Useful information and forms

Reception 2025 New starters


If your child is starting with us in Reception in September 2025 please see this document to prepare them for school. 

St. Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy, proposed addition of Resourced Provision for children with autism and social communication and interaction difficulties.

You are invited to express your views in respect of a joint proposal between St. Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy and the Isle of Wight Council to establish a resourced provision for young people with autism and social communication and interaction difficulties needs identified within an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) at St. Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy, Ventnor.

Please download the Consultation Document below:

Public Health England have produced a letter for schools to distribute to parents which explains when a person requires a coronavirus test and what the symptoms of coronavirus are. The intention of the letter is to help prevent children being taken out of school unnecessarily and answer some of the questions parents may have around testing.

Start and finish times

The start and finish times are 

08:30 hrs – 15.00 hrs.

Morning registration takes place at 8.30am.



Total number of hours of learning time - 32.5 hours a week


Before School

Teachers will open the gates at 8:25 a.m. to allow children to enter school and be in class, ready to start on time.


After School

 If attending a club, children should be met by parents, at the area specified on the club information letter. Otherwise, parents should remain in the play area, outside of class, ready to receive children from their class teacher or class support assistant.


Up to Year 4, all children must be collected by an adult. If there is to be a change in the adult collecting a child then the school must be informed by letter. From Year 4 , particularly the Summer Term, parents may allow their child to walk home independently or to an agreed meeting point. The school must be informed in writing if a child is to leave school unaccompanied.


Holidays & absence

Family holidays should be taken within the school holidays rather than in term time. Please see our Attendance Policy for further clarity. Authorised absence must not exceed 10 days. Where attendance falls below 96% the situation is monitored by the Education Inclusion Officer.

Absence from School.

If your child has to be away from school for any reason then we need to know. To meet legal requirements, please telephone the school on the first morning of absence. If we do not hear from you by the close of registration, your child will be marked as absent. We will endeavour to contact you by telephone by 09:30 am to establish the reason for absence.


On your child’s return to school please send a note of confirmation otherwise the absence will be recorded as unauthorised.


School Travel Information

We encourage children to walk to and from school with their parents or use bikes or scooters sensibly.  We work with 'Shift-it' to offer road safety training to pupils.