Transition

Joining us in Year 7

Transitioning from primary to secondary school is an exciting time for many children. The opportunity to experience countless inspiring new activities and lessons, at a much larger school, can spark a life-long interest or even a career path. The atmosphere at Perins is extremely welcoming, caring, and supportive, making the transition process incredibly straightforward. We believe that a confident and happy student is more likely to achieve his or her full potential, which is our aim as much as yours.

We make it our goal to get to know them as much as possible, so by the time September comes they are very familiar with their new surroundings and what is expected of them. This ensures that your child settles into this new phase of their education seamlessly. We have a comprehensive transition programme, including Information evenings, our ‘Meet the Tutor’ event and an Induction Day, there are plenty of opportunities for you and your child to find out about life at Perins before the start of the autumn term. Do keep checking these pages as we will be regularly updating them.

If you have any queries, please contact perinstransition@perins.hants.sch.uk.

 

Latest Information and Communications

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Perins School family.

I hope that you are pleased to receive the news that you will be working with Perins School over the next five years on the educational experience we term the ‘Perins Journey.’

We have a fantastic, experienced team ready to welcome our new starters and introduce them to the school environment, curriculum and the Perins values, the cornerstone of our school ethos. 

Head of Schools Welcome Letter - March 2025

Check out this short film to give you an insight into life at Perins School.

“Friends of Perins” needs your help, please.

 

We are looking for parents to join our PTA. If you are interested in helping please email cleaver@perins.hants.sch.uk.

Why join? – From making new friends and getting to know the school environment, to helping raise much-needed funds, which impacts the children and school community. You can help make a difference for your children and for generations to come.

Click here to view the letter from the Head of School (April), which includes key dates for your diary, data collection details, and music information—all of which are also broken down into sub-sections on this page for your convenience.

At Perins School, we offer your child a wide range of music tuition, including string, woodwind, brass, keyboard/piano, voice, guitar, and drums.  
 
To confirm your child’s interest in starting music lessons at Perins School, please complete this online form by 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6th, 2025. Payment is due by 9 a.m. Monday, June 2nd, 2025.

Please note: if you have completed the Hampshire Music Service form, sent by HMS to those who already have music tuition at primary school, you will also need to complete the form on the letter below to register interest at Perins School, where you will need to agree to our terms and conditions

Please see further information below:
 
Music information, including fees

Full Terms and Conditions. 

We encourage all parents to sign up to Arbor, which is our management information system, using this link and select ‘First time logging in?’ to set a password. Your Arbor username is the email address to which we have sent this message.

Once the initial set up is complete, Arbor may also be accessed via a Parent App.

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Please check your own contact information. Perins School has received your details from Hampshire County Council Admissions and Arbor can be used to update or amend this information if necessary.  

Finding and Updating Details in Arbor Parent Portal or App:

  • Student Profile: Once logged in, find your child's profile. 
  • Family, Guardians & Contacts: Scroll down to the "Family, Guardians & Contacts" section. 
  • Your Details: Click on your name to access and edit your own guardian details. 
  • Adding New Contacts: Click "Add Family member, guardian or contact" to add new guardians or contacts. 
  • Edit Information: Click anywhere where you see an arrow icon on the right-hand side to edit information. 
  • Quick Actions: Use the Quick Actions button to add key information quickly. 
  • Pending Changes: Any changes will show as "Pending" until accepted by the school.

We ask that you pay particular attention to: 

  • Parents and emergency contacts – this is where you’d provide the details of additional parents and emergency contacts. Once additional parents are uploaded on our side, they will receive their own invitation to sign up to Arbor. 
  • Medical – please enter any medical conditions that the school needs to be aware of. 
  • Dietary Requirements – please enter as appropriate for your child. This should include any allergies or intolerances, choices such as vegetarian or vegan or any faith-based diet or requirements.
  • Paracetamol consent – for you to agree/not agree to paracetamol being administered if it is considered necessary. 

When accessing Arbor via the web portal, select the Main Dashboard and then the View Student Profile button to reveal your child’s personal data.  

When accessing Arbor via the app, select the student’s name at the top of the screen, which will reveal your child’s personal data.  

A guide to Arbor for parents is available here. 

 

Additional Transition Information: 

There is some information we need to ask you for that isn’t included in the Arbor app. Please complete this form for this extra information. 

 

Face Recognition Information and Consent Form: 

We request you read and, if you’re comfortable with, give consent here for our facial recognition system for catering purchases.

If your child is eligible for transport assistance and you're applying for support for the next academic year, you can do so now via the Hampshire County Council website.

To be considered for this service, applications must be submitted by 31st May 2025. 

Further information regarding transport can be found via our transport page here, 

Please follow this link for comprehensive information about our school laptop scheme.

The Response Form needs to be completed for all new students by 23rd May 2025, to let us know your decision, and the order portal will close on 6th June.

A reminder that the Year 6 Induction Day is on Friday 4th July – further details will be sent shortly.

Please note that the Sun Hill Junior School induction day will be hosted on a different day, due to previous commitments. SHJS will communicate this directly with parents shortly.

To further help new students settle in, we host a sports taster day at the end of the summer holidays.

This is a fantastic opportunity for students to take part in either rugby or netball, reconnect with new classmates, continue building friendships before the school year begins, and enjoy a fun introduction to our sports programme.  

Further details on how to sign up for these events will be shared soon—stay tuned! 

To review the presentation given on the Transition Information evening, Tuesday, 29th April, please see below.

Parent Information Evening Presentation

On Tuesday 2nd September we will be running rugby and netball taster sessions for new arrivals to Perins School.

Both activities are extremely popular amongst students and fixtures in each sport are frequent.

Please click here for full information and to register.

For all students who take part in rugby and hockey, we strongly recommend that mouth guards are worn. We can suggest various mouthguards all of which are totally acceptable.

Mouth Guard Information