Cohort Entry – St Albans School

St Albans School along with other schools in our cluster has adopted cohort entry.

This means:
• children starting school in groups after they have turned five
• there will be two entry points each term, one on the first day of term and one at a mid-point during a term.

For example:
If your child turns five on December 29th 2020 they would enter school as a New Entrant on 02/02/2021. If they turn five on the February 9th 2021 their start date would be 15/03/21.

Dates for Cohort Entry 2021

TERM	START OF TERM DATE	MID-TERM DATE
1	Cohort A start date 02/02/2021 Getting Connected days 2 – 3 February. School starts Thursday 4 February.	Cohort B start date 15/03/2021 Pre entry visits 3 March 8.40am – 10.30am and 10 March 8.40am – 12.45pm.
2	Cohort A start date 03/05/2021 In preparation for this… Transition to school meeting 30 March 6pm – 7pm. Pre entry visits 7 April 8.40am – 10.30am and 14 April 8.40am – 12.45pm.	Cohort B start date 08/06/2021 (Tuesday) In preparation for this… Transition to school meeting 30 March 6pm – 7pm. Pre entry visits 25 May 8.40am – 10.30am and 2 June 8.40am – 12.45pm.
3	Cohort A start date 26/07/2021 In preparation for this… Transition to school meeting 22 June 6pm – 7pm. Pre entry visits 29 June 8.40am – 10.30am and 6 July 8.40am – 12.45pm.	Cohort B start date 30/08/2021 In preparation for this… Transition to school meeting 22 June 6pm – 7pm. Pre entry visits 17 August 8.40am – 10.30am and 24 August 8.40am – 12.45pm.
4	Cohort A start date 18/10/2021 In preparation for this… Transition to school meeting 14 September 6pm – 7pm. Pre entry visits 21 September 8.40am – 10.30am and 28 September 8.40am – 12.45pm.	Cohort B start date 16/11/2021 (Tuesday) In preparation for this… Transition to school meeting 14 September 6pm – 7pm. Pre entry visits 2 November 8.40am – 10.30am and 9 November 8.40am – 12.45pm.

2022 New Entrants starting in Term 1 (for both Cohort A and Cohort B)

Transition to school meeting 30 November 6pm – 7pm.
Pre entry visits 2 December 8.40am – 10.30am and 9 December 8.40am – 12.45pm.