Primary to Secondary Transition September 2025 Admissions
STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO WINIFRED HOLTBY ACADEMY AT THE AGE OF 11 FOLLOWING THEIR SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER FROM KEY STAGE 2 INTO KEY STAGE 3.
Students are placed into Tutor Groups and Teaching Groups based on consultation and information that has been transferred between the schools. The academy ensures all primary children who join us are given the opportunity to visit and familiarise themselves with the academy environment and meet with the Form Tutor and key staff before they commence secondary education. To aid this process, they are invited to a week of the summer term working as a student of Winifred Holtby Academy. This, according to research, is both innovative and forward thinking and reduces the fears and concerns which may arise over the long summer break.
The academy works in close collaboration with partner primary groups within the neighbourhood, so that students benefit from planned curriculum continuity and the process of transfer is as smooth and effective as possible.
Students joining us are placed in schools within the academy, thereby enabling us to tailor the teaching and learning to best fit the student's needs.