New Starters Information - Reception
Congratulations and Welcome to Reception 2025 at The Galfrid!
Congratulations to all families who’ve been offered a Reception place at The Galfrid for September 2025! We’re so excited to welcome you to our school community. Join us for our Information Evening on Thursday 22nd May at 5pm – meet the team, learn more about starting school, and enjoy a free welcome gift for every family!
We’re also hosting two fun Stay and Play sessions to help your child feel comfortable and excited about starting school:
📅 Wednesday 11th June, 9:30–10:30am
📅 Thursday 26th June, 1:30–2:30pm
👉 Click here to register and let us know you’ll be attending. We can’t wait to meet you!
You and your child are welcome to tour our carefully designed Reception classrooms, which support children’s learning through purposeful play, both indoors and outdoors. Our learning environments are built to develop skills in Communication, Physical Development, and Social & Emotional Growth, all aligned with the Early Years Curriculum.
During your visit, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Explore our classrooms and outdoor learning area, including Wildwood, our very own nature space where children enjoy activities like den building and nature hunting.
- Chat informally with our Reception Teacher and Head Teacher.
- Learn about the exciting activities, trips, and educational events we offer as part of our Education with Character program.
- Find out how we partner with parents through events like Stay & Play and share a story session.
We’re excited to show you how our welcoming school environment and engaging curriculum will help your child thrive in Reception!
Click here to register for your preferred event.
We look forward to meeting you and showing you around Reception at The Galfrid School.
School Tours – See The Galfrid School in Action
We invite parents and carers to book a personal tour of The Galfrid School and experience our vibrant school community in action. Join a guided tour, where you'll have the opportunity to see our classrooms, meet children and teachers, and observe our engaging learning environment.
Contact us to book your tour today!
In the section below you will find further information on our teachers, what to expect in September, and also a short film that walks you through our Reception area.
We hope that the information we have provided will begin to answer some of the questions you may have and help you prepare you for your child's first day here at The Galfrid School. Please also have a look at our recent Ofsted report. You can read our weekly Newsletter to parents to see what life will look like at The Galfrid School. We share frequent updates on Facebook and Twitter (X) too.
Please contact the school office if you have any funther questions.
Email: office@thegalfridschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01223 603787