After our recent Parent Forum in October, school received feedback from a number of parents about the KS1/Reception pedestrian entrance, and how busy and hectic it can get first thing in the morning at 8:40am.  Some parents were worried that too much congestion near the actual blue gates sometimes stops them not being able to clearly see their children enter the school after they've said goodbye.

We would like to encourage all parents to allow their children the chance to walk the final few metres themselves before the parent moves to the side or leaves the school site.

It is also worth noting that the crowd of families reduces significantly after only a couple of minutes (see photos below) and by 8:45am, there's always only a trickle of children entering school.  With this in mind, if parents don't need to drop their children off at 8:40am, due to possible work commitments, then by waiting five minutes, it is so much calmer and easier for everyone.

Finally, thank you to all families for not walking on the grassy area by the gates.  During the winter months, this area can get wet, muddy and dangerous if the grass is repeatedly trodden on so thank you for sticking to the path.