Reception Intake 2025
Welcome to Bassingbourn Primary School!
Now that you have accepted your place here, we hope you will find this page a useful place to find out everything you need to know before your child starts school with us in September. Please see below some of the documents/information you will need. You may have already received these by email.
Initial Admission Form - please complete by Thursday 22nd May
Please complete the Initial Admission Form above as quickly as possible as it enables us to build a profile of your child, if they have any allergies and to enable us to get in touch with your child's pre school/nursery. You will also find a more in-depth Admission Form that you need to complete before your child starts. This includes all your contact details and who we can contact in an emergency.
Key Dates:
Please click the link below for all the dates you will need to add to your diary including a Parents Information Evening and Storytime sessions for your child. It also includes transition information and dates your child will stay with us 'Stay & Play' sessions as well as the dates on which they start.
Bassingbourn Out of School Club
If you are interested in using the Breakfast Club or After School Club provided by Bassingbourn Out of School Club please contact Linzi Cavanagh. You can find details for this below.
Uniform
Below is a letter explaining uniform expectations at Bassingbourn Primary
Uniform with the school logo is not compulsory but if you wish to below is a link to the online shop
Useful information and Links
Presentation slides from new parents meeting
Below are some resources that you may find helpful for supporting your child with being ready for starting reception including a checklist of skills, and a guide to supporting your child with being ready to start school created by startingreception.co.uk which has lots of tips and resources.
Starting reception skills checklist
PACEY Preparing your child for starting school
All children in Reception- Year 2 currently receive a Free School Meal under the Universal Free School Meal Scheme however some families may also be eligible for Pupil Premium Funding. To find out more about this see the information below and the application form.
Parents guide to available funding
Free school meals Pupil Premium funding explained
If you are in need of information regarding allergy menus for school lunches please see the Taylor Shaw parents guide below and medical diet process overview.
