Transition
Welcome parents, carers and students of our 2026 cohort.
Over the coming months this website will be updated with the relevant 2026 transition information.
We are delighted to welcome your child to our academy! Please look out for a welcome letter arriving shortly via post, which contains essential information for your child's transition.
Action Required: Data Collection Form
Inside your letter, you will find a link to our mandatory Data Collection Form. To ensure we have all the necessary details for your child, please complete this form by April 2, 2026.
Access the Form: You can use the link provided in your letter or click the button below.
What You’ll Need: To complete the form, you must enter your child’s OGAT unique reference number, which is located prominently within your welcome letter.
We are delighted to welcome your child to our academy! Please look out for a welcome letter arriving shortly via post, which contains essential information for your child's transition.
Action Required: Data Collection Form
Inside your letter, you will find a link to our mandatory Data Collection Form. To ensure we have all the necessary details for your child, please complete this form by April 2, 2026.
Access the Form: You can use the link provided in your letter or click the button below.
What You’ll Need: To complete the form, you must enter your child’s OGAT unique reference number, which is located prominently within your welcome letter.
If you have misplaced the letter and need your child's OGAT unique reference number, please email transition@normanby.outwood.com.
Uniform
Each Year 6 child who has a place with us in September is provided with one uniform bundle free of charge via Trutex who are our uniform provider. This uniform bundle includes:
- One blazer
- Twin pack of shirts/blouses
- One tie
- One pair of trousers/ a skirt
- PE kit: polo top, games jersey, PE shorts, sports socks
Details will follow shortly to confirm the process for ordering and collecting uniform.
Virtual School Tour
We produced this virtual school tour, during Covid-19 closure, to support our Year 6 families in the weeks ahead as we continue our attention towards Transition. In advance of July’s Transition Days and Transition Evening, we are still determined to use all means we can to reduce any anxieties about moving up to secondary school.
Our virtual school tour is on YouTube and has been optimised for viewing on mobile devices.
The link is: www.youtu.be/ZIGXsrRe5mA
We hope you find it helpful.
The link is: www.youtu.be/ZIGXsrRe5mA
We hope you find it helpful.
Transition Taster Lessons
You can find a selection of taster lessons below, that were created furing the Covid-19 school closure, for a variety of subjects studied in Year 7.
Geography - Geography taster lesson with Miss Graham
Art - Art taster lesson designed by Miss Metcalfe
Technology - Link to Technology lesson & video with Mrs Hendry
We hope you enjoy our taster lessons. Each lesson is designed to be a short preview of what you may study in Year 7. If you have any questions about lessons and/ or subjects taught in Year 7, please contact our Transition Team at transition@normanby.outwood.com
Uniform
You will soon receive some information regarding obtaining your child's free uniform via trutex. Once you have recieved your child's OGAT reference number you will be able to place your order.
Please complete our initial data collection survey so we can esnure all parents receive the correct transition information
Please complete our initial data collection survey so we can esnure all parents receive the correct transition information
If you wish to order additional items of uniform, you can shop with Trutex Direct online www.trutex.com using the academy's unique reference code: LEA00927SC to view all Outwood uniform items.