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  • Starting School in September 2026 - School Tours and Information Sessions

    Published 23/09/25

    Starting Infant School (Year R) in September 2026

    The closing date for applications for Year R (infant/primary) is 15 January 2026 at 23:59.

    School Tours and Information Sessions

    We are very proud of Shirley Infant School and welcome you to come and visit us.  Choosing a setting for your child can be a daunting and worrying time.  We understand this and want to help you through this time. By visiting the school, you can see first-hand how we integrate our aims and values into the school and the learning with our pupils.  Our aim of Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day drives the values of the school, which are:

    KINDNESS                  INTEGRITY                  RESPECT

    We would love to show you how this works and how we strive for the best for each child, no matter how big or small that step is for each of our children every day.

    Please click the link below to book an information session to visit Shirley Infant School.

    YEAR INFORMATION SESSION BOOKING LINK

    Session dates and times are:

    Saturday 11th October 2025 at 1:00pm

    Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 1:30pm

    Thursday 16th October 2025 at 9:30am

    Thursday 16th October 2025 at 1:30pm

    Friday 9th January 2026 at 9:30am

    Applying for a School Place

    You must use the Southampton City Council website linked below to make your school application.  School staff are not able to do this for you. All the information you need is available at the link below:

    Apply for a school place

    We are able to help you with any questions that you may have.  Please contact the Local Authority or the School office on the emails below.

    LA Email: school.admissions@southampton.gov.uk

    School Email: office@shirleyschools.co.uk 

    Please take a look at our website and help your little one get ready for school.

    We look forward to meeting you all.

    Yours sincerely,

     Cate Gregory & Laura Watts

    HEAD TEACHER & DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER

    If your circumstances change, meaning that your child no longer requires a place at Shirley Infant School, it is essential that you inform either the School Office or the Local Authority (LA) immediately.

    We have loaded our frequently asked question page.  If you have a question that you feel we have not answered, please do email  office@shirleyschools.co.uk 

    Frequently asked questions - please click on this link.  

    Finally, a very warm welcome to you all from the Shirley Infant Team.

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  • Shirley Infant Virtual Library

    Published 30/06/25

    We hope you enjoy listening to some stories read by some familiar faces.

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  • Starting School - September 2025

    Published 09/09/24
    Starting Infant School (Year R) 2025 The closing date for applications for Year R (infant/primary) is 15 January 2025 at 23:59 We are very proud our Infant School and would love for you to come and visit us.  Choosing a setting for yo
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  • School Council

    Published 25/06/24

     

     

     

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  • Open Days for 2025 Year R Admissions

    Published 12/09/23
    We are very proud of our welcoming school and invite you to visit us for one of the Open Days below.  We believe it is important to come and see a school and experience the environment your child will be learning in.  You are welcome to
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  • Virtual Pre-School Library

    Published 13/06/23

    We are working with all the schools across the west side of Southampton to support transition from your early years settings into Year R. As a cluster of early years providers we have worked together and agreed on set rhymes and stories we will all sing and read to support your child's transition to a new setting.  Have a go at singing along with your little ones and Mrs Clark.  We will also be sign these at our induction activities. 

     

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  • Website and Google Classroom Webinar

    Published 26/11/20

    Last week Mr Hack (Network Technician) and Mrs Watts ran a live webinar to show parents around the website and give you an overview of Google Classroom. This was recorded and can be watched below.

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  • Library

    Published 11/09/18

    .... at Shirley Infant School

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