Welcome to all Year 7 students joining us in September 2026!
Welcome to Winterbourne Academy, we are really proud that you have chosen us as the secondary school for your child. Moving from primary to secondary school is an exciting and significant event. It is an important milestone which, we understand for many of you will feel like a big step, but we will be here to support both parents and students throughout the transition.
We are lucky to have a school full of caring and dedicated staff, who will support your child as they begin their journey with us. Successful transition depends on a range of things such as creating the right environment where students feel safe and secure, to supporting students in developing positive relationships quickly within their tutor groups and with their teachers, and for us as a school, to successfully work in partnership with parents and carers.
Important dates for your diary:
- Year 6 Transition - Family Information Evening: Thursday 9th June, 6pm or 7pm (invitation by email, organised by surname)
- Transition Days: Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th June 2026
- Transition Afternoon Tea for students and parents: Wednesday 24th June at 2.45pm
- Summer School: Monday 27th - Friday 31st July 2026
Welcome to Winterbourne Academy Cohort '26 Letter
Meet the Team Webinar Slides - Thursday 10th March 2026
Documents pending 2026/27 update:
- Useful Information letter
- Summer School
- Enhanced SEN Transition
- Music Lessons
- Year 7 Parent Handbook
- Transition Parent Information Evening presentation (will be published after 9th June)
We will continue to update this page over the next couple of months so please keep checking back. In the meantime if you have any questions please contact our Year 7 Transition & Key Stage Pastoral Lead, Mr Donlin at ben.donlin@olympustrust.co.uk.
Uniform is ordered through our suppliers, Monkhouse, and you can visit their local shop in Yate or order online. For more information, please visit our Uniform page.
You can read more about the bus services serving Winterbourne Academy here.
Please familiarise yourself with our website, there is lots of useful information available, but if you struggle to find anything, please let us know.
SEND transition
If you have a Year 6 child with SEND and are concerned regarding their transition process, please get in touch (enquiries@winterbourneacademy.org.uk). Our usual transition process includes:
- Virtual tours
- Transition Information Evening
- Deputy SENCO contacting the primary school SENCO
- Key worker contact every other week, starting in Term 5; the key worker will be putting together the learning profile for staff circulation, using parental input alongside primary school information
