New Entrants September 2025

This page is for parents/carers whose child has been offered a place to start school in Year R at Lymington CE infant School in September 2025.

We are delighted that your child has been offered a place at Lymington CE Infant School and we warmly welcome you into our school family!

In order to confirm acceptance of your place, we invite you to come in and see us!

Please call into the school office at any time of the school day to provide evidence of the address provided on your application form and your child’s date of birth.  If you are unable to visit, please do give us a ring on 01590 673355 or email admin@lymington-inf.hants.sch.uk and we can make a different arrangement.

Evidence needed:

Your child’s passport or birth certificate to evidence their date of birth, together with two of the following to evidence the address used in your application:

• a recent household bill, for example a gas, electricity, water or Council Tax bill
• a recent bank statement, credit card statement or store card statement.

 The deadline for accepting your place and providing evidence is Wednesday 30^th April 2025.

Starting school is a milestone for both you and your child and is a time to be celebrated.  We really look forward to meeting you and working together to provide your child with the best possible start to their school life.

We will continue to post useful information on this page throughout the term.

Summer Induction sessions

We invite you to our Parent Induction Meeting on Wednesday 4^th June 2025 at 7pm.  This is for parents only and is an opportunity to find out more about our school, meet the team and find out key information about your child’s transition to school in September.

As part of the Induction process your child will have the opportunity to visit school on three occasions in the Summer Term.  They will meet their teacher and familiarise themselves with their new classroom.  These sessions will last approximately 30-45 minutes and will take place on the following dates:

 Induction Visits in the Summer term - Please note the following dates:

• Monday 9^th June in the afternoon - This will be a 30-minute rhyme and story time for parents and children together.
• Wednesday 25^th June in the morning - This will be a 45-minute session. You are invited to settle your child into the classroom and are welcome to have coffee in the music room while you wait.
• Tuesday 8^th July in the morning - This will be an hour session. We hope you will be able to leave your child to stay and play for this session.

We will let you know the exact time of your child’s visit at the Parent Induction Meeting on Wednesday 4^th June.

Are you eligible for Pupil Premium?

You may be eligible if you or your partner receive:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get

Click here to see if you are eligible

It is a quick and simple online form and the only information you will need is:

• Your own name and date of birth
• Contact details
• National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seekers Number
• Child’s name and date of birth
• School your child is attending/will attend                                                                                                                               

There are so many benefits—not just a free meal:

• One free after school club
• Free school sweater annually
• Free P.E Kit Bag
• Subsidised music tuition

School Uniform

 Useful Information for Parents of Children Starting School