Parents
Admissions
Determined Admission Arrangements 2026-2027 Planned Admission Number (PAN) - 30 Where more applications are received than places available, the following oversubscription criteria will be used to determine the allocation of places: 1. Looked...
Attendance
Why is regular school attendance so important for my child? Yew Tree Primary Academy is a successful school and your child plays an important part in making it so. Our aim is to ensure your child’s education is the best that it can be and that they...
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you a Special School? No, Yew Tree is a one form entry mainstream Primary School , Nursery who is proud to also have a 28 place Designated Special provision (DSP) as part of the school. These DSP places are allocated to children with EHCPs,...
Knowsley Family Information Service (including The Local Offer)
Knowsley Information Service https://www.knowsleyinfo.co.uk/ On this website Knowsley Family Information Service (FIS) provide a range of information on local/national organisations and services offering advice and support to children and young...
Lunch Menu
School meals offer great value for money and provide your child with a nutritious, tasty meal cooked fresh every day. School meals are: Nutritionally balanced to ensure they are low in fat, sugar and salt and high in vitamins and minerals –...
Newsletters
Weekly Newsletters: Click on the link below for our most recent newsletter: Spring Term Wk4 Click on the links below to read newsletters from previous weeks this term: Spring Term Wk 1 Spring Term Wk 2 Spring Term Wk 3...
Online Advice
At Yew Tree we take internet safety very seriously. We appreciate the importance of the internet as a learning tool for children today. It provides them with the opportunity to access a wide range of educational tools , communicate with friends and...
Parent View
At Yew Tree, we are keen to ensure all parents have the opportunity to share their opinion as part of our commitment to ensuring all our children achieve well Ofsted Parent View gives Parents the chance to tell Ofsted what you think of your...
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility! Anyone can make a referral if a child is at risk of significant harm. If you are worried a child may be suffering significant harm, or if you are concerned a child has suffered harm, neglect or abuse,...
School Uniform
A uniform looks smart, wears well and contributes to the feeling of belonging to the school, so we expect children from Foundation Stage upwards to always wear school uniform. If you have any queries regarding uniform please contact the school...
Term Dates
Term Dates for this Academic Year 2024-2025 Autumn Term 2023 opens on 4th September 2024 closes on 18th October 2024 Half Term opens on 4th November 2024 closes on 20th December 2024 Spring Term 2024 opens on 6th January 2025 closes on...
The School Day
We have introduced a Soft Start to the start of our school day. This means that the school gates open earlier, at 8.45, children can be dropped off between this time and 8.55 every morning. Nursery 8:30 am to 11:45 am or 12:15 pm to 3:05 pm Total...
Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)
Consultation for Parents/Carers The Department for Education has announced changes to Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) statutory guidance. These changes will come into effect from September 2020 and all schools will be required to...
Inclusion
Our school Inclusion Manager and SENDCo is Miss J Appleton. The Children and Families Bill underpins wider reforms to ensure all children and young people can succeed, no matter what their background. The Bill will reform the systems for...
What Parents Say...
"Thank you for all the support and advice given to our son. He has set ambitious targets to get the best from himself and we're very proud of him. Our shining star!" (Parent June 2022) " My son's progress continues to amaze me...
