Friday 13th November 2026
Dear parents and carers of Stepney Park,
School places. The deadlines to apply for school places are coming up:
Do remember that, if you have a child in our nursery, you will still need to apply through the borough for a reception place.
For nursery, also remember that funded places are available from the term after children turn 3; you don’t have to wait until September to start.
We have organised a number of open days between now and the deadlines above, so do share these with friends or family who might be looking for school places.
Chess success. As you may know, our school chess team enjoyed a lot of success last year - they won the chess league and every leg of the competition along the way. This year’s team has also made a great start. In the first leg of the league, which involves nine local schools, our team made a strong start to the defence of the title by winning! Congratulations to the team, who won four gold medals and two bronze medals between them.
Book catalogue. Children in years 3-6 will be bringing home a Scholastic catalogue today, related to our regular book fair. If you’re looking for books for your child, do consider this as the school is given a share of the proceeds, which we can then put towards buying our own books too.
All the best for the week ahead.
Richard.
Headteacher, Stepney Park Primary School.
