Parents

Choosing the right school is an important, tricky and very exciting decision to make.

Starting school…how exciting!
As a Trust, we warmly welcome visits to any of our schools as they are all quite different to one another. We fully appreciate the difficulty of the decision about which school to choose and are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Dilhorne Endowed C.E. Primary School offer Open Morning/ Open Afternoon events for parents/carers to come along, see the school, see the animals, chat to the staff and most importantly, meet some of the amazing children. For details of this year’s events, please contact us on 01538 702355 (opt 3). If you are unable to attend, please let us know and we will happily make plans to show you around our lovely Church of England school.

For details of how to apply to join one of our primary school families, please visit the Staffordshire Local Authority website.

Changing to one of our Trust primary schools.
If you are looking to change primary schools and are considering one of the schools within The Moorlands Primary Federation (TMPF) Multi-Academy Trust, please contact us on 01538 702355. We are proud to work closely with other local schools and after discussions between all parties, if it is found that a move to one of our seven schools is the best decision, we will always aim to make this as smooth as possible.

All applications for admissions will be considered by our Trustees’ Admissions Panel where a final decision is made. Our Admissions Policy can be found here.

Heading off to secondary school!
Choosing the right primary school isn’t the only school-application-decision you have to make - there comes a time when children begin Year 6 and parents have to do it all over again…but this time for secondary school!

The primary schools within TMPF have very strong links to local secondary schools and a number of children have joined a range of these of these.

On a regular basis, we work very closely with The Cheadle Academy and children attend transition events here from Year 1 upwards!

In addition to The Cheadle Academy, we also have good links with Moorside High School, and with Painsley Catholic College as a number of our children want to continue a faith-based education.

Over recent years, our Trust of schools have also sent children to Blythe Bridge High School, Denstone College, Thomas Alleyne’s High School and other state and private secondary schools both locally and further afield.

Whichever secondary school you choose will offer transition days and events, and here at The Moorlands Primary Federation, we will happily support your child’s attendance at these to ease their move to secondary education… wherever that may be.

For details on how to apply to secondary school, please visit the Staffordshire Local Authority website.

Our fabulous school uniform was designed and agreed upon by pupils. Can you please support us in looking super-smart by ensuring your child wears the correct school uniform.

For your information, our uniform is as follows:

Trousers, shorts or skirts should be charcoal grey in colour.
Black shoes (not trainers, boots, boots, or sandals) with grey or black socks or tights.
White shirt (short or long-sleeved).
Royal blue v-neck jumper or cardigan, ideally with a silver neck stripe and school badge.
Children in Reception Class, are permitted to wear polo shirts.

From Easter onwards when the weather is fine, children can of course wear the traditional blue and white checked dress, or grey (not black) school shorts with shoes, socks and cardigan or jumper (as detailed above).

If your child’s hair is long, we kindly request that it is tied back so not to interfere with any activities they may be undertaking. We would prefer hair accessories to match school colours.

For Swimming
Swimwear must be appropriate for each child.
- One-piece Swimsuit (all girls), or trunks (no long shorts);
- Swimming cap (compulsory for all children with longer hair);
- Towel;
- Please bring swimming kit in a waterproof bag;
- Earrings, or any other form of jewellery are not permitted in any P.E. lesson (including Swimming).

Team Kit
When representing their school, children will be provided with the appropriate kit for inter-school matches and competitions. We kindly request that any used kit is washed and returned to school (in a bag bearing your child’s name) at your earliest convenience, so it may be used for the next team/ fixtures.

Jewellery
We discourage children from wearing earrings, but if they do, they must be able to remove them (independently) for all P.E (including swimming) lessons. If your child cannot remove their own ear-rings please ensure that they do not wear them on days in which they take part in PE.
Children should not wear any jewellery for PE or swimming, including ear-rings and watches.

Uniform containing logos is available is available from 'Something Special', ST10 1AB, t: 01538 752840. Please do not have your child's initials embroidered onto the outside of any uniform or kit.

NB – Parents/carers with children with medical conditions may contact school to agree uniform variations.

Support for Uniform
We are proud to support our school community. As such, we have a ‘used uniform scheme’ which stocks a small selection of uniform items and is available to all families.

If your child is in receipt of Pupil Premium and needs school uniform, please contact the school office to discuss ways in which we can help.