Transition Yr 6 to Yr 7 September 2026 & 2027
For Yr 7 entry September 2026
Key dates for your diary:
In May 2026 we will need to admit & enrol your child into The Warriner School. This is a different process from when you originally applied for the place with Oxfordshire County Council in Autumn 2025. To enable us to enrol your child to start in September we have emailed you a link on 13th May 2026 to complete our online school enrolment process which needs to be completed by Friday 29th May 2026.
Look out for emails from Ms Barton & Applicaa (our admission software) sent on 13th May 2026 with your unique online enrolment account login details so you can complete the online enrolment forms and keep up to date with transition information leading up to September. Please check your spam/junk folders for this email - if you have not received please contact Ms Barton l.barton@warriner.oxon.sch.uk asap.
FORTHCOMING ADMISSIONS EVENTS
Wednesday June 17th 2026 at 7pm
We formally welcome families to our Virtual Induction Presentation. This 1 hour session is hosted by Ms Keys & Miss Connell who will guide you through what to expect over the summer months and into the first few days of September. Ms Barton will host the chat stream and answer any questions you may have. We will advise you of the link to join nearer the time.
Wednesday June 24th and Thursday June 25th 2026
'Standing in the Gap' will deliver a comprehensive talk on preparing your child for secondary school and what to expect. Booking information can be seen in the graphic below.
Monday June 29th and Tuesday June 30th 2026
Induction Days - Our new Year 7 students will spend two days with us, getting to know their peers, staff members, and experiencing some lessons. This will also be an opportunity for them to familiarise themselves with the school's layout and dynamics. We have carefully organised this introduction to ensure a gentle and enjoyable transition to our school community, which we hope our students will thrive in. We will also be holidng our New To You Uniform sale in Reception - CASH ONLY.
Wednesday July 1st 2026
In the late afternoon we will be hosting our Family Quiz Night at The Warriner School. This light-hearted quiz evening is a wonderful opportunity for families to interact with one another, as well as meet key staff members who will be supporting your child over the next 5-7 years. We will soon send out links to book your place, and we look forward to seeing you in person.
For Yr 7 entry September 2027
Yr 6 Open Mornings September 2026 for entry September 2027
23, 24, 25 September 2026
9am - 11am
To book your slot please email: receptionstaff@warriner.oxon.sch.uk
In Autumn 2026 Oxfordshire County Council will contact all parents to apply for a secondary school place to start in September 2027. Secondary school places are offered by OCC in March 2027. Following this, from May 2027 we will contact all parents who have been allocated a place to commence our admissions process. This is a different process from the OCC process and is necessary to complete so we can enrol your child to start at The Warriner School. You will receive an email from Ms Barton using our Applicaa software to start the online admission process from mid-May. Please ensure you check junk/spam folders for this message as we will send all transition messages from Ms Barton through the Applicaa software in the May - end of August transition window.
Transition Feedback
"The constant communication and inclusivity over the summer was amazing preparation for our daughter, especially as we had moved from overseas and she was nervous about starting in a brand new location. It made her feel like she belonged before she had even started school."
Each year, The Warriner School welcome over 280 students into Year 7. We carefully place our children into one of 10 mentor groups, which are split into 5 houses. We are enormously proud of the transition package that we provide to Year 6's as they step up to Year 7 and join our Warriner community; feedback from parents and carers, partnership primary schools and the children themselves, support this. There is a wealth of excellent work that goes on from March, right the way through until October, which ensures that our new students settle quickly into The Warriner School community and develop a sense of pride and belonging.
"My favourite thing about the Warriner transition has been meeting new friends and enjoying new subjects that I haven't tried before. I really liked meeting new people because i feel like it's a new opportunity for me and I am really enjoying the new subject because I like the new changes I have had to my school life."
Below, you will find an outline of how transition works at The Warriner School:
1. PRIMARY LIAISON
Our transition team liaise closely with Primary School colleagues to ensure that we receive clear and valuable information on each child's academic performance, learning style, and specific needs. This helps us to build effective teaching classes and tutor groups early in good advance of the summer holidays. We meet in person, or virtually, with Year 6 teachers, SENCOs and pastoral staff as well as with the children themselves from primary schools to ensure that a thorough and robust handover takes place.
2. PEN-FRIENDS
As part of the transition process our current Year 7 students pen a personal letter to a Year 6 student, welcoming them to The Warriner and informing them of all the exciting stuff that's to come! They offer some lovely advice and share their experiences. You will see some examples of these letters on the right-hand side of this page. Year 6 teachers will share some of these in primary schools during the summer term, and Warriner colleagues will deliver more of these letters when we visit primary schools before the summer holidays.
3. PRIMARY VISITS
During the summer term, our transition team pay visits to Year 6 students at their primary schools; We will explain to Year 6 students and their class teacher what Warriner life is all about, share letters from pen-friends, and answer some of the many questions that the young ones have!
4. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER
This is when Warriner life really begins. There are ten excellent and committed Year 7 mentors who provide a warm and reassuring welcome. Students get new timetables, pocket organisers, and really learn the ropes in a supportive, yet encouraging environment. Lots of fun activities and challenges allow our students to figure out all the important things that happen at secondary school. Our specialist teachers greet their new classes and begin to engage them with challenging, interactive lessons. The students get to use our Warriner restaurant and see the range of additional enrichment activities that we have on offer.
5. SETTLING IN EVENING
After their first term, we hold a Year 7 'Settling In Evening'; We chat about what has gone well, which aspects need some attention, and look carefully at the quality of work that our Year 7s have produced at The Warriner, compared to at primary school. Parents, carers, and Year 7 students are invited in for key messages, and the opportunity to liaise with their form tutor.
6. Our Reading Commitment
“Research has shown that reading for pleasure can make a huge difference to children – not only academically (even in subjects like maths) but also socially and emotionally.”
BookTrust, the UK’s largest reading charity
This is something that we, at The Warriner School firmly believe in. As members of staff at a large secondary school, we are very much aware that as children grow older, a lot of other activities compete for their time. So, how can you encourage your child to make time for reading? Below is a list of suggestions from the BookTrust which could help encourage even the most reluctant readers:
- Talk about books. Show an interest in what your child has read, ask questions about it, and swap opinions.
- Try funny books. Everyone likes a good giggle! (Or mystery, horror, fantasy…)
- Try series fiction. There are some wonderful series out there that have converted reluctant readers into bookworms.
- Find books related to your child’s interests. Whether that be sport, cooking, gaming, outer space. Your child is more likely to read a book about something that is important to them.
- Don't worry about what your child is reading. It could be a short story, poetry, a graphic novel, non-fiction. It really doesn't matter - as long as they're enjoying it!
- Give them the chance to choose their own book. It’s empowering.
The Warriner School library has a full-time librarian (Ms Morton) and a dedicated slot for library lessons for Years 7 and 8 where students delve into exciting books together. Our library stock is continuously refreshed and suggestions from students are welcomed. Below is a list which should give you plenty of age appropriate and riveting stories to choose from – all available in The Warriner School library. (Click the link to see the suggestions of books to read)
In the words of Roald Dahl, “If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.”
"From a feeder primary school perspective, without fail The Warriner School offer a thorough and immersive experience to the Year 6 students This year, the transition team have been really responsive to the changing restrictions - I was so impressed because The Warriner were the best of all the schools."
From the moment that a family have decided that The Warriner is the place for their child, we do everything that we possibly can to give our new students the best possible start. We are proud of our school's 'RESPONSIBLE-RESPECTFUL-READY' culture, and thoroughly enjoy welcoming our new students to join us every year.
"My favourite thing about being a student at The Warriner is that all the teachers are so kind and supportive"
What advice do our students have for Year 6?
"Don't worry at all because when you get there it is all fine. And on the first day there are only two year groups in school so it is very calm."
"Every night before school get your books together because you do NOT want a detention for that ! Get all of your new school uniform well in advance so you can choose the right size."
"Pack your own bag every day. You will get a lot more homework - some to be in in a few weeks time and some to be in the day after - so check Show My Homework to help to remember it."
"Pack your bag the night before and always keep a spare timetable at home as well as in your blazer pocket."
"Be prepared for the day, make sure you have everything you need. Don’t worry too much about seeing your friends in class because you will make lots of new friends in the first few weeks."
"Have the right equipment, do your homework the night you get it,
and hand it in on time!"