P1 Registration – August 2026

Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2026 and 28 February 2027 should be registered for education during the week commencing Monday 12th January 2026. Parents/carers should take their children to the appropriate local primary school during that week at the times(s) designated by the school concerned.  Birth certificates and a current council tax notice must be produced. Information for parent/carers about the registration of children

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Nursery Admissions Deadline

Dear Parent/Carer, The deadline for applying for a nursery place starting from August 2026 has been brought forward significantly. If your child is was born between 1/03/23 and 28/02/24 and you wish to apply for a nursery place, this must be done by 28th November 2025. We would appreciate if you could share this information with friends and family in the community who have young children due to start nursery next

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PE Days

Please see below for the PE days for your child’s class. Can we also ask that children don’t wear jewellery on these days and are either dressed in their school PE kit or have it with them to change into. Uniform – Kirkshaws Website P1: Monday & Thursday P2: Tuesday & Thursday P3: Wednesday & Thursday P4: Wednesday & Friday P5: Tuesday & Thursday P6: Tuesday & Friday P7: Wednesday

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P1 Transition

Thank you to all those who attended our P1 Transition session for parents and carers on the 29th May. The presentation is attached below. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to the next session on Thursday, 12th June, and in August.  

Thank You & Unclaimed Raffle Prizes

To everyone in our Kirkshaws family, thank you! Thank you to everyone who came along to our Spring Fayre yesterday, thank you to those who donated raffle prizes, to our staff for all of their hard work and to our wonderful children for their creativity and enthusiasm. The fayre was a joint event with our Parent Council and we are so grateful for them. Without our Parent Council, these events

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Nursery Spring Sponsored Walk – 26/3/25

Our nursery children and adults set off on a lovely spring walk this afternoon. We are so proud of our youngest learners who walked really far on their little legs to raise funds for some new nursery resources. Thank you to all of their grown ups who sponsored them, we are so grateful for your support.