New Intake Information
The time has come to welcome your child to Harrow Way and to give you a little more information about forthcoming arrangements to ensure a successful transition. With students coming from many different schools this year, we are busy planning our visits to the main feeders and looking at options for easing the transition for students.
Year Leader
Mr N Bulpitt
Video Introduction – Year Leader
Video Introduction – Student Welcome
Virtual School Tour
Meet your Tutor
Year 6 Transition Arrangements
We are delighted to invite our new students to visit us as part of our Induction Day on Tuesday 7th July 2026. Students should wear their primary school uniform. Throughout the day, they will meet their Head of Year, their tutor, experience a typical lesson and get to know our school site. More details can be found in our Welcome Pack (link below).
In the evening of Tuesday 7th July, we would like to invite parents to the Induction Welcome Fayre in the Auditorium running from 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm. The Fayre will give you the opportunity to meet the Headteacher, your child’s tutor, learn about the PTFA and speak with members of the School Governing Body, plus much more.
To ensure that transition to our school is as smooth as possible, please read our Welcome Booklet. New parents will receive our weekly E-News Bulletin and we will send vital updates via email.
If your child has Special Educational Needs and you have particular questions about the support on offer in September, our SENCO, Mrs Emma Law, will be holding a parents’ forum on Induction Day between 2.45pm and 3.30pm in the Auditorium.
Welcome Booklet
An electronic copy of the welcome booklet, containing a wealth of information for students who will be new to the school in September 2026 is available to view below:
Start of Autumn Term – September 2026
Tuesday 1st September – INSET DAY
Wednesday 2nd September 8.40am – Year 7 Students only
Thursday 3rd September 8.40am – All Students
Other Information
School Uniform – changes for September 2026
School uniform is an important part of school life. It helps create a sense of belonging and pride, and ensures students are dressed appropriately for learning each day.
Over time, expectations around dress – both in schools and in the wider workplace – have evolved. Having reflected carefully, we believe that aspects of our current uniform were not only costly for families, but also no longer fully reflect a modern, comfortable, and purposeful approach to school life.
Throughout this academic year, we have been consulting on changes to our school uniform and made some considered changes to ensure our uniform remains smart, affordable, and better suited to learning. The following uniform has been agreed from September 2026:
- Students will be allowed to wear a grey polo shirt, which may be bought at any outlet.
- We are introducing a green jumper with the Harrow Way logo.
- Plain black trainers will be allowed on the condition that there are no visible logos.
We are also pleased to confirm that, in line with guidance from the Department for Education (DfE), we will now have two uniform suppliers: Happy Fish and Stitch a Logo. This will give families greater choice and flexibility. They will supply the jumper and the PE kit. More information will be included in the Welcome Pack.
The Curriculum at Harrow Way:
To hear more about our Year 7 Curriculum and what your child might be learning next September, please view our Curriculum Pages and look at the Curriculum Overviews for each subject.
THINK! ‘Safe Adventures’
The THINK! ‘Safe Adventures’ campaign (launched in April 2024) , aims to help parents across the country prepare their children for independent travel when they move to secondary school.
Road casualty data shows that the number of child pedestrian casualties doubles between the ages of 9 and 11, with incidents more likely to happen during drop-off and pick up times.
THINK! has produced an activity sheet with tips for parents to share with their children on practice journeys and an interactive safe adventures quiz.
Journey to School
The Just the Journey maps have been developed to assist new Year 7 students as they adjust to their new, independent travel to secondary school.
They give you information on how to plan you journey to your new school, showing you how long it takes to walk or cycle depending on where you live.
