Dear Parents/Carers,

I am delighted to welcome you and your child to Netherthorpe School and to be part of the Netherthorpe family. The school is steeped in history, and from its foundation in 1572, educating and enriching the lives of young people has been our goal. Since our last OfSTED report in January 2025 the school has been on a journey and this journey continues at pace. I am dedicated to ensuring that your child gets the best possible education at Netherthorpe School but also has opportunities to experience many different things ensuring that our education is holistic and developing the whole child both academically and pastorally.

Netherthorpe has a proud tradition of excellence at all levels and I am looking forward to meeting you and explaining what your child’s journey will look like as they progress through school.

Below is the start of this information, welcoming you and your child to school and giving you a flavour of the information that we will be sharing with you during the summer term.

I very much look forward to welcoming you all at the end of June 2026. Should you require information please access our new web site area under the parent section. If you need further information please don’t hesitate to contact our transition team, Mr M Wainwright (Assistant Headteacher), Mr R Flowers (Transition Lead) and/or Mrs T Sawyer (Student Support Lead and Transition), if you have any questions.

I very much look forward to welcoming you in June 2026.

Miss R Sutcliffe – Headteacher

Congratulations on securing a place at Netherthorpe School. We are very excited that you will be joining us and we can’t we wait to watch your journey to achieve great things! Netherthorpe School has a great history going back over 450 years and you are now part of that history.

Over the next few weeks and months, we will be sending you information about moving to Netherthorpe so that you are well prepared for the future and so the transition process is as smooth as possible. We will be making several visits to see you in your current Primary School – we can’t wait to meet you, as well as communicating regularly with your teachers so we can build up a picture of you. We will also be communicating regularly with your parents and carers, so please do make sure that they check their emails regularly – and don’t forget to ask them to look in the Junk/Spam folders too, just in case. Good luck in your SATS!  We are so looking forward to working with you all.

Message to parents and carers – If you would like to discuss additional information and support or if you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me – I am your first point of contact (rflowers@netherthorpe-mlt.co.uk) and I will be able to answer any of your questions or provide any additional information you may need.

The important information regarding uniform, equipment, PE kit and other key points will be sent to you shortly by email.

The Home School Agreement is available here.

Mr Flowers – Teacher in Charge of Transition

There are a number of different ways you could get to school.

• You could walk with your friends
• Ride your bike or scooter safely (taking care at junctions)
• Parents drop off (Please do not park in the bus park or block the entrance to the bus park)
• Get the school bus.  Please see below for school bus routes

Transport – Netherthorpe School

• Get a public bus.  Please see the document for more information

Staveley, Derbyshire – Bus Times

When you arrive in Year 7 you will be allocated a Form Tutor. Your Form Tutor will be your first point of contact if you have any worries, problems or questions. Your Form Tutor will be in your form room every morning to meet and greet you and make you feel welcome. You’ll see this person every morning and they will check your equipment and uniform, talk through the lessons of the day and give you any important information. On Monday mornings we hold a ‘Culture and Conduct Assembly that will cover many different things and you will do some work around your attendance. There’s also lots of other different activities to do with your form tutor, for example, you’ll go to assembly, be read to, take quizzes and discuss your learning journey.

We understand that you might need your phone so that your parents can contact you at the end of the day, and you are able to bring your phone to school. However, phones are not allowed to be seen or heard in school and should always be switched off from the moment you enter through the gates to the moment you leave at the end of the day.  Any phones seen or heard will be confiscated for the remainder of the day and will be saved in the main school office where you can get them back from Reception at the end of the day.

If your parent or carer needs to contact you as a matter of urgency, they should ring the school number so that the school is aware of the situation and can get a message to you if necessary. Please speak to a member of staff if you feel you need to contact home for any reason.

There are lots of people available to talk to if you are worried and we want everyone at Netherthorpe School to feel safe, secure and happy.  Your Form Tutor is always your first go to person and will usually be available for you to talk to. There is also Mrs Sawyer (the Student Support Leader for Year 7) as well as Mr Brown (KS3 Progress Leader), the Safeguarding Team including Mr Lindley, our team of Midday Supervisors and our Senior Leadership Team including Mr Wainwright.

If you are concerned about anything, find the nearest adult and they will be able to help you. We are a family school with a long history of looking after our students.