Transition Year 5

Year 5 Transition

Introduction from Mrs Fletcher, Assistant Headteacher, Lower School

We’re thrilled that you’re considering the next chapter of your child’s education with us, and we can’t wait to meet you! To learn more about our school please follow our social media channels where you will see a whole host of both curricular and extracurricular opportunities available to our students and families.

Our Primary Outreach team is currently visiting several local schools, delivering hands-on lessons and engaging activities led by our talented teaching team. This year, we’re offering a variety of fun sessions including:

An Introduction to Scratch programming,
Vocal lessons through our One Voice programme,
Chair drumming,
Performance Poetry,
Yoga and Mindfulness.

We’re always eager to hear new ideas! If your child’s school would like us to visit with a special activity, don’t hesitate to get in touch. We love bringing fresh experiences to local schools!

We have an exciting range of activities on offer during our summer term 2025 providing your child with the opportunity to visit some of our teaching departments on-site and take part in a range of interactive challenges. These will include:

Enterprise and Engineering
PE and Mindfulness
Maths Break Out Rooms

Each after-school workshop will run from 4 pm until 6 pm and will be led by specialist Byrchall teaching staff.

All students taking part will be provided with a drink and a snack.

Please wear comfortable clothing for all workshops and suitable for Sport if you are attending the PE event.

On arrival at school, please enter via the community entrance from 3.45. At 6, when the workshops are over, the Y5 students must be collected from this entrance too.

For any further details and to ensure your place, please contact enquiries@admin.byrchall.wigan.sch.uk

Taster Day and Open Evening October 2025

We look forward to inviting your child to a full taster day with their primary school in October 2025. This will be followed by our annual Open Evening providing you with the opportunity to visit our state-of-the-art new build facilities and meet our dedicated team of staff and student guides. Details of both events will be sent to your child’s primary school and posted on social media.

Should you like a tour of our school prior to Open Evening in October 2025 please feel free to contact us by emailing us at transition@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

You will find further information about the range of transition events we offer by accessing our Year 6 transition page!