Year 6 to 7 Transition

Welcome to the Springwest Academy Year 6 to 7 Transition page where you will find key information to support a successful move from Primary to Secondary School.

Please read through the Year 7 Information Booklet below for more on what to expect when joining Springwest Academy. All Year 7s receive a hard copy of this booklet when they join.

Many thanks to all our new Year 7 families who joined us for the transition evening.  If you were not able to attend you will find the presentation here.

Uniform

To purchase uniform please click here.  Please note that the Year 7 tie for September 2025 is yellow.  When ordering from our suppliers they have advised us that delivery takes between 5 and 7 working days.  They will be delivering orders for parents if required to Springwest.  Orders will need to be made by 4pm on a Monday.

Phone Pouches

Springwest Academy will be a phone-free school from September. Students can use phones for their journey to/from school but phones will be locked in secure pouches from 9am until 4pm each day. The pouches must be purchased via Parent Pay over the summer and will be given to students in September. Students are responsible for their own pouch.

You will receive a Parent Pay letter with the login details for your child over the summer break (if you haven’t received this by 25/08 please contact reception). Once you have the login details, please create your child’s Parent Pay account and look for “Phone Pouch” and make the payment of £14. Once the payment is made, your child will receive their phone pouch via their form tutor. If you are unable to purchase the pouch before the start of term, your child’s phone will be stored safely for the day by the Head of Year (HoY) Mrs Savill.

Free School Meals

Please be aware that any Year 6 pupils who receive Free School Meals (FSM) must reapply and qualify again in August before starting Year 7, in order to continue receiving FSM in secondary school. This is different to how it has worked in previous years and in anticipation of some delays in getting children registered for FSM we are asking all families to send children to school with a packed lunch for the first 3 days. If applying for FSM, please make sure you provide the correct benefit information (as stated on the form), as failure to do so will result in taking longer to process and approve your claim.

Students who are not entitled to free school meals should have money on their Parent Pay account if they wish to purchase lunch from the canteen from Monday 8th September. We are a cash-free school so students cannot pay for food any other way.

Year 7 Information Booklet

Welcome to Springwest Speaks, our podcasts aimed at current Year 6 students who are starting Springwest Academy in September.  We really hope you enjoy listening to our podcasts.

Episode 1: Introduction to Springwest 

Episode 2: Co-curricular Activities

Episode 3: Rewards

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Mrs Savill Head of Year for Year 7.
h.savill@springwestacademy.org