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Transition
We are delighted to be welcoming children who are starting at Saint Francis Xavier School in September 2024.
This page will provide students and parents with information on our transition programme and events.
Messages from our students
A warm welcome from our head students.
Year 7 transition (ID 1205)
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EdenHead student
Eden
We are most grateful that you have chosen SFX as your secondary school in September and we cannot wait to welcome you into our school community. During your time here you can enjoy many extra curricular activities, clubs with friends and delicious food from our famous school cantine. You will also have many unmissable chances for making memories on trips both near and far. My time at SFX has been amazing and I hope the same happens for you also.
You will be guided by wonderful staff who support you through your learning both in and out of the classroom. SFX has helped me to build resilience and has nurtured my passion for learning. This has set me in great stead for life after SFX whatever that may hold. The school ethos is fundamental to the family feel that the school has and everyone really is welcoming and friendly and will do whatever they can to help you settle in. Take this opportunity and make the most of it.
I wish you all the best of luck with your transition and I am sure that you will have a brilliant time here at SFX. Enjoy!
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RaamSchool prefect
Raam
SFX is special because it has so many amazing qualities starting with the helpful and nice staff and all the wonderful students. It is a great place to learn and enjoy yourself while making new friends along the way. Our school has a focus of faith and religion but this is used to help us grow as individuals and learn to succeed. Our school has a vast extracurricular selection of activities ranging from sports like football, tennis, cricket to orchestra, drama and chess. Clubs that fit all types of interests. SFX is a school that looks to help anyone and everyone, including the work that we do within our local community. This is what makes SFX so special.
Staff make time for students and want to help them achieve whatever their goals may be. Students make time for each other. We all work together, like a family. My time here has flown by and I have loved every second of it. I am really grateful for everything that we have been offered and had the chance to do.
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EvieYear 7 student
Evie
Transition days were so much fun! We got to meet our form tutors and we also got to experience some of the different lessons. Our form (Easby) did Geography, along with science in the science labs. Transition days really helped you with any worries about finding places because we got to move around the school and see where the classrooms are. Not only that but we tried the school lunches which are really nice. At break and lunchtimes we also got to speak to older students who were really nice and friendly.
Starting in year 7 was so much fun. You get to meet new teachers, have new lessons and meet some many other students because you get to meet people that are not just in your forms and who also came from other primary schools. Transition gave me so much confidence about starting school in the September.
Year 7 has gone by so quick and we can now help the new students who will be arriving in September and on transition days. There are so many things you can do and so many clubs you can join. There are sports clubs, chess club, science and art and this is just a few! We also had a brilliant residential which really helped me to get to know so many people in my year group.
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RubySchool prefect
Ruby
SFX possesses such a welcoming and considerate atmosphere the very moment you join. Learning through our faith and service flows daily through our school life. Creativity, courage and compassion are around at all times and for anyone who joins the school there is always a friendly face ready to help and inspire you. I remember receiving this from my very first day over 4 years ago.
Enjoyment and resilience are at the heart of the school and you really get a sense of belonging very quickly. Joining SFX feels like becoming part of a new family. There are so many opportunities through the huge array of enrichment clubs that staff provide. Plus over the years there have been trips and lots of additional learning activities and opportunities that staff put on to help provide us with even more ways to get the most out of our studies but also to help us gain more personal skills such as independence. Duke of Edinburgh is a great way to do this.
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AmeliaYear 7 student
Amelia
In Y6 you will probably be scared about not being able to make any new friends, not knowing where your lessons are and not getting there in time. That’s what I felt would happen. But you really don’t need to worry at all!
We had 2 transition days, one about the school ethos, and the other was lessons. On the first day (ethos), we went to form and met our form tutor and all of the people in our form, everyone was really kind. The second day we got to try out our lessons. Since the classrooms were in all different places around the school, this gave us practice about knowing our way around the school. I think the transition days really helped me be more confident because we all got to know each other and we could go to our classes together.
I’ve really enjoyed starting school at SFX and made lots of new friends. It’s good having different teachers in different rooms instead of being in the same classroom with the same teacher all day. We’ve done experiments in science, baked in Food Tech and are currently making a wooden bird table in Product Design. The school dinners are really nice and there is always lots of choice. The year is nearly over and it has flown by. I have learnt so much but also had a great time doing it because of all of the things we have the chance to do at SFX.
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We are looking forward to meeting you during the course of this term but would would like to get to know you before September.
Important dates
- 2nd July: Year 6 Parents Information Evening at 5pm
- 3rd July: Year 6 Transition Day 1
- 4th July: Year 6 Transition Day 2
Useful documents and links