Higher Lane Primary School

Admission Information for Reception Children 2021-2022

Our EYFS Unit is a happy and fun environment for the children to start their school life at Higher Lane. It provides the perfect transition between nursery and school and is set up with lots of areas that the children will be familiar with, eg Construction Area, Sand Area.

The Reception children’s learning is based around the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, and children learn through a mix of child initiated and teacher led activities.

There are 2 Reception classes with 5 full time staff at Higher Lane – 2 teachers and 3 teaching assistants, and we share the same room – separating only for register time.

We have a very large ‘classroom’ area, a conservatory for ‘messy play’, and our own Outdoor Area. The children have at least 3 teacher led sessions a day for Maths, Phonics and Reading as well as lots of time to play in the areas with their friends.

Higher Lane has a very popular Out of School Club that operates from 7.45 – 8.45am before school, and from 3.30 – 6.00pm after school. EYFS have their own room to use at OOSC.

Please click on the link below to see EYFS in action.

EYFS Unit Video

Welcome to Higher Lane Primary School

Head's Welcome 

On behalf of the Pupils, Staff and Governors I would like to welcome you Higher Lane Primary School.

Higher Lane Primary School is situated in Whitefield and is a two form entry primary school with 465 pupils on role. The school has a good reputation within the locality and is regularly over-subscribed.

The school provides a caring, carefully structured environment which fosters positive attitudes to the pursuance of excellence. We strive to create a relaxed yet orderly climate which enables the children to take pleasure in their learning and pride in their performance. The ultimate aim of the school is to meet the needs of all its pupils in order to develop them into confident independent learners.

The school has undergone very successful inspections and most recently in November 2014 Ofsted reported : “This is a good school with outstanding behaviour." 

The children play a vital role in contributing to the smooth running of the school through the School Council, Year Six Monitors and the Head Boys and Girls which you can find out about through this site. 

Our rich high quality curriculum is based on a thematic approach and children learn through interesting and engaging topics.  

Parents and staff work closely together in a supportive environment to enable pupils to fulfil their potential. The school has an open door policy and parents are encouraged to discuss any concerns or worries at a mutually convenient time. All concerns are taken seriously and dealt with quickly.

I am extremely proud to be the Headteacher of our great school and extremely fortunate to work with supportive parents and governors, outstanding pupils and a talented staff.

Mr I Tetlow  (Headteacher)

National Leader Of Education 

Higher Lane Primary School  is a National Support School and Carol McLachlan, our CEO, is a National Leader of Education. National Leaders of Education (NLEs) are outstanding head teachers who, together with the staff in their schools, known as designated National Support Schools (NSS), use their skills and experience to support schools in challenging circumstances. 

Higher Lane  has a very successful record of working with other schools, head teachers, groups of teachers and individual teachers in improving teaching and learning and pupil attainment and achievement. In addition to leading their own schools, NLEs work to increase the leadership capacity of other schools to help raise standards. 

Schools seeking advice or support, guidance or help of any kind can contact Carol for an informal discussion via the school office.

Our Message Board 

• Spring Newsletter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan - 29 March 2021
• The newsletter from Ms C McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 28 January 2021
• The letter from Ms C McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 12 January 2021
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Ofsted Letter
• The Ofsted letter following the visit in October can be viewed here.

• NHS Test and Trace Letter - 23 September 2020
• The NHS Test and Trace Letter is available to view here.

• Letter From CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 23 September 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.
• Covid-19: A Quick Guide for Parents can be viewed here.

• Summer Newsletter from Vision Multi Academy Trust
• The newsletter can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 16 July 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter regarding Children Returning to School in September 2020
• The letter from Mr Tetlow can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 10 July 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 3 July 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 26 June 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 19 June 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Ms C McLachlan to Parents - 10 June 2020
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Letter from Mr Tetlow regarding Wider Opening of School - Wednesday 10 June 2020
• The letter from Mr Tetlow can be viewed here.

• Important Letter to Year 6 Parents re Opening of School
• The letter from Ms C McLachlan to Parents can be viewed here.

• Important Letter re Planned Wider Opening of School - Monday 8 June 2020
• The letter from Mr Tetlow can be viewed here.

• Letter from Mr Tetlow re Home Schooling
• The letter from Mr Tetlow can be viewed here.

• Letter from Mr Tetlow re Phased Opening of School - Monday 8 June 2020
• The letter from Mr Tetlow can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO re Proposed Wider Opening of Schools
• The letter from Ms C McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Proposed Return to School Letter from Bury Council
• The letter received from Councillor Tariq from Bury Council can be viewed here.

• Return to School Questionnaire
• Please copy and paste the link below into a new web page to complete the return to school questionnaire:
• https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=LGh3nfKH-0KCTlO-QWJpE0dXxzTzfCZPi32URnSfdIpUOUM5WlE4NDBGV0M1UTU3QjI4TEQxRk82Sy4u

• Lockdown Parents Questionnaire
• Please copy and paste the link below into a new web page to complete the lockdown parents questionnaire:
• https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=LGh3nfKH-0KCTlO-QWJpEy_cFEJnKWFPt22DgQyFg0RUMk5GUjgzR1FTSzYwV0NJNTE1UDEyME1WSy4u

• Letter to Parents from CEO, Vision Multi Academy Trust   
• The letter from Ms McLachlan to Parents -13.5.20 can be viewed here.

• Letter from CEO, Vision Multi Academy Trust
• The letter from Ms McLachlan can be viewed here.

• Coronavirus Book for Children
• The book can be viewed here.

• Letters from Mr Tetlow - 20.4.2020
• Letter from Mr Tetlow to parents can be viewed here.
• Letter from Mr Tetlow to pupils can be viewed here.

• End of Term Letter
• Mr Tetlow's end of term letter can be viewed here.

• Vision Catering Letter - Free School Meal Voucher Update
• Letter from Vision Multi Academy Trust with a further update regarding the Free School Meal Voucher system can be viewed here.

• Vision Catering Letter
• Letter from Vision Multi Academy Trust regarding Free School Meal Vouchers can be viewed here.

• Keyworker Support Provision
• Letter from Vision Multi Academy Trust regarding the keyworker support provision can be viewed here.

• Vision Letter
• Letter from Vision CEO and Chair of Trust can be viewed here.

• School Closure letter
• The children have brought home a letter regarding the school closure and this is available to view here.

• Key Worker letter regarding school provision from Monday 23 March 2020
• The letter for key worker parents is available to be viewed here.

• Key Worker letter
• Key worker letter available to be viewed here.

• RSE documentation - letter and summary documents
• RSE letter can be accessed here.
• DfE Relationships Education and Health Education can be accessed here.
• Frequently asked questions can be accessed here.

• Coronavirus letter from CEO - 3 March 2020
• The letter can be accessed here.

• KS2 MATHEMATICS OPEN MORNING Thank you to those who attended. You can access the information slides below:
• KS2 Maths Presentation
• KS2 Maths Dominoes Games 
• KS2 Maths Card Games 
• KS2 Maths Teaching with Cubes
• KS2 Arithmetic

• KS1 MATHEMATICS OPEN MORNING Thank you to those who attended. You can access the information slides here. 

• KS2 READING OPEN MORNING Thank you to those who attended. You can access the information slides here.

• KS1 READING OPEN MORNING Thank you to those who attended. You can access the information slides here.

• Multiplication Morning Assembly 2019
• Please click here to access the powerpoint from the recent Multiplication Assembly in case any parents missed it.

• Parent Questionnaires
• Please click here to access our parent questionnaire.

• Ofsted Parent View
• Please click here to access the link for Ofsted Parent View. 

• Handouts from our Parent Online Safety Workshop can be found here.

• Judo Maths Parent Presentation
• A BIG thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our Judo Maths information session. As requested, we have posted the slides and you can find them on our Parents' Page here.

•  Newsletter
• Keep up-to-date with our weekly newsletter. Click here for our latest edition.

• Parental Support Worker - Here to Help!
• Our parental support worker, Mrs Nott, is available to to offer support, help and guidance for parents, carers and families who may need support in improving their child’s attendance, behaviour, health issues or simply access information. There are many more ways in which Mrs Nott may be able to assist you.  Please click here for more information