Welcome to Year 7
We are excited to welcome you to Highams Park School and are thrilled that you are joining us in Year 7.
We are aware from previous years that the move from Year 6 into Year 7 can sometimes feel like a huge responsibility for the students and for you as a parent. We aim to make the transition from Primary to Secondary school as smooth and as stress free as possible. Our designated transition co-ordinator Mrs Hickman oversees the transition programme over the summer term to ensure we learn as much as we can about each student to enable them to settle quickly and flourish in September. The Year 7 coordinator Mrs Hickman works closely with the Year 7 form tutors and Head of Year along with the new students.
Our transition programme starts as soon as the student is offered a place here at Highams Park School to make sure students have the opportunity to become familiar and comfortable within the school before they start with us in September. We look forward to meeting you in person, and working with you in the next coming months.
First day of School – 3rd September 2025
First day of school: arrive by 8.30am via the student entrance at the end of Beverley Road (off Hale End Road). Parents, if you are dropping your child at school, please ensure you leave them at the end of Beverley Road to make their own way to the gate. Beverley Road is a residential street with a dead end at the school gate and there is no availability to turn a vehicle around.
Students should be in full school uniform and should have all the necessary equipment (pens, pencils, calculator, rubber, ruler, sharpener). We will be taking fingerprints in the morning so as long as you have set up your Arbor parent account and transferred some funds to your child's canteen account then they will be able to use the canteen on the first day. Or feel free to send them with a packed lunch if you prefer.
Only our new year 7s and new year 12s will be in school on this day which will enable the new students to experience a school day before the remainder of the school start back on Thursday.
If your child is not able to attend on this day or any other day, please report their absence via the 'Parents' tab on the school website. You must do this every day that they are absent and please follow this link if your child needs to leave during the school day for an appointment etc.
School finishes at 3.15pm.