Shaping the Future

WELCOME TO BELFAIRS ACADEMY,

PART OF LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST

“ We hope the website provides enough information for you to sense the flavour of what Belfairs Academy has to offer young people and their families. You are warmly invited to see us in action at any time by arranging a visit.

Our aims are for Belfairs Academy to become a ‘culture of excellence’ in education, as recognised in our Ofsted report. To help us achieve our aim we work closely with our families to ensure that all our students are committed to learning and develop the character necessary to take advantage of the opportunities provided.”

Parents

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Admissions

Admissions Policies Admissions Policy 25-26 Admissions Policy 26-27 Belfairs Academy Catchment Areas: School Catchment Areas – S-O-S City Council Applying, Offers and Waiting Lists Applying for a Year 7 place for September 2026: The application window for on time applications is between 1st September 2025 and 31 October 2025 and parents are to apply direct with Southend City Council: Click here to apply. Please ensure you use your main email address when applying, as this will be the email we use to contact you before your child starts with us.

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Attendance

Attendance Officers: Attendance Officer: Mrs. C SmithPost 16: Mrs A. Buckley Absence Line Contact Details: There may be times when your child has to miss school. If your child is ill, contact the school on each day of your child’s illness stating their name, tutor group and full details of their absence. Stating a child is “sick, unwell or poorly” is not accepted as we need the full reason to provide to the local authority. You will be contacted by the Attendance Office if your child is absent from school without notice.

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Beginning Year 7

This page is for students joining us in September 2025. Most people can remember their first day at secondary school. This is often a daunting time for students; however, it is also an exciting and important milestone for your child. At Belfairs, we have strategies and support in place to ensure that your child’s transition from primary to secondary school, is a smooth one. TRANSITION BOOKLET After National offer day, we will email our Transition booklet to the *main parental contact. This is an important document which will have links

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Behaviour & Expectations

Behaviour Policy Uniform: Uniform List Uniform Policy Mobile Phone Ban: To further safeguard our students and ensure that pupils are focused on their learning, Belfairs Academy has banned the use of mobile phone/smart devices and students are not permitted to use their phones or smart devices anywhere on the academy premises. This has ensured that students are not distracted from their studies and academy staff can spend more time supporting pupils with their learning. If a student is found using a mobile phone on the academy site, it will be confiscated immediately and only

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UPCOMING EVENTS

ADMISSIONS

Admissions Policies, Applying, Offers and Waiting Lists

CAREERS

The Academy welcomes approaches from employers and
businesses who would like to contribute to the academy
Careers Programme