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Year 6 to Year 7 Transition

We really look forward to welcoming your child to HGS in September, and starting a successful partnership with you, your child and our school.

Our aim is for all our students to enjoy the next chapter in their education. At HGS, we focus on helping each student to become the best they can be by providing a positive, inclusive environment in which young people can find and develop their strengths.  We are proud of the progress students make with us.

This page holds information relevant to students who have been allocated a place in Year 7 at HGS for September 2025.

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Key Dates

Key dates


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Key Information

Key messages and communications can be found below.

Parent Communications

  • Parent Welcome Pack (emailed 4 March 2025)
  • iPads for Learning Pack (to follow late May/early June)
  • Parent e-Handbook (to follow in June)

Student Communications

  • Student Welcome e-card
  • Student Welcome video (to follow in April)

Welcome ecard

Encore! music tuition

This is our instrumental and vocal music teaching provision. It has been especially designed to provide an easy transition for all students to continue with, or to start instrumental and/or vocal lessons when moving from primary school. Further information can be found on the Encore pages.

We encourage you to enrol promptly for lessons to ensure you are offered the instrument and teacher of your choice. Please complete the form via the link below to register your expression of interest:

Encore expression of interest

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iPads for Learning Scheme

More information to follow in late May/early June 2025.

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Other Useful Resources

The resources below are provided by other companies.  These contain helpful articles and weblinks to support parents with children starting secondary school.

 

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Raising emotional health: For parents of children moving up to a new school.  

Click here to access this NHS resource.

 BBC bitesize

BBC bitesize resource including advice for parents including tips on the emotional and practical sides of transition. 

Click here to access this resource.

 


Uniform

We will share more information with you during the Summer Term regarding uniform.  If you would like to know more about our uniform policy this can be accessed via the link below.

Uniform Policy

School Ties

Recently we introduced two new tie designs so students wear the same design from Year 7 to 11.  For Year 7 students starting at HGS in September 2025, the school tie design is displayed below.

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Uniform Suppliers

There are two suppliers of Harrogate Grammar School uniform in Harrogate – Rawcliffes and Emblazon

Our PTA hold regular second hand uniform sales.  Further details can be found on their Facebook page.

Next sale dates:

Saturday 26 April - 10am to midday (Main car park and hub)

Thursday 10 July - after the Parent Information Evening

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Harrogate Grammar School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 7523507, registered office address: Red Kite Office, Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9PH

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