Ofsted pre-opening inspection complete

We are delighted to announce that we have had our pre-opening Ofsted inspection. This inspection is a standard aspect of opening any new school and is organised to check that we have completed the wide range of tasks required to be carried out during pre-opening. It also exists to ensure that Ofsted is content that we have all the policies …

Home visits

Home visits are now in full swing and we are really enjoying getting to know our founding families a bit better ahead of September! If your child is joining us in September and you have not already responded to halleyheadteacher@gmail.com with your three preferred time slots, please do so, to enable the staff team to arrange a convenient time to …

Free Stay & Play sessions – 3rd & 10th July

In addition to our FREE Stay & Play session for pre-schoolers and babies on Friday 26th June, we will also be holding additional Stay & Play sessions on: Friday 3rd July; 10.00am – 11am; and Friday 10th July; 10.00am – 11am The sessions will be held at Hindle House Community Centre, Hindle House Estate, Arcola Street, London E8 2DZ and everyone …

Find out more about our school on Monday 6th July

We are holding a Uniform Measuring Event for our first Reception children on Monday 6th July at The Petchey Academy from 6.00pm – 7.30pm. Our uniform supplier, Uniform4Kids, will be in attendance. This is also a great opportunity for anyone who might be interested in one of our last remaining Reception places to come along to meet the Headteacher, Claire Syms, and …

Free Stay & Play sessions from 26th June

We will be holding FREE Stay & Play sessions for pre-schoolers and babies at Hindle House Community Centre, Hindle House Estate, Arcola Street, London E8 2DZ. The first session takes place on Friday 26th June from 10:00am – 11:00am. Keep an eye on our website for details of further Stay & Play sessions. Everyone is welcome, so please spread the …

Still a chance of a place at Halley House School

Thank you to all those who have already accepted a place at Halley House School and we look forward to continuing with you on this exciting journey. There are families who have only recently heard about Halley House School and we do have a limited number of Reception 2015 places available which we expect will fill up quickly, so please …

Yesterday’s Meet the Team Event

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Meet the Team Event on 27th April – we were delighted to introduce so many more of you to our Headteacher, Claire Syms. If you did not have a chance to speak with Claire and would like to contact us with any queries you may have, please do not hesitate to …

Building works are under way

The Trust has appointed CityAxis on a design and build contract for Halley House School at 52-58 Arcola Street, E8 2DJ. CityAxis is an established London contractor with extensive experience of building and refurbishing education buildings. Since the appointment of CityAxis nearly three weeks ago we have had a site kick-off meeting and two design review meetings to finalise the internal design …

First Reception places allocated today!

We will be emailing all those who applied for a 2015 Reception place at Halley House School today to notify them whether their application has been successful. All applicants will also receive a letter from the Headteacher, Claire Syms, in the next couple of days. Families have until 30th April to make their decision and the place offered to you …