Sent to parents and carers of Year 6 pupils offered a place at Westbourne for September 2025 on 10/03/2025
Year 6 Transition to Westbourne Academy – September 2025
We are delighted your child has been offered a place at Westbourne Academy. We would like to welcome you to our community and provide some information that we hope you will find useful for your child’s transition to secondary school. Our staff at Westbourne are very much looking forward to working with you and your child over the next five years.
We want to make sure that we provide as much reassurance as we can during the coming months to help your child prepare for their next step on their educational journey. We will build further links with you, your child and their primary school in order to build a clear picture of their character and academic profile so as to best support their transition to our academy.
We will be sending our documents electronically to the email address that you provided when you applied for your child’s place. Please contact us if you have any difficulties in accessing our communications. Copies of all general communications sent to parents can always be found on our website Latest News page.
We hope you have been able to access our website and had a look at the variety of information we display to help our students and parents:
www.westbourne.attrust.org.uk.
As an academy, we have developed an ethos which will underpin your child’s development both academically and socially. Our STAR ethos encapsulates what we are aspiring to achieve on a daily basis.
Being Safe Being Thoughtful Being Accountable Being Respectful
We want all of our students to strive to achieve academically but also have the personal skills to become happy and successful adults. Therefore, we also have our LORIC skillset which develops Leadership, Organisation, Responsibility, Independence and Communication. As parents and carers, we all have a responsibility to help our children achieve this. Our Home Academy Agreement sets out our expectations, not only for the student and parents, but also what you can expect from us at the academy.
Admission Documents
Please download and complete the admission and consent forms which can be found here – you may type into this word document:
New Y7 WA Student Admission Form MAR25
Below are links to a range of other documents that form part of our admissions pack for new students – these are for reference only:
Attendance Mentoring Data Privacy Notice Pupil Version MAR25
Privacy Notice For Parents & Pupils SEP23
Term Dates 2024 2025 WEBSITE VERSION
We would like the admission and consent forms completed and returned by Friday 9 May. This will enable your child’s details to be entered on to our database in readiness for the new academic year. The forms can be completed on either PC or laptop. Once complete, please return the forms by email to: wes-admissions@attrust.org.uk . Printed copies of these forms will be available for you to collect at our information evenings (see below for details)
Other information which may be useful to you can be found on our website pages here:
- Academy Calendar and Term Dates – Westbourne Academy
- Uniform, Standards & Expectations
- Policies & Data Protection Policy
Getting to know your child
Parent and student Information evenings
We will be hosting two information evenings, the first on Tuesday 22 April and then a second on Wednesday 23 April. These will run from 18:00 – 19:00. This will allow you and your child to meet some of the key members of staff from Westbourne, and find out more about our academy. You will only have to attend one of these evenings depending upon the primary school your child is coming from. Due to the available capacity in the main hall, please do not bring other siblings or relatives.
- Tuesday 22 April – for parents and pupils from Whitehouse PS & Handford Hall
- Wednesday 23 April – for parents and pupils from Springfield JS & any other primary
Transition Days
We will be holding our transition days on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June 2025. It is intended that these should resemble a typical day at Westbourne Academy, more information on this will follow by email after May half term.
Uniform
At Westbourne Academy, we believe the smartness of our students adds to the academy’s prestige and encourages a positive attitude to work and learning. All students are expected to wear the correct uniform. Tutors will check their students daily in Tutor Time to ensure all students are correctly dressed and equipped for learning.
Our uniform can be purchased from PMG schoolwear, located in the town centre. We will inform you of the House that your child has been assigned to in due course and so you know what colour tie to buy before September.
Moving up to Westbourne booklet
All students will receive a printed ‘Coming to Westbourne’ booklet on their transition days in June. It covers the general day-to-day things which happen in the academy and shows them where certain places are on a map, such as the Food Hall. It has pictures of key staff members and their job role.
In Summary:
Please can we ask you to complete the admission documents and return them to wes-admissions@attrust.org.uk by Friday 9 May. Please include your child’s name in the subject title.
Please attend one of our parent and student information evenings on Tuesday 22 or Wednesday 23 April depending on which primary school your child attends
Further details about the transition days and how to purchase uniform will follow on receipt of your child’s completed admission and consent documents.
If you need printed copies of the admission and consent form, these can be collected from school Reception during term time or at one of the information evenings in April.
We look forward to building a positive working relationship with you and your child and will be in contact in the near future.
Regards
Mr M Higgon – Principal
Mr R Hawkes – Assistant Principal
Mr M Agate – Year 6 Transition Lead
Academy vision: Westbourne is an inclusive academy. We support all students, regardless of starting point, to achieve their potential and develop the skills necessary for employment and life.
Academy values: Be Safe, Be Thoughtful, Be Accountable and Be Respectful.
General queries to: wes-office@attrust.org.uk or 01473 742315