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School Meal Price Increase
From 1st September 2023 the price of a school meal will increase to £2.50 per child per day. If you think you may be eligible for Free School Meals please click this link:
Welcome Back
Welcome to the new school year. The first day back at school for all pupils is Wednesday 6th September 2023. Please check the website for details of your child's PE Days.
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We are GOOD!
The whole school community is bursting with pride after receiving the results of the school's most recent Ofsted Report under the most challenging inspection framework ever. The Ofsted Inspection reported that 'This in an inclusive school at the heart of the local community'. 'Pupils are happy and they feel safe.'
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LOCAL WELFARE ASSISTANCE SCHEME
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Help & Support with Finances
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Our School
Athersley North is a primary day school, catering for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 11, including a 26-place full-time equivalent Nursery provision.
We are committed to providing an environment which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their educational, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural need

Useful Information
For parents & carers
Find all the useful information about our school under the Useful Information/About us tab which is located at the top of the page on the website's main menu.
WHAT MAINTAINED SCHOOLS MUST PUBLISH ONLINE
Every local-authority-maintained school must publish specific information on its website to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and 2016 and other relevant legislation. All of the information can be found on our website under the Useful Information/About Us tab or on our School Data & Policies page
SCHOOL DATA & POLICIES
We've provided a list of our school's policies and data, from admission arrangements to our funding policy. All the information can be downloaded for your records.
School Timetable
FOUNDATION STAGE 1 - Nursery - (3-4 year olds) - Children entitled to 15 hours provision
The afternoon session for pupils commences at 12:20pm and ends at 3.20pm
FOUNDATION STAGE 1 - Nursery - (3-4 years old) - Children entitled to 30 hours provision
The morning session for pupils commences at 8:50am.
The afternoon teaching session ends at 3.20pm.
All Classes (Foundation Stage 2 to Class 10)
32.5 hours in a typical school week.
The school day for pupils commences at 8.50am.
Classroom door opens at 8:45am for pupils to start morning tasks.
The afternoon teaching session ends at 3.20pm.
Read Write Inc.
We are a “Get Reading. Keep Reading. Change Everything.” School.
We have recently introduced the highly successful Read Write Inc. Phonics programme to teach our children to read, write and spell. Our children do well in the phonics screening check but this will mean we are able to ensure our children do even better and that by Year 2 the majority are fluent readers with the best chance of success in the KS1 tests.
Our staff have received Ruth Miskin Training and as a school we are working towards raising standards in reading and writing for our children. Our Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children will have daily Read, Write, Inc. sessions and we will support our most vulnerable readers with extra one–to–one teaching every day. Children with gaps in their phonic knowledge, reading, writing or fluency in Key Stage 2 will also be supported through high quality Read, Write, Inc. teaching and intervention.