New Beginnings - Transition
Dear new families and students,
2024-2025 has been an amazing, albeit unique, transition experience for our community. We opened Stratton School and welcomed Years 7, 8 and 9 as well as our latest cohort of Y12s into the Matt King Sixth Form in September 2024.
We then held an amazing open evening for the current Year 6s across Biggleswade to showcase our amazing secondary offer. We were overwhelmed by the positivity and the support received from this and the highest number of 1st choice applications for an incoming cohort.
We are now a Year 7 (and Y12) entry point school. We no longer have phase transfer entry at Year 9 and as such, we will only onboard new students into Years 7 and 12 in September 2025.
Remind yourself of our amazing school here:
Welcome Video: Welcome to Stratton School
Year 7 in action - Stratton School - September 2024
Starting secondary school is a significant milestone in every student's life, and I want to assure you that we are here to support and guide you every step of the way. Our dedicated team of teachers and staff are committed to providing a nurturing and inclusive environment where every student can thrive and reach their full potential aligned to our values. I appreciate moving to a two-tier model is a new experience for many of you, but I want to assure you that our school community is welcoming and supportive. We are here to help you settle in, make new friends, and embrace all the opportunities that our secondary school has to offer.
Transition for September 2025 Start
Key Dates
National Offer day - March 1st - please confirm your place at Stratton school asap as we will have families still wanting to join us.
Parent Information Evening for New Families Tuesday 8th July (TBC) 5:30 - 7pm
SEND Transition Day -Wednesday 9th July (by invitation only - more details soon)
Year 6 into Year 7 Transition Days at Stratton School - Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July 2025
Further information will appear here on our Uniform Pop Up Shops/ Fittings.
Starting a new school can be a mixture of emotions. Excitement for the next stage in your development can sometimes be conflicted with a fear of change and new routines. We have created this book therefore to walk you through they key things you need to know ahead of starting with us. It is of course not possible to remember everything, so this can be your ready reckoner which you can refer back to as often as you need to.
Stratton School – A new name, but a school steeped in History!
2024 saw us admit Years 7 and 8 for the first time since 1973 as Central Bedfordshire aligned to the Primary and Secondary model removing the 3 tier system. However, although Stratton School opened ‘officially’ this year, we have served the community of Biggleswade and surrounding villages since 1950. Previously known as Stratton Upper School and Stratton (Grammar) School, there is a rich history of education and we are incredibly proud of our Old Strattonians (alumni).
