New Entrants 2026
Dear Parents and Carers,
As a busy, thriving school on an upward trajectory, we are delighted you have chosen Vigo Primary School as your school of choice. All new Year R children will join us at the start of term in September 2026 and children starting during the academic year will join us on a mutually agreeable date.
All new parents will be issued with a Vigo Primary School New Starter Pack. This contains a school registration form (including information about legal document requirements), and lots of valuable information about our wonderful school.
Please take a few minutes to browse our website to help familiarise yourself with the school. For ease of information, please find links below to some useful documents for new parents.
If you are thinking of making a late application for a September 2026 Year R, changing your first choice school (after 16th April 2026) or applying for an in-year space why not come along and see what our school has to offer? Please contact our school office on 01264 365166 to book your slot to visit our amazing school.
Please note, Hampshire County Council admission round for Reception Class entrants opened October 2025 and closed on 15 January 2026. We have spaces in Reception Year for September 2026. Therefore, if you would like to make a late application for your child's Year R place for September 2026, please contact the school office for availability. You will also be required to complete the Hampshire County Admissions online application. Please click here to start your application.
For applications made in the admissions round from November 2025 to January 2026, you will receive confirmation from the Hampshire Admissions Team that you have been allocated a place at Vigo Primary School on 16 April 2026. Once you have been allocated to our school, we will send a 'Welcome Letter' to you to invite you along to some transition sessions running during the summer term (May–July 2026) where our Year R team are really looking forward to getting to know you and your child. Details of the transition sessions are outlined below.
Best wishes,
Rachel Dance
Headteacher
New Parents - Useful Vigo Primary School Web Links
School Readiness Leaflet - Hampshire County Council
New Year R Transition Information for September 2026
To support your child’s transition into school, we hold a number of transition events. The first of these will be our annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic in May. There will be three sessions available:
Starting in Year R at Vigo in September 2026
To support your child’s transition into school, we hold transition events. The first of these will be our annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic on Wednesday 6th May 2026. Please do attend one of these sessions. This will be followed by three Stay and Play events, please book one session on all three Stay and Play event days.
Wednesday 6th May – Teddy Bear’s Picnic (new pupil starter packs will be issued to you at this event. Please come armed with your child’s favourite cuddly toy. We will provide some small snacks and drinks for the children to enjoy. )
- Session 1: 9:10am - 10:00am
- Session 2: 10:30am - 11:20am
- Session 3: 1:30pm - 2:20pm
Tuesday 19th May – Stay and Play 1
- Session 1: 1:30pm – 2:15pm
- Session 2: 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Friday 12th June – Stay and Play 2
- Session 1: 9:30am – 10:15am
- Session 2: 10:30am – 11:15am
Friday 19th June – Stay and Play 3 *
- Session 1: 9:30am – 10:15am
- Session 2: 10:30am – 11:15am
*Your child will remain with and be supervised by the Year R Team, whilst you meet in our Key Stage 1 hall to enjoy coffee cake, sample school dinner menus and meet the Senior Leadership Team
We hope you can attend a stay and play session on each day. However, we understand this may not be possible for some parents/carers. Therefore, as a minimum, we ask that you attend at least one of the Stay and Play sessions listed above. In order to book you and your child a space at this event, please contact the school office.