Cohort 2031 (Year 6)

Further information will appear here for parents and students for the new cohort of Year 7 in 2026-27.

The application process is now TBC. If you are wanting to apply for a Year 7 place for your child starting in September 2026, please apply online through Swindon borough council.

March 2026

In early March, you will have heard from Swindon’s Admission team informing you if Kingsdown has been given to you as your school of choice.  The school will then be in touch with you, your parents and your Primary school to start the transition process.

April 2026

From April, our Transition team will begin to work with your Primary schools. We discuss each and everyone of our new students at great length to ensure that we really do start to ‘know our students well’.

June 2026

In June we will be welcoming you into Kingsdown school for our Year 6 information evening. Here you will be given information introducing: The Kingsdown BEATs; Chromebook details; (TBC) - Your Progress Leader; Miss Jackson - Lead Practitioner. Mrs. Criddle - Assistant Headteacher and Mrs. Leigh-Bennett - our Headteacher. We hope this information will be useful in preparing you for secondary school.
 

July 2026

Transitions days

Transition Days for Year 6 for this year (2026) are on the 1st and 2nd July. Timings for the day are 9am - 14:20.
There will also be a pop up shop when you can book in to try on and purchase school uniform.

Summer School

August 2026

In the summer of 2021 we launched ‘Roar to the BEAT’, our Summer school for our future Year 7 students. The theme of the week is based on ‘The butterfly lion’ by Michael Morpurgo whilst also encompassing many different subjects such as Geography, English, Music, PE and Art. Students learn about the 6 Kingsdown BEATs, what they look like and how students can develop these whilst at Kingsdown school. Students are also introduced to both physical and human geography such as the countries that make up Africa’s vast continent. This then leads to learning about countries and their culture, such as the instruments and drums used to create African music e.g. the Djembe and the Dun-Dun.

Every day of summer school encompasses a literacy focus based upon the school’s very successful “Book Your Future” program. Everyday will be closed with students reading a section of the Butterfly Lion, by Michael Morpurgo. This will then be followed by discussion and comprehension tasks which proved to be very popular in the most recent Summer school. Students will also get to connect with their new peers and their teachers by exploring team building activities such as tent building, rope swing and robot building. This developed students’ ability to stretch and challenge themselves in different ways.

The summer school is free of charge and a great way for students to connect with their new peer group and their new school #team.

September 2026

All the Kingsdown team and our year 8 Transition Ambassadors will be ready to welcome your son/daughter to the Kingsdown family - their 5 year exciting journey at Kingsdown will begin. We will also be hosting a Year 7 meet the Tutor evening where you will meet and connect with your child’s Tutor.