Year 6 Transition and In-Year Admissions

To accept your school place, you need to log onto the school admissions portal via the Reading Borough Council website. You would have used this portal to apply for your child’s secondary school places. When you log onto the portal, you have the option to accept or withdraw your child’s place here at Prospect School. Please use the link below to log on to the school admissions portal.

All admissions to Year 7 are handled by Reading Borough Council.

You can make a late application to King's Academy Prospect via this link:

https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/schools/admissions/secondary/#late

We invite all Y6 students to experience time in school, getting to know the routines and school building, before being joined by students from other year groups. We usually run two transition days in the first week of July.

We run a five-day summer school for all new Year 7 students during the first week of the summer holidays.

We have students joining us from a large number of different primary schools. Students will be allocated to a number of different groups throughout the day and may be with a different group of students in lessons. It is likely, therefore, that students from the same primary school will be with other students they know at some point during the day.

We spend a lot of time talking to Year 6 teacher ahead of transition and will always act on their advice where possible.

If your child has older siblings already at King's Academy Prospect, they will be in the same House, so the Head of House is a single point of contact for all children in your family.

Inclusion is a core value at King's Academy Prospect and we have very high expectations of all our students, whatever their additional needs. Our SENCO will meet with the SENCO of your child’s primary school to make sure that we understand your child’s individual needs and to plan for any support that needs to be put in place to allow your child to access a full and varied curriculum.

For students joining as part of our MLD provision, they may follow a slightly amended timetable and curriculum offer that suits their precise needs.

Character education is central to the experience of all students at King's Academy Prospect. All students will be encouraged and supported to take part in a wealth of opportunities, including sport, music and the performing arts, creative activities, cultural visits, residential trips, outdoor learning experiences, work experience and opportunities to develop leadership skills. There are extra-curricular clubs running every night of the week and during both school breaks each day.

All students are expected to complete daily homework because this is what will ensure they have a better chance of success. Students in Y7 have daily reading and  self-quizzing homework. They also have weekly online homework in their core subjects. This includes using the Hegarty platform for maths and the Educake platform for  Science. Y7 students may work in the school library every day during after school, where they have access to computers and support from school staff to help with any homework challenges. Computer rooms, staffed by subject specialist teachers, are also open during the school breaks for students wishing to complete homework. Incomplete homework will result in an after school detention sanction. Repeated incomplete homework will trigger additional support.

Our uniform is supplied by a specialist uniform company called Stevenson; they have a shop in the Market Place in Reading town centre. 

Non-branded items of school uniform can be purchased at a wide range of shops; many have dedicated school uniform sections and often have special offers available in the run up to the new school year.

Yes! Students at King's Academy Prospect must look smart and professional at all times and we have worked hard to ensure that students have a smart, practical and affordable uniform. This means tutors will check uniform at the start of every day. Blazers must be worn, shirts must be tucked in; black socks must be long enough to cover the ankle fully (trainer socks are not allowed); students may wear one pair of plain small gold or silver stud earrings and a watch – no other jewellery is allowed. Trousers have to be straight-cut and tailored – tight-fitting trousers are banned; if students choose to wear a skirt this must be the official tartan school skirt. Nail varnish and visible make-up are not allowed.Trainers or trainer-style shoes are also not allowed. Students who wear a hijab or other head covering must ensure that it is plain black. Full face coverings will not be allowed in the school environment.

We are able to lend students items of uniform if they forget something but students who refuse to work in collaboration with us or who persistently choose to break uniform rules, are sanctioned.

Please do not put your child at a disadvantage by buying them items of clothing that do not meet our requirements.

All students need a bag to carry books and their equipment. Y7 students are given an A5 size planner to record their homework and a Knowledge Organiser to help them learn key information for all of their subjects. These must be brought to school every day, along with a reading book, pencil case and a scientific calculator.

We recommend the Casio FX-83GT X Scientific calculator

We understand that used properly, technology can have a very positive impact on young people’s lives and our aim is to ensure that they know how to use their mobile phones safely and appropriately.

However, we also believe that it is important that young people have time away from their phones and social media, and therefore, if students bring their phone into school, it must be kept switched off in their bags all day.

All students joining King's Academy Prospect complete assessments regularly so that we can check on their progress and plan any additional support, such as numeracy or literacy interventions. Reading tests are key to making sure that teachers plan work that challenges students at an appropriate level. Y6 students will complete reading assessments as part of their transition; without SATs we will use teacher assessments but may carry out additional assessments to ensure that students remain on track to make high levels of progress.

Learning in a disruption-free classroom is a commitment we make to all students at King's Academy Prospect. If you choose to disrupt someone else’s learning, the teacher will give you a warning and will remind you of the rules. If you choose to disrupt learning for a second time, you will be asked to leave the lesson and to report to a supervised study area, and we will contact your family; you will not be permitted to return to class that day and in some circumstances you may be asked to work from home. Repeated removal from class will trigger additional support.

Yes. We encourage students to walk or cycle to school to stay healthy. Students may lock their bikes up on our bike rack, using a traditional bike lock. The bike rack is accessible from Honey End Lane only. Students may not cycle on the school premises and should observe safe cycling rules on the roads as they approach and leave school.
 

Ms C Clay-Smith

• Year 6 English Task - Mythology

Mrs S Bell

• Year 6 Maths Tasks
• Numerise - get Secondary Maths Ready

Ms S Watson

• Science Transition Information
• Science: Key Ideas
• How Does Science Work?

Mr J Dixon

• Year 6 History Tasks

Mrs K Park-Barnard

• Year 6 Geography Workbook

Miss L McCabe

• Year 6 Religion and Philosophy Workbook

Ms Z Mumford

We offer French and German at Prospect School; students are allocated a language at the start of Year 7. 

• Year 6 French and German Tasks

Miss S Pittman

• Year 6 Art Tasks (pdf)

Mr B Slade

Year 6 Drama Task

Mr B Slade

• Year 6 Music Tasks

Miss J Prior

• Year 6 Design Technology Tasks
• Year 6 Food Technology Tasks

Mrs S Edwards

• Year 6 Physical Education Tasks (pdf)