Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
The Year 6 SATs week will start on Monday 11th till Thursday 14th May.
Please ensure you give your child the best SATs advantage by making sure they have early nights and a good breakfast in the mornings.
It is important that they attend everyday and that they are on time each morning.
We still have Maths and English practice papers available to purchase from the school office for £3.00 each
The Department for Education are introducing a new national online system for checking entitlement to Free School Meals.
Berridge Primary is taking part in a pilot scheme ahead of the upcoming changes. Please can we encourage all parents to apply for free school meals using the link below.
Support and Benefits for Children at School - Nottingham City Council
All parents should apply, even if your child already receives FSM. Applying ahead of Septembers changes will help protect your child’s entitlement.
Please see the letter below for more details:
16th April 2026
Dear Parent/Carer,
We are writing to let you know about an important change to the way free school meal eligibility is checked.
The Department for Education (DfE) are introducing a new national online system for checking entitlement to free school meals. Nottingham City Council is currently taking part in a pilot of this new service, working alongside a small number of local schools, including your child’s school.
To support this pilot and make sure we are fully prepared for upcoming changes to free school meal legislation from September 2026, we are asking parents/carers to make a new application using the DfE website.
We encourage all parents to apply for free school meals, even if your child chooses not to take them.
Why is this important?
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Helps protect your child’s entitlement ahead of the September 2026 changes
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By registering, you help the school receive additional pupil premium funding, which is used to support children’s learning, wellbeing, and opportunities.
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This extra funding makes a real difference to outcomes for all pupils, so your application can benefit the whole school community.
Regardless of whether your child currently receives free school meals, brings a packed lunch, or you pay for school meals we would request you take the following steps to apply in order to support this system testing and potential increased benefit to your child's school.
Please be assured that there will be no change to your current entitlement as a result of this check. You will not be identified, and the application is done securely through the Department for Education portal and information is only shared with your child's school and the local authority. Applications take less than a few minutes to complete and many families receive an instant decision.
Thank you for taking the time to read through this letter, overleaf you will find a guide on how to make an application. Your support helps us ensure children and schools continue to receive the support they are entitled to.
Need Help?
If you need support with the application process, please contact:
pupil.benefits@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
0115 841 5568
Thank you for your attention.
School Admissions and Pupil Benefits Team
Service Delivery Nottingham City Council
What do I need to do?
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Go to: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/pupilbenefits
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Scroll down to the section that says: “If your child attends Berridge Primary, Claremont Primary, Dunkirk Primary, Heathfield Primary or William Booth Primary, please apply via the GOV.UK website using the link below.”
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Click the green link labelled Apply for Free School Meals.
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You will be taken to a GOV.UK page. Read the information, then scroll to the bottom and click Start.
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Search for your child’s school (it must be one of the schools listed above) and click Continue.
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Check that the school name and address are correct, then select Check your eligibility.
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Enter your details (not your child’s): your full name, date of birth, and National Insurance number.
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The system will then check if you qualify for benefits-related free school meals.
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If you are eligible, you will be asked to enter your child’s details next.
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If the system cannot confirm your eligibility, you may be asked to upload evidence, such as a recent Universal Credit statement. If you are unsure what to provide, we are happy to help.
Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim families who are celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr next week. We hope you all have a happy and peaceful Eid.
To celebrate there will be parties for the children during the afternoon of Friday 27th March. The children will be allowed to come to school in their party clothes.
At the Bobbers Mill Site the children do not need to bring in any food as their party food will be provided by the school kitchen at lunchtime.
The children in the Nursey will not need any food.
At the Brushfield Site we are asking the children for a £1 contribution for the Eid party, the food and drink will be provided by school. Payment should be made using the Arbor App or Parent Portal.
School has made the decision to provide food and drink for the Eid parties because we have numerous children in school with food allergies.
This year we will be celebrating World Book Day on Friday 6th March. We will be celebrating children’s Illustrators; who create visual imagery which helps bring the author’s story to life. The children will be looking at the Illustrative work of:
Jon Klassen, Dapo Adeola, Sarah McIntyre and Vashti Harrison.
The Children are invited to wear book or reading related outfits if they wish, however, there is no expectation that they must do so. Please can we ask parents not buy anything especially for this day, it is ok for the children to wear non-uniform if they prefer.
Jolly Jumper Day - Wednesday 10th December
Thank you for your donations on Jolly Jumper Day. We raised a fabulous £362.80 for the school fund.
All the children enjoyed the day and looked fantastic in their brightly coloured jumpers.
Children in Need - Friday 14th November.
Shine Brightly is this year's theme - come dressed in clothes that make you stand out from the crowd!
We are asking the children for a £1 donation for children in need. This can be given to the class teacher on Friday morning
We will be having a Diwali celebration at school on Friday 17th October.
Please can we remind parents that we no longer allow food to be brought into school for special occasions. This difficult decision was made because we wish to protect against potential cross-contamination, we do have children in school with allergies and we wish to ensure their safety whilst in school.
We would like to wish all celebrating a Happy Diwali and we really hope that all our children have a very happy afternoon joining in the celebrations.
A huge thank you to all the parents and children who have generously donated to this years harvest festival.
All donations will be given to the Himmah food bank and will be distributed to local families in crisis.
Pictures of this years donations are available to view on the whole school gallery
If you would like your child to receive the flu vaccine in school this year, please follow this link to complete the online consent form. If you wish to decline, please use the same link to complete the ‘No Consent’ form.
https://nhsImms.azurewebsites.net/session/abcf56d2
The vaccinations will take place at your child’s school on the 07/10/2025. The link will close on the 30/09/2025. If your child has already had the Flu vaccine elsewhere since Sept 2025, please disregard this message. If you have any problems accessing the link, please telephone 0333 3583 397 option 4, option 2.
Bobbers Mill Parents Evening - Wednesday 1st October 3.40pm - 6pm
Brushfield Parents Evening - Wednesday 8th October 3.30pm - 6pm
The booking system is now open. All appointments need to be made online through the Arbor app/parent portal.
To access the booking system, you should go to your homepage where you will be able to see the upcoming event, select it and go through to book your slot. Please see the following link for more details Booking Guardian Consultations (Parent's Evenings) on the Parent Portal or Parent App – Arbor Help Centre (arbor-education.com)
The booking system will close the Monday before each sites parents evening; Bobbers Mill - 29th September at 11pm & Brushfield - 6th October at 11pm.
If you have any issues or want to ask any questions then please contact the school office.