Prior to the start of and at the beginning of the new academic year, there will be a series of transition events and information requests.  To help you keep track, please use the timeline below.

During the Year 6 Induction day on Thursday 10 July, your child will be given Transition work booklets to complete over the Summer and instructions will be given during the taster lessons.  Transition booklets will help your child to better understand the forthcoming curriculum in the core subject areas and will be collected in during the first week of term and assessed.

As an early part of our transition programme, we are delighted to offer a fantastic Summer enrichment initiative, providing great opportunities for students to make new friends, be creative, learn new knowledge and skills and have fun!  

Activities run from 9.00am - 3.00pm, giving our new cohort an exclusive opportunity to enjoy a flavour of the secondary curriculum, familiarise themselves with the school environment and make new friends.  This is especially important for those students who may be feeling particularly anxious about starting secondary school.  

There will be a fee for the activity days and students can choose one of the days to attend. 

Further information and how to sign up can be found here.

The school day starts with morning registration at 8.35am and punctuality is key.  All students should be on the school site by no later than 8.30am.  Students can arrive on-site from 8.00am onwards.  The day ends after period 5 at 3.20pm.  

A typical school day runs as follows:

Timetable

Students follow a two-week timetable designed to develop a rich knowledge base and a broad range of skills.  Below is a sample student timetable, showing the two weekly rotation i.e. 1Mon is Monday Week 1 and 2Mon is Monday Week 2.  Each period on the table details the subject, the teacher and the location.  Students will be taught how to read their individual timetable when they join us in September.

Year 7 students will have an Induction Day on Friday 5 September, which will help them navigate our school systems and procedures.  Students will spend time with their Form Tutors and class prefects.  The school does not open to all students until the following day, giving our new students time and space to gently settle into their new surroundings.

Without all the correct equipment, your child cannot learn.  Regularly checking and replacing equipment is essential.  

Essential: 

• A strong, waterproof school bag in a plain dark colour (we would recommend a rucksack with padded straps as bags can be heavy)
• No Handbags
• A separate, named bag for PE kit

Basic equipment for all lessons: 

• Pencil case 
• Blue or black pens (including spares) 
• Pencils (including spares) 
• Pencil sharpener 
• A 30cm ruler 
• A rubber 
• A pair of compasses 
• A protractor 
• A set of coloured pencils 
• A glue stick 
• A pair of scissors  
• Inexpensive Earphones (wireless earbuds are not allowed) 
• Chromebook device 
• Earphones

Suggested equipment for Mathematics: 

• A calculator (for use in lessons when permitted) 
• A geometry set 

Suggested equipment for Art: 

• An Art pack is available from the Art Department in the autumn term.  This includes a sketching pencil, a small set of watercolours, a paint brush, a Pritt stick, a pair of scissors and other equipment.

 
Don’t forget that ALL equipment should be clearly named!

At Parmiter’s, great importance is attached to the wearing of school uniform, which is regarded as the keynote to good order in the school.  These factors contribute to students’ wellbeing and remove the pressures of deciding what to wear and the added stress of meeting the fashion expectations of their peers.

All students in Years 7 to 11 are expected to wear full school uniform. The School Uniform Policy details uniform requirements for students and there are three uniform options.
 

Our uniform is available from Stevensons in St Albans, DJ Uniforms in Bushey and Watford School Uniforms in Watford. Click here for further details and PE kit requirements. PE kit items can be purchased online, directly from our official supplier Henry Tilly Sport. 

PLEASE NOTE: Our PE kit will be changing for our new Year 7 students joining us in September 2025 (details will be available shortly).

Please also remember a sensible school bag (for example, a plain rucksack) – handbags and fashion bags are not acceptable as school bags.

All items should be clearly marked with the student’s name and form.  Students can check in the PSB (Pastoral Support Base) to see if any lost items have been handed in.  Items that are clearly named will be returned to your child.  Lost property not collected by the end of term is repurposed to charity.

In September 2021, we introduced our Chromebook scheme for students in Years 7 to 10. This scheme has seen all students in Years 7 to 11 having access to a Chromebook as part of their standard school equipment, which they use for their learning both at school and at home.  We are pleased to confirm that we will be continuing this scheme with our new Year 7 students in September 2025.  All students will be using Chromebooks in Year 7 and they are expected to adhere to the Chromebook and E-Learning Code of Conduct, which they will be asked to sign.

Please ensure you have signed up for a Chromebook by Monday 30 June 2025.  For further information and how to navigate this process, please see our school website and the initial letter from our Chromebook partners, Edde.

If you would like your child to use a personal Chromebook they already own (no other device types are permitted and this device must be fully insured by yourself) in school, then the device will need to be added to the school domain for £30.  To register your intention, please complete this form (one for each child) by Friday 30 May 2025.

We aim to keep parents/carers up to date with all aspects of Parmiter’s life, so please don’t miss our half-termly INFORM newsletter, which is sent to parents via email.  It can also be viewed on the school website under the News & Events section.

Via this link, you will also find the school calendar and upcoming events.  Our Gallery showcases recent trips, drama productions, our Celebrating Creativity event and much more.   

We are very fortunate at Parmiter’s School to have a Parents & Carers Association that has been an integral part of the school for more than 25 years. During this time, the PCA has raised many tens of thousands of pounds from a variety of fundraising events and these funds have been spent on providing resources and equipment to enhance the education for students across the school.

The objective of the Parents & Carers Association is to advance the education of students in the school, in particular, by:

• • Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school.
  • Engaging in activities which support the school and advance the education of the students.
  • Providing and assisting in the provision of such facilities or items for education at the school (not provided from statutory funds) as the committee shall from time to time determine.

As a parent/carer you automatically become a member of the Parents & Carers Association when your child joins Parmiter’s School.   For further information about the Parents & Carers Association, please visit the school website, under the “Parent” tab.