St James Church
School
Reception Class Intake 2025
School Places in September 2025
On this page you will find lots of the information regarding transition into reception at St James Church School.
Open Day
We are welcoming all parents/carers to come and visit St James on Thursday 7th November. There will be an opportunity to meet the Leadership Team and have a tour of the school during the school day. We are also offering an early evening session if that is easier for you to attend.
Please complete the following Microsoft Forms and register to join us for one of the following sessions:
Thursday 7th November: 10am
Thursday 7th November: 5pm
https://forms.office.com/e/bCzVY80eqz
Applications
To apply for a school place, parents/carers will need to make their application to the Local Authority. Information can be found here:
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/applications
The closing date for school applications is 15th January 2025.
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Please see below for the welcome message from Mr Johnson for children and families who started with us this academic year.
Welcome
We at St James Church School, would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our school community. This is the start of an exciting seven-year journey for your child with us. It is essential that we establish a good relationship with you and your child so that they start school happy and confident. At St James Church School, we value our parent partnership links and we are really looking forward to meeting you.
We recognise the importance for all children to have a happy and settled transition into school and to support this we have a clear transition plan supporting all children and parents to start their journey at St James positively.
- A welcome meeting
- Visits to nursery settings
- Stay and play sessions
- Home visits
- Class Dojo pages enabling your child to hear their teacher read over the summer and answer any questions you may have.
Please see below for some general information for starting school. This includes a virtual tour of the reception classes, a useful Early Years handbook and some useful resources to use when preparing your child to start their exciting journey through Primary School.
Kind regards,
Mr Johnson
Here are some pictures of the EYFS area:
Starting school is an exciting time in your child's journey. Here are some useful resources you might like to use when helping your child prepare for the next steps in their journey.
Additional Support Documents
School Readiness (Somerset).pdf
The Foundation Stage at St James 2021.pdf
Pacey Starting School Resources
Starting School - Pacey Website
Try reading these stories over the summer to help your child understand their transition to school.
Books about starting school
I am too absolutely small for school
Harry and the Dinosaurs go to school
Starting School
Helpful Websites
School Readiness Video - From the West Taunton School Nurse Team
GOV guidance - helping children aged 2-4 learn at home
Take a Tour of St James Reception Class
Alfred the mouse visited St James and had lots of fun with the children. Take a look at the classrooms and see what he got up to. You can even go on a virtual tour!
Alfred the Mouse takes a look around Reception at St James
Useful pages to take a look at on our website
We operate wrap around (before and after school) care at St James. Take a look at this page to see more information.
If you would like to get a flavour of what goes on here at St James, our weekly Chatterbox newsletters are a good place to start.
Uniform
School Uniform (Parents menu tab)
Above is a link to our uniform page.