SCHOOL
ADMISSIONS
RECEPTION APPEALS 2024-2025
If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday, 16 April 2025).
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You needed to submit your appeal before Tuesday, 20th May 2025 for it to be considered by Friday, 18th July 2025. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
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For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.​
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NURSERY
ADMISSIONS
Pre-School September 2025 Intake
We are pleased to let you know we are now looking to start the process of our September 2025 intake. If you would like to apply, please click here and return the completed form to the Hilltop School Office. Please call the school office if you have any further questions 01634 710 312.
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Open Sessions – Wednesday 21st May 2025 (1.00pm – 2.00pm) and Thursday 12th June 2025 (9.30am-10.30am)
Pre-School ‘Stay & Play’ Sessions – Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th July (1.30pm – 2.30pm)
Home Visits – Thursday 3rd July 2025
(Available only for those joining the nursery in September 2025).
For all Nursery admission enquiries please email admissions@hilltopprimary.co.uk
TERM DATES
2024-2025
Inset Day:
Taster Day:
Term 1:
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Autumn Break:
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Term 2:
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Trust Inset Day:
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Christmas Break:
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Term 3:
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Winter Break:
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Term 4:
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Easter Break:
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Term 5:
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May Day:
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Spring Break:
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Term 6:
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Monday 2nd September 2024
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Wednesday 4th September 2024 -to-
Friday 18th October 2024
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Monday 21st October 2024 -to-
Friday 1st November 2024
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Monday 4th November 2024 -to-
Friday 20th December 2024
Friday 22nd November 2024
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Monday 23rd December 2024 -to-
Thursday 2nd January 2025
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Friday 3rd January 2025 -to-
Friday 14th February 2025
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Monday 17th February 2025 -to-
Friday 21st February 2025
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Monday 24th February 2025 -to-
Friday 4th April 2025
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Monday 7th April 2025 -to-
Monday 21st April 2025
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 -to-
Friday 23rd May 2025
Monday 5th May 2025
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Monday 26th May 2025 -to-
Friday 30th May 2025
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Monday 2nd June 2025 -to-
Wednesday 23rd July 2025
TERM DATES 2025-2026​
SCHOOL
DAY
SCHOOL START
Gates Open (All Students):
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​8.30am - 8.50am
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PLAY TIMES
​Key Stage 1:
Key Stage 2:​​
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10.10am - 10.25am
10.40am - 10.55am​​
LUNCHTIME
​All Students:​​
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​12.00pm - 1.00pm
SCHOOL END
Key Stage 1:
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3.05pm
3.15pm​​
SCHOOL
MEALS
INDEPENDENT CATERING
As the school’s catering provider, Independent Catering provides a freshly made lunch in our school kitchens using locally grown produce from the UK. Complementing the 3 choices of main meal and vegetables your child can supplement their lunch with a freshly prepared salad from the salad bar and a choice of 4 desserts.
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Independent Catering has built a great reputation for delivering the best quality, freshly prepared, and seasonally influenced, truly locally sourced menus. Our hot meals are authentic and not from a jar or packet. Salads, bread, and desserts are produced each day using the very best fresh ingredients.
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Our commitment to using the best that the UK can offer lies at the very heart of our approach to great food all of which contributes to a social dining experience for the children
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FOR YEAR 3, 4, 5 & 6 PUPILS
The cost of a 2 course lunch is only £2.53 including fresh bread and the 12-15 choice self serve salad bar.
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We ensure healthy free school meals are universally available for those entitled to a free school lunch. The free lunch is equivalent to over £500, representing an amazing saving per child across the year.
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FOR YEAR R, 1 & 2 PUPILS
Lunch is free for all pupils.
TAX FREE
CHILDCARE
Hilltop Primary School can now accept tax free childcare payments for Nursery fees and/or Breakfast Club.
Please visit the following links for further details regarding this:
Parents will need to set up their own tax-free childcare account and select Hilltop Primary School as the child care provider. Once you have made payment to your account, you will then be given a unique child reference code. Once you have this code, you will need to email this to our Trust Finance Team on accounts@beyondschools.co.uk.
Please ensure you include the following information in the email:
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Your child’s school
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Your child’s full name
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Your child’s date of birth
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State if you wish to use this payment towards Nursery fees or Breakfast Club or both.
Please note that as our after school club MFSE is run by an external company, you would have to make arrangements with them directly if you wish to use your tax-free childcare payment towards after school care fees. Once you have emailed our Trust Finance Team, they will then match up the payment to apply this to the fees owing on your ParentPay account.
SCHOOL
UNIFORM
Our school uniform is a mixture of royal blue, black and grey. Most items can be brought from high street shops. Items which have the school logo on are available from My Clothing and can be ordered online:
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Hilltop ties are unique to the school and are woven to our design. They are available from the school office in either elastic or normal style, priced at £2.50. There is a rail in the school reception for access to second hand uniform which is always available. If you require more information please contact the school office.
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SCHOOL UNIFORM
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Grey/black trousers, shorts, skirt or pinafore dress. Blue and white gingham checked dress for summer
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White shirt or blouse
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Royal blue pullover or cardigan
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School tie
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White/ blue/grey/ black tights or socks
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FOR PE
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Blue/ black shorts
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House colour t-shirt
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Rubber soled plimsolls
All children are expected to change for PE lessons. It is acceptable for religious reasons to wear black leggings under shorts.
FOR SWIMMING
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One-piece swimming costume/ swimming trunks
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Towel
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Swim hat (optional)
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Goggles (optional)
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FOOTWEAR
All children are required to wear plain black shoes. For health and safety reasons platform soles, high heels and open toe sandals are not permitted.
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JEWELLERY, HAIRSTYLES, MAKE-UP & NAIL VARNISH
For health and safety reasons we do not allow jewellery in school. The exceptions to this rule are small studs in pierced ears and small objects of religious significance. All jewellery should be removed for PE lessons. Taping over of earrings is not permitted and teachers are not permitted to remove earrings. Parents will be informed of PE days. Students with long hair must ensure that this does not impede their vision or provide a health and safety risk. Hair should be tied back with hair bands that are either plain black, white or blue. Make up and nail varnish are not considered appropriate and students are not permitted to wear any products in school.