All Admissions to Howardian Primary School are made by the City and County of Cardiff’s Admissions team. Please contact the team via Connect 2 Cardiff. At present the school does not have an official catchment area but the majority of our pupils come from our immediate local area. The Local Authority's admission policy is available from County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff.
It is our belief that a child will make progress in their learning if they are motivated to learn and this motivation comes from the child seeing the school and home working together. We therefore visit every family at home before a child takes up a Nursery place at Howardian. This also enables us to establish a bond with each child in the safe, secure home environment and this reduces their anxiety when they come to school to take up their part time place. We have a 48 place Nursery. This means that we have up to 48 children who come to school at 9am and leave at 11:30am and we have another group of up to 48 children who come to school at 12:45pm and go home at 3:15pm.
During the last few weeks of the Summer Term a meeting is held for the parents of prospective nursery and reception children to familiarise them with the everyday routines and systems involved in school and class life. Similarly, meetings are arranged for Nursery children joining us in January and April.
Our Reception children attend full time school in the academic year of their fifth birthday. Staff will again liaise closely with the home so that each child comes into school feeling confident and looking forward to their learning. Reception children will have a phased introduction to school during the first week. Our intention is to have all Reception children in school full time by the end of the first full week back. We find that this helps children to settle quickly into the new routines of school and supports them as they seek to forge new friendships. Parents often ask how they can prepare their child for school. We find that children are always at a great advantage when they can:
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