pm
Monday 8th September	8.50 am – 3.20 pm	Full time

School Lunches

Lunches are taken in the school hall between 12:00pm and 1:00pm.

See our lunches page here for further information and for how to order.

All children in Foundation Stage, Year 1 and Year 2 are offered a school meal free of charge as part of the Government's 'Universal Infant Free School Meal' scheme.

School Uniform

Our school uniform supplier is Tilehurst Schoolwear  Please visit the School Uniform page for more information. 

The School Day

The doors open at 8.40 a.m. All children need to be in their classes ready to learn by 8.50 a.m. every day. Foundation children enter the school using the Foundation Stage entrance at the front of the school.

School finishes at 3.20 p.m. Parents wait in the playground and the teachers bring their classes out. Foundation Stage children should be collected from the Foundation Stage entrance at the front of the school.

Wraparound Care

We have an on-site breakfast club and after school club. Information about these can be found at our linked page here https://www.purleyprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=Wraparound+Care&pid=37 

Early Birds Breakfast Club:

The club is open from 7.45 a.m to 8.50 a.m, Monday to Friday (term time only). The cost is £6 per session. To reserve spaces at breakfast club, we use an online booking system – Childcare Online Booking (CoB)
https://purley.childcare-online-booking.co.uk/

In2Care After School Club 

The club is run by a external provider, In2Care and runs from 3:20pm to 6pm Monday to Friday (term time only). Bookings can be made directly via their website https://www.in-2-care.com/

School Communications

The school uses ParentMail for communication to the whole school community. This system enables the school to send out emails/letters/forms electronically. Newsletters will also be sent using this system. Parentmail also includes a texting facility which will be used for last minute communication. You will automatically get registered for Parentmail when your child starts school in September.

Pupil Premium

Even though all 4-7 year olds have been receiving free school meals for a few years, if you are in receipt of certain benefits, your child may qualify for extra funding. This would enable the school to receive funding to support your child’s learning and can also go towards school uniform and school trips. Checking availability is very straight forward, you can simply go to the West Berkshire dedicated web page www.westberks.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals or call them 01635 503622. If you need support with this, please contact the school office.

To help your child prepare for school, West Berkshire Council has the following information available:

https://directory.westberks.gov.uk/kb5/westberkshire/directory/advice.page?id=i4j6eXS7Zfo