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13/02/25

Happy National School Governors’ Awareness Day🎉 A huge thank you to all the dedicated school governors here at HPAMA for your hard work, support and commitment to shaping a brighter future for our students. We appreciate everything you do 💜 pic.twitter.com/l6bQUnJALD

10/02/25

Today, Year 1 had a fantastic Dinosaur Workshop experience. They were taught about fossils and got to be palaeontologists as they searched for different dinosaur artefacts and fossils. pic.twitter.com/QRflxpX7Dj

07/02/25

Reception this week - fun and engaging lessons including working together in their classes to build a brick wall and a Dance lesson learning a routine to music based on Chinese New Year. pic.twitter.com/TlmUYO7Xph

05/02/25

A fun-filled day of parent dance workshops, a tasty lunch in a specially decorated hall, Year 4 dragon dance lesson & a fantastic Community Evening with food, music & crafts to mark Chinese New Year. A huge thank you to Mrs Lucy, our Mandarin teacher for organising a great day. pic.twitter.com/gEcKThF0mj

04/02/25

We began our week of marking Chinese New Year in school by holding a Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for parents. Thank you to all those that attended 🇨🇳🐍 pic.twitter.com/8A5kT64eM4

03/02/25

The Nursery children had a wonderful experience today, when a train driver came to visit Butterflies class. She spoke about her job role, the types of trains, equipment used, buying tickets and safety whilst at the station and on the trains. pic.twitter.com/tXTyH0Brxi

29/01/25

Year 5 had a fantastic experience, learning about all things Science when the ‘Science Boffins’ visited Mayflower last week. They had lots of fun whilst listening and watching some amazing experiments before being able to get hands on and take part in their own experiments! pic.twitter.com/beOOoNhYMo

22/01/25

The Gardening Club have been busy at the allotment ensuring everything is prepped & ready for the upcoming warmer months. They received a new bench to extend their seed sowing & cuttings area & along with the eco council are making plant pots and labels out of recycled items. pic.twitter.com/rx3WjwoRhO

21/01/25

Well done to our Mayflower Athletics team who took part in this years Sports Hall Athletics competition. 27 primary schools took part and we came 2nd 🥈🏆👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/o9caOv99zV

21/01/25

Year 4 took part in a Bikeability session, learning and practicing skills to enable them to safely and confidently ride their bikes on the road 🚴 pic.twitter.com/oV0tMJjhYP

20/01/25

he Gardening Club have two new beds - Bee Team and Fruit Force. These teams are so enthusiastic for their new projects. They have been selling a potted daffodils for 50p to raise money to help make their new projects a success. The pride on the children's faces is immeasurable. pic.twitter.com/oOQfkNm5aL

10/01/25

Today we are very proud to announce that we have maintained our OUTSTANDING grading WITH no areas of improvement!!! pic.twitter.com/cY7M5L4A4Q

09/01/25

This week Reception have been looking at the artist Kandinsky and were inspired by his painting, Squares with Concentric Circles and created their own version of the painting using oil pastels. pic.twitter.com/NqShRsWseI

08/01/25

Reading is a huge part of Harris Mayflower. Reading for enjoyment is encouraged and developed as the children progress throughout the school. From learning phonics in Nursery to reading inspiring texts in Year 6. The progression is always amazing to witness! pic.twitter.com/KY7kS0Q3jj

20/12/24

Wow!! A very enjoyable but busy Christmas at Harris Mayflower 🎅🏼🎄 Wishing all our families a Merry Christmas & a Peaceful New Year. pic.twitter.com/EMZDa8obKT

19/12/24

Christmas music, crackers, party hats and a delicious dinner. Over 800 Christmas dinners were served to our children 🥳😋🎅🏼🎄 Thank you to all our staff that helped make this happen today! pic.twitter.com/QqQwOiCgNQ

17/12/24

Two special visitors flew into school today! All children from Nursery to Year 6 had the opportunity to meet two of Santa’s magical helpers - Blitzen and Dasher 🦌 ✨ It was lovely to see all the children’s faces as they saw the reindeer spreading Christmas cheer!🎅🏼🎄 pic.twitter.com/h329t6SKNw

12/12/24

Excellence. Every Child. Every Day. HPAMA 💜 pic.twitter.com/Fx5bGWieSA

11/12/24

Our Digital Leaders had an incredible visit to the Apple Store, participating in an interactive workshop. Using the Procreate app on iPads, they designed faces & objects while exploring digital art techniques. Thank you to the Apple Team for hosting a fun & educational session. pic.twitter.com/C6xOsDkzTj

10/12/24

Rocksteady concert - future music superstars 🤩🎶 pic.twitter.com/7bRHxtsuQX

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Academy Admissions

Welcome to the Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Admissions information page.  Our full policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be downloaded from further down the page.  A brief summary of the application procedure follows, for Reception and in-year admissions.

Academy Admissions Contact Details

Mrs Marie Green is our admissions officer and her contact details are as follows:

Telephone: 020 3772 4588 Email: M.Green@harrisprimarymayflower.org.uk
Address: Harris Primary Academy Mayflower, Mayflower Road, Essex RM16 6SA

Reception Applications

The Academy has an admission number of 150 in Reception for September 2025. If your child was born If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you must apply for their reception school place for September 2025.

Applications for places in Reception should be made on the home Local Authority’s Common Application Form. These are accessible on the LA’s website and should be submitted in accordance with the LA’s published deadlines for applications (normally early to mid-January before the academic year in which the child is eligible for entry). 

Please access the link below which shows the Thurrock admissions timetable:

https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/primary-school-admissions/admissions-timetable 

Date

What happens

Friday 1 November 2024

Application period opens at 9am

Wednesday 15 January 2025

Application period closes for on-time applications

Wednesday 16 April 2025

Notification of offers are available from 12:30am

If you are looking for a place in Harris Primary Academy Mayflower because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another primary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place. 

Please contact Thurrock Council Admissions, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM17 6SL. Tel: 01375652883 or via the admissions website at  www.thurrock.gov.uk/admissions


For Parents/Carers who Wish to Appeal

For Parent(s) wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, please complete the admissions appeals paperwork via Essex County Council. 

https://www.essex.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions/after-your-school-offer/appeals 

Appeals timetable

Date

What happens

1st March 2025

National Offer Day- parents informed of outcome of application.

15th April 2025

Deadline for submitting appeals.

Up to 18th June 2025

Appeals heard for those submitted by the deadline.

Up to 23rd July 2025

Appeals heard where possible.

Our Open Days for prospective parents will be held on the following dates:

 

13/11/24 Open Morning 9am-10am

8/1/25- Open morning 9am- 10am 

19/2/25- Open morning for Nursery 9am-10am 

5/3/25- Open morning for Nursery 9am-10am 

If you wish to book a place for any of the open morning events, please email info@harrisprimarymayflower.org.uk or call the academy office on 0203 772 4588.

Virtual Tour-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdxmz2hMK8w&feature=youtu.be&safe=active

 

EYFS Prospective Parent Presentation-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8I8jNwQNus&safe=active

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