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Newsletters
Our newsletters are sent out at the beginning of every month and contain important information about school life, events and how parents could be involved.
These are sent via email through Arbor as well as appearing on a school Facebook page. All newseletters can also be found here.
Admissions
For in-year admissions, please visit the Portsmouth City Council website - click here
If your child is starting school in September 2026, please visit the Portsmouth City Council website - click here
Appeals Information
The trust board will set and publish a timetable for organising and hearing appeals which:
Gives appellants at least 20 school days from the date of the refusal letter to prepare and lodge a written appeal.
Ensures that appellants receive at least 10 school days' notice of the appeal hearing date.
Sets reasonable deadlines for the submission of additional evidence and for papers to be sent to all parties.
Aims to send decision letters within 5 school days of the hearing, where possible.
Appeals lodged on time will be heard within the following timescales:
For applications made in the normal admissions round, within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.
For late applications, within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
For in-year admissions, within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Further information can be found in the school's admission policy
Safeguarding is Everyone's Responsibility
Safeguarding is Everyone's Responsibility
Faithful Five
We encourage all of our children to have a "Fathful Five." This would be 5 adults in school that they would trust to share concerns with whether they be concerns from home or concerns from school
Attendance
Children being in school, everyday, ready and on time is vital to their progress and social well-being in school.
Our attendance page has a range of information to help you - click here to visit it!
Sometimes it can be hard for parents to know whether their child is too ill to come to school.
Click here for the DfE guidance on "Is my child too ill for school?"
Child Line
We remind the children of how to keep themselves safem including outside of school. This includes during schoo holidays when staff are not available to speak with the children when they have concerns
Working Together
The DfE have produced a child and family friendly version of the Working Together to Safeguard Children. It can be found here.
A YouTube video about the document can be found here.
Click here for videos from Portsmouth City Council about how parents can check out of school providers from a safeguarding perspective.
Cottage Grove Admissions Policy 2027 / 2028
In accordance with the School Admissions Code, Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery is consulting on its proposed admission arrangements for the 2027/28 intake.
The consultation will run from 25.11.2025 to 06.01.2026. During this time, we welcome feedback from parents, carers, local residents, and other stakeholders.
The proposed arrangements outline:
The school’s published admission number (PAN)
Oversubscription criteria
Tie-break procedures
Arrangements for in-year admissions
Full details of the proposed policy are available at: https://nationalcollege.com/gateway-multi-academy-trust/policies/019abb66-491c-7358-8c61-4459cfaa4dd8
Comments or objections should be sent to:
The Gateway Trust
Greatbridge Road
Romsey
SO51 8ZB
clerk@gatewaytrust.org
All responses must be received by 06.01.2026. Following the consultation, the academy trust will consider all feedback before determining the final admission arrangements by 28.02.2026
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