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Reception Admissions

Coming to our Early Years setting will give your child the opportunity to develop in a safe, educational, play based setting led by experienced teachers. This is an important stage as it supports your child in readiness for future learning including early number, early writing, phonics, social skills and physical developmental play.

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The entrance to Southwold Primary School

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Line up

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Drop off

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EYFS Reading Corner

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EYFS Learning

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EYFS Sand Pit

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Maths

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Writing

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Viridis Cycling Team

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Southwold Garden

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Information Technology

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Year 3 and Year 4 Chess

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Play Time

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Play Time

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Play Time

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Lunch Time

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Assembly

    “The social media gives us conversation openers for talking with our child about what has happened at school”.

    Reception Parent 

    Southwold has good organisation, approachable friendly staff, a focus on ambition and teaches a really balanced curriculum. I really like that my child has learnt to cycle whilst at the school. The sense of community is very strong”.

    Year 6 Parent

    “I feel valued as a parent and feel that there is a strong connection between teacher and parents”.

    Year 3 Parent

    “The school is very inclusive for all the children, my child is progressing very well”.

    Year 2 Parent

9 Reasons for choosing Southwold…

    High Achieving

    Our children leave school secondary ready. Outcomes in reading, writing and maths at the end of KS2 are significantly higher than national.

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    A Creative Curriculum

    We teach the skills children need to be successful citizens and content that allows children to know more and remember more over time.

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    Active Lifestyles

    We encourage all children to participate in sports, competitions and learn about healthy lifestyles. 

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    Pupil Voice

    We teach values and leadership skills through our comprehensive pupil voice offer.

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    Inclusive Community

    We provide high quality education for all pupils irrespective of starting points. 

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    Equal Opportunities

    We are a diverse community in which everyone has the right and support to succeed. 

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    Parent Partnership

    We value parents as equal partners.

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    Enrichment

    We recognise the importance of enrichment in building experience, language and understanding inclusive of Spanish teaching, chess, cycling, trips and visits.

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    After School Activities

    We offer a wide range of sports, arts and learning clubs for children in KS1 and KS2 as well as wrap around care for all pupils.

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Book a tour

If you are interested in our school and would like to find out more, why not take the school tour? We run tours of the school every Monday with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher. 

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Reception Admissions

If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021, they are due to start primary school in September 2025. 

The closing date for applying for your child’s primary school place is 15th January 2025 and any applications received after this date will be treated as late. 


Additional Information

Hackney Education are responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all schools for which they are the Admission Authority – that is, community and voluntary controlled schools in the borough. 

Full details of the admissions criteria are available on the Hackney Education Website

Meetings for new families

Once a space has been allocated via the Hackney admissions process and the place has been accepted by a family, contact will be made by the school. You will be invited to an induction meeting towards the end of June to complete registration and to attend an induction presentation to learn about school routines, structures and how provision is delivered. In September, the teaching team will undertake home visits to meet you and your child in a familiar setting.

Notification of an offer of a School Place

Parents will be sent a letter in April by Hackney Education to notify them of an offer of a school place.