Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our Transition website, a dedicated space that you can access any time, that will provide you and your daughter with up to date information prior to her starting Year 7, a new Key Stage (KS), KS3 at St Philomena's in September 2025.

I feel confident that the process of waiting and the anticipation of starting a new journey will increase the excitement and hunger for learning, for new friendships and new experiences .

We have created this website to aid in communicating information.  You have already been advised of some dates of future Transition events in your Welcome Letter, but please check this website regularly for updates and further information.

This website contains the Transition Forms. Please read the information that accompanies each form carefully. Please complete the Online Family Information Form, Home School Agreement and Acceptable Use Agreement as soon as possible. 

You will also find information about Induction events and Student Transition work. We hope you will find the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section helpful.  This section will be added to and if you have any transition questions, please submit them via the online form in the FAQs section and the school will update accordingly.

I end my brief introduction by expressing to you my delight and  joy at being able to offer your daughter a place at our school.  I wait with anticipation to personally meet her,  to welcome and get to know her more fully,  to watch her grow and to accompany her as she prepares to begin a new chapter in her young life here at St Philomena's. The staff and I look forward to meeting you, her parents/carers, as you all become a much valued member of our family.

With every good wish and blessings for the coming months.

Yours faithfully

Ms Noone BSc (Hons) MBA

Headteacher

New Intake Parents'/Carers' Meeting

Wednesday 23rd April 2025 from 6.00pm - 7.00pm: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS FOR PARENTS/CARERS ONLY

The meeting on Wednesday 23rd April is for parents/carers only. This meeting will be held in the Marie Therese Hall. It is imperative that parents/carers only attend this meeting. Your daughter is not required to attend.

Pre-Induction Day

Wednesday 4th June 2025 from 2.15pm - 4.00pm:  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT FOR ALL STUDENTS

The Pre-Induction event, by invitation, is just for students who may be the only one or one of a small number transferring from their primary school to St Philomena's. This event is intended as an ice-breaker for these students, a chance to familiarise themselves with the school, and a time when they can meet some of their peers before the main Induction Day.

This Pre-Induction event is scheduled for Wednesday 4th June 2025 from 2.15pm to 4.00pm and invitations will be sent to all relevant families in due course. 

Those attending will be met at the Main Gate on arrival. Entrance via Shorts Road only for SATNAV purposes, the postcode for this entrance is SM5 2PB.

All Students Induction Day 

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 from 8.15am - 2.45pm:  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS FOR ALL STUDENTS

The Induction Day for all New Intake students is scheduled for Wednesday 2nd July 2025 from 8.15am - 2.45pm. 

Your daughter should take a seat in the School Chapel on arrival by 8.15am.  Your daughter should wear her junior school uniform.  Lunch will be provided free of charge by the school.  However, if your daughter has any special dietary requirements, we advise that she brings a packed lunch. Please note that we are a nut-free school.

Parking will be available on the field, to the left as you drive into the school for you when you drop your daughter off and collect her. The vehicle entrance is via Shorts Road only [for SATNAV purposes, the postcode for this entrance is SM5 2PB]. Please be aware of the Sutton School Safer Street Scheme restrictions in operation. Currently between 7.50am and 8.30am and from 2.45pm and 3.30pm you will not be able to enter the school by vehicle. If you do, you risk receiving a fine from the London Borough of Sutton. 

At the end of the Induction Day on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 from 2.30pm - 4.00pm there will be a Nearly New Uniform (NNU) sale for parents and students. Parents should join their daughters in the School grounds from 2.30pm.

Primary School Visits

Between the 9th June and the 20th June 2025 the Senior Leadership Team will visit a core number of primary schools to welcome the new intake of students and give them information about the school. Specific dates are currently being confirmed with primary schools.

Catholic Faith Induction

A Catholic Faith Induction will take place  during Wednesday 3rd September, welcoming our new students who are not members of the Catholic faith, and introducing  the Catholic ethos of the school to all students of other faiths and denominations. This welcome event will help students to understand and appreciate the Catholic practices which take place throughout the year, enabling all students to fully embrace the Catholic ethos of the school. 

Transition Forms - 

Please read and complete the Home School Agreement and the Acceptable Use Agreement (also available in the Transition Form section of this website).  Read the Home School Agreement and the Acceptable Use Agreement carefully with your daughter, and then please submit your agreements to these documents by completing the forms.

All families must please ensure that they complete the Online Family Information Form by Friday 2nd May 2025.

You can view all of the Transition Forms in the Transition Form section of this website.

Student Transition Work for the Summer

To prepare your daughter for September, we provide English, Maths and Art Summer work to help build core knowledge and skills in preparation for secondary school. Please encourage your daughter to complete this work to help her with her learning and to prepare for her transition to secondary school.  The Summer Work will be given to all our New Intake Students at the main Induction Day in July.

Secondary Transitions Workbook for Parents