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Video Conferencing with International Schools.
We all know how important eating healthy food is during the school day and how it effects both attainment and behaviour of pupils but how do we know what the best option for school lunches is?
Our school meals provider is Ideal Foods https://register.idealschoolmeals.co.uk/register
There is a lot of evidence to suggest that children who have a hot, nutritionally balanced meal at lunchtime learn and behave better in the afternoon.
Universal Free School Meals
All children in Reception, Year One and Year Two are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) that are Government funded. Taking up these meals will save you around £400 per child compared to a packed lunch and is better for your child.
Free School Meals
Some children are eligible for Free School Meals in Key Stage Two. If you are in receipt of any of these benefits below your child may be eligible for Free School Meals.
Please note: If you, or your partner, receive any working tax credits you will not be entitled to free school meals.
You can now apply online for Free School Meals. Please see the letter below.
08.45 gates open.
08.55 registration.
15.30 end of school day.
This totals 32.9 hours per week.
Break times:
Reception and Key Stage 1 10.30 - 10.45, 12.00-13.00, 14.40-14.55
Key Stage 2 10.15-10.30, 12.00-13.00
Before and after school care is available on site via Heath Farm Nurseries: 08.00-18.00. Please contact Lea Pre-School directly.
School offers some after school activities.
2023-24 Term Dates
Term 1 - 6th September 2023 to 20th October 2023
Term 2 - 31st October 2023 to 20th December 2023
Term 3 - 3rd January 2024 to 9th February 2024
Term 4 - 19th February 2024 to 28th March 2024
Term 5 - 16th April 2024 to 24th May 2024
Term 6 - 3rd June 2024 to 19th July 2024
Bank Holidays
25th December 2023
26th December 2023
1st January 2024
29th March 2024
1st April 2024
6th May 2024
27th May 2024
Please note that the school cannot authorise holidays in term time.
At Frances Olive Anderson Church of England Primary School, the children are each in a team. They work together across the age groups in these teams for certain activities, such as sports day, intra school competitions, themed days and EVERGREEN carousel activity. The children really enjoy this time working with the mixed ages. The older pupils take on a supportive role and this helps to develop their leadership skills.
The pupils all work together to collect team points for excellent behaviours for learning and manners. We expect all of our children to walk safely around school, even when there is no direct supervision, we expect children to wait by the door to allow adults to pass though. Children are awarded team points for doing so. They can also earn team points for completing homework, reading at home and practicing their spellings. At lunch times, children are rewarded with team points for good manners and for clean plates! At the end of each term, the team with the most points have a reward such as a film and popcorn afternoon or a craft session with hot chocolate.
Our teams are named after the 4 Churches represented at our school, these are:
St Helen’s at Gate Burton – green team
St Mary’s at Knaith – yellow team
St Helen’s at Lea – blue team
All Saints at Upton – red team
At Frances Olive Anderson Primary School we are used to supporting children with a wide range of Special needs and disabilities. If you would like to speak to our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator about your child please contact Mr Stewart Cook.
We have prepared a document called the Local Offer which will give you a lot of information about what you should do if you feel your child has any form of special needs. Please click below to open this.
The school brochure gives parents important information about the school day.
Please click on the link below to open this.
Schools must consult every 7 years on their Admissions Policy regardless of whether any changes or not.
Our 6 week consultations will therefore open on Tuesday 1st October and close on Wednesday 13th November. There are no changes to our previous admissions policy.
Should you have any comments regarding our policy, please contact
Sarah Woolley
Frances Olive Anderson C of E (aided) Primary School, The Grove, Lea. Gainsborough. DN21 5EP.
We admit 30 children in the September intake. Our admissions are controlled by the Local Authority.
To view our admissions policy please follow the link below:
Admissions Policy 2026-27 for consultation
For information on the appeals timetable please follow the link
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/appeal-school-place/2
As we are a Church Aided school, we are our own admissions authority; therefore, appeals should be sent directly to school. Please click on the link for the template to complete should you wish to appeal.
For more information on primary/infant/junior transfers please follow the link
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/61429/lea-frances-olive-anderson-ce-primary-school
Guidance for expectations for school uniform is as follows:
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Acceptable. General Black/grey trousers/shorts or skirt. White or navy blue polo shirt (plain or with the school logo) or a white cotton blouse or shirt. Navy blue jumper or cardigan (plain or with the school logo). Stud earrings, must removed or covered for swimming and P.E. Watch - without access to the internet. Summer - blue checked summer dress or black or grey shorts or skirt.
P.E. Navy blue PE shorts. Blue or white T-Shirt (with or without school logo). Navy blue leggings/jogging bottoms. Navy blue sweatshirt / zip up carigan. Black pumps for indoor P.E. Trainers for outdoor P.E. Spare pair of sock
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Not Acceptable General Stretchy tight fitting skirts. Leggings Trainers, open toed sandals, heels, wedges, platforms or crocs. Any jewellery, except a watch and stud earrings. Hooded jumpers/cardigans in school. (Leavers' hoodies acceptable in the summer term of Year 6). Make up, false nails, nail varnish. extreme hair colour. Denim or sports shorts.
P.E. Football strips (allowed for after school clubs, not P.E. lessons).
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Uniform does not have to have the school logo on it. Uniform with the logo can be purchased from:
Uniform Direct
9 Market Street,
Gainsborough.
DN21 2BL.
Telephone: 01427 616105.
We also operate uniform swap in school where families can take clean, nearly new uniform, free of charge. We can support individual families with uniform, on request.
It is vitally important that your child comes to school everyday and arrives on time.
Parents and carers have a legal duty to ensure your child gets a full time-education. Usually, that means going into school from the age of 5 to 16.
There are only a small number of circumstances where missing a school day is permitted. Your child must attend every day that the school is open, unless:
These are the only circumstances where schools can permit your child to be absent.
Every moment in school counts, and days missed add up quickly. For example, a child in Year 10 who is absent for three days over a half term could miss 15 lessons in total.
The higher a pupil’s attendance, the more they are likely to learn, and the better they are likely to perform in exams and formal assessments.
Data from 2019 shows that 84% of Key Stage 2 pupils who had 100% attendance achieved the expected standard, compared to 40% of pupils who were persistently absent across the key stage.
Please see our policy on how we will support you and your child to come to school everyday and what we will do if your child's attendance becomes a concern. We want to work with you to ensure the best possible educational experience for your child.
Our preferred method and main way of communicating with parents/carers is via the Parent Hub App.
We send Snippets (a newsletter) home every fortnight which has diary dates, key events happening in school and a celebration of achievements in a variety of areas of school life.
We send a 'Wake Up Wednesday' notice home via Parent Hub, on our website and our Facebook page, giving latest advice on keeping our children safe when using the internet.
Latest safeguarding information received from the Lincolnshire Stay Safe Partnership and our Local Authority is shared on Parent Hub also.
