Parents of children in next year's Reception Class have already been invited to an information session on 18th June from 6pm-7pm at St. Peter's School.

 

 Over the coming weeks, offers for Years 1 to 4 will be made. The nature of the admissions process for these year groups is far more staggered. Unlike National Offer day (when all children find out at the same time), in-year transfers and offers may occur on a daily basis. For this reason, the school won't be sending out individual invitations to parents in Year 1 to 4. Instead, once you have confirmation of a place at St. Peter's, take that as an invitation to join us at the information session.

 

 The information shared will focus on a few key areas:

• The school day (where to be and when!)
• Key people at the school (who to contact)
• The curriculum
• Ongoing parental and community engagement
• Ideas for the summer holiday

 

Additionally you will have a chance to meet some of the teachers and support staff at the school. Due to furniture constraints, this event is for parents only; no children on this occasion.

 

I look forward to seeing you there,

 

O. Martindale

Headteacher

 

 

Ollie Martindale will lead St Peter's C of E Primary Academy when it opens up on the new estate at the top of Devizes Road.

He's only been in post officially for a couple of weeks and has told Spire FM he's 'excited' about what the future holds.

"It is exciting, from the building, to the staff, to the children, to the curriculum. What's brilliant is that we get to put our mark on absolutely everything."

The building work's been ongoing for a few months now and Mr Martindale has told Spire FM things are right on track:

"Touch wood, we are ahead of schedule on pretty much everything. The outside of the building's done, inside the plastering's done, the carpets are about to go down, the wiring's in, so it really is just the fixtures and fittings. I don't want to jinx anything by giving you a date, but we're looking good for something before the summer holidays."

Once completed, St Peter's will have 14 classrooms and plenty of other facilities, such as an assembly hall, drama studio, cookery room, sports field and a multi-use games area.

The school will eventually be surrounded by 1,500 houses as part of the new St Peter's Place estate, and Ollie says that means it's important that they're a strong part of the area they're in:

"Having personally lived on two new build estates, the school has to be at the centre of the community. There are groups that exist already and the school has representatives on those, so as the community grows, the school will grow and vice versa."

The school says the response to their opening has been great, and demand for pupil places and staff roles is going really well.

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