Enquiries

Members of the public with any queries can contact Mrs Butterworth and Mrs Hopwood in the school office by telephone on 01709 760345 or email school at school@wcp.jmat.org.uk. 

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Term Dates 2026 - 2027

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2026/2027 INSET dates:

Tuesday September 1st 2026

Friday 28th May 2027

Monday July 19th 2027

Tuesday July 20th 2027

Wednesday July 21st 2027

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Holiday Request Forms  

Please consider the following information with regards to requesting time off during term time:

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1. The decision to grant the request is for the school, not the Authority or the parent.  Only schools can authorise absences.

2. There is no requirement to authorise just because a request has been made.

3. The Anti-social Behaviour Act (2003) gives the Local Authority the power to issue fixed penalty notices for unauthorised leave of absence during term time.

4. No parent can demand leave of absence for the purposes of a holiday as a right.

5. Any request for leave must be made in advance.

6. Holidays cannot be authorised retrospectively.

7. If the application for leave of absence in term time is made because of the parent’s workplace holiday arrangements, then a letter from the employer explaining why the leave of absence must be taken in term time MUST be attached to this form on proper letter-headed paper.

8. If important work has been missed by the pupil due to the parents making a request for leave of absence for a holiday the parents should not expect special arrangement to be made by the school for that pupil to catch up that work.

9. The circumstances of each individual request will be taken into account.  The following factors may be relevant but this should not be regarded as a comprehensive list.

• Parent’s workplace holiday arrangements if supported by a letter from employer.

• The overall attendance of the child for the previous academic year or 3 terms.

• If taking leave of absence in the first half of the first term would have a negative impact on pupil progress.

• If a previous holiday has been taken in the same academic year.

• Timing of internal and/or external examinations/assessments.

• The reason given by a parent for requesting leave of absence in term time.

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If you go ahead with the leave of absence when unauthorised, you may receive a Fixed Penalty Notice issued through the Local Authority.  This will be £60 per parent per child if paid within 21 days, rising to £120 per parent per child if paid within 28 days.

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School Meals

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We operate a 4 banded dinner system.  This means that every day the children who have decided to have a school meal for that week will have a choice from 4 options, 3 hot and 1 chilled.  The chilled choice is the sandwich option.  The children make their choice in a morning and the kitchen staff cook to order.   

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The cost of School Meals is £3.52 per day.

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The cook and her team will cater for all special dietary requirements including allergies and food intolerances so please do not hesitate to ask.  The team will write a plan with parents to ensure that your child's needs are met. 

 

Our school lunch menu can be found weekly on ClassDojo.

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Free School Meals

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From 1 September 2026, the qualifying criteria for free school meals has changed and free school meals eligibility has been expanded to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit regardless of household earnings. Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits: 

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• Universal Credit

• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

 

Households may also be entitled to a meal if they:

• are in receipt of income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• receive the guarantee element of Pension Credit

• meet criteria set out in separate guidance for families with no recourse to public funds

 

There will be two qualifying groups for free school meals

• Targeted free school meals - Households in receipt of Universal Credit with annual earnings of £7,400 or less. This entitles schools to claim a student premium, the pupil is eligible for the holiday activities and food programme (HAF), and the extended rights element of school travel assistance.

• Expanded free school meals - Pupils who do not qualify for targeted free school meals, but are in households receiving Universal Credit. These qualify for free meals only.

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If you are awarded free school meals this will continue to the end of the academic year even if you have a change in your circumstances that means you should not qualify for free meals. All free school meal awards will be reviewed yearly between June and October.

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All Free School Meal applications must be made online via Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.  Please click on the link below:

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