Welcome to all of our new students.
Our aim is to make all students who are joining the school feel welcome and safe. We know that joining a new school can be worrying and stressful. Our aim is to make sure you settle in quickly and find your feet straightaway.
Y6 to Y7 Transition team
Head of Year – Miss Quinnell
Assistant Head of Year – Mrs Kells and Mrs Gee
Assistant Headteacher – Miss Gyngell
Setting up ParentPay our online payment system
Oathall is a cashless school, we currently use ParentPay as an online payment system. This can be used to pay for canteen meals, trips and events and other resources. Details of how to set up your child’s online payment account will be sent to you in advance of your child joining the school. If you don’t have access to the internet we can provide you with PayPoint vouchers as an alternative means of payment. Please contact the school if you want to use these.
Who to contact if you have a problem or just want some advice
- For students in year 6 joining Oathall in September, you can email general enquiries to [email protected]
- For enquiries about transition arrangements please contact Mrs Kells, Transition Coordinator [email protected]
- For enquiries/discussion about children with medical conditions please contact Mrs Gee [email protected]
- For all other questions, please contact [email protected]. Your message will be directed to a member of Oathall staff who is in the best position to help you.
Class of 2026/27 Useful Resources:
Oathall library newsletter & reading list
Equipment
Students need to be prepared for lessons at all times. Our Be Ready For Learning leaflet provides you with details of the equipment that we expect students to carry with them in school. We recommend students check their timetables the night before to ensure they are prepared for the next day.
Uniform 2026 – 2027
New students starting at Oathall in September 2026 will be required to wear the Oathall uniform.
Please note the uniform is currently under review. More information to follow.
Using the canteen and canteen account registration
Students are expected to remain in the college during break and lunchtimes. Students may bring their own food to eat or they may eat in the canteen. Students who bring a packed lunch are asked to adhere to healthy eating guidelines and dispose of any rubbish responsibly. We are a nut-free school so please make sure lunches do not contain any nut-containing products.
Students are automatically provided with a cashless canteen account (whether it is used or not). On year 7’s first day at Oathall in September, students will be biometrically registered after which they can use their finger to access their canteen account and pay for food or drink. If you do do not consent to biometric registration your child will receive an account card which they can use instead.
As soon as parents have set up their ParentPay account they can pay funds into their child’s school meals account so it is ready to use as soon as they start.
If in doubt, please provide your child with a packed lunch until you know the account has been set up.
Travel to school
We expect all of our students to travel to school using sustainable transport. Most students walk to school or arrive by school bus. Students should enter by the Washington Road footpath, the Albemarle Drive or the Appledore Garden entrance. There are no other entry points into the school.
We expressly ask parents not to drive onto the school site to drop off or collect students in the morning or after school. The vehicle access into Oathall is narrow and not designed to allow for a large number of vehicles to arrive and turn around at the same time. This entrance is used by the school buses which must take priority over other vehicle users. The narrow drive entrance is also located in a residential area and a build-up of traffic at our entrance causes congestion and inconvenience to our neighbours. If you have to drop your child by car please drop them off or collect them at the Washington Road roundabout entrance where there is more space.
For evening events we allow parking on site.
