New Reception Starters September 2026
We've compiled some useful resources to help you prepare your child for school. These resources offer guidance on school readiness expectations and how parents can support their child's transition over the summer break.
The DfE has created the website Starting Reception, which contains excellent materials.
Additionally, the CBeebies Parenting website provides a range of topics and support. The
Skills for starting school - advice for parents page is particularly useful.
We look forward to welcoming your children to Alexandra Primary School this September.
Please find some useful documents below:
- Reception Parent Meeting Slides
- Reception Handbook - to be uploaded soon
- Home/School Partnership Agreement
- Letter from the Governors
- Voluntary Fund Letter
- Tapestry Letter
- Letter from the NHS re immunisations at school
Forms to complete
- Tapestry Permission Form
- Gift Aid Form (no donation necessary)
For more about school uniform requirements, please click here.
For more about school lunches, please click here. If your child has a food allergy, it is important that you fill in the required forms and provide medical evidence as soon as possible, in order for this to be set up by September. We will be unable to provide a school lunch until we have received a completed form and this has been verified by Caterlink (this can take up to 6 weeks).
