Welcome to TMS

We are delighted that your child will be joining us in September. Our school motto is ‘Believe, Achieve, Succeed’ and this permeates all we do at TMS. We believe every child will be successful and achieve the highest academic outcomes and we believe our students will become successful citizens equipped to be the leaders of tomorrow. We recognise how important it is that students have a smooth transition to secondary school and we will do all we can to support parents and students with this process.

You will receive a log in for our admissions portal ‘Applicaa’. This is where you will be able to complete all the paperwork we will need to admit your child to TMS.

Click here for the Applicaa admissions portal

(Login details have been sent to parents by email) 

Important Information

If you would like to apply for Free School Meals for your child, then please see some information below.

• Free school meals form

For more information about our SEN Department, see below

•  SEND

For more information about our Chromebook Policies, see below

• Chromebook

For information on Student Lockers, see below

• Lockers

 Uniform - click this link to see our uniform guidelines

Also, please find below details of the School Uniform at The Mandeville School about how to order this through our uniform providers Bucks Schoolwear.

• Bucks Schoolwear Information Leaflet 

Privacy Notice

Year 6 Reading Competition 2025

Y6 Competition Time!

If you missed your opportunity to collect The English Department’s Reading List and be in with a chance of winning a prize for the most amount of books read this summer, do not fear. Pop into TMS Reception and collect your copy today. Remember, you’ve got to be in it to win it!

Deadline for entries Monday 8^th September 2025.

 

 

Our Staff

 

 The School Day

8.28am	School day starts
8.30am – 8.55am	Tutor time, morning registration
8.55am – 9.00am	Travel time
9.00am – 10.00am	Period 1
10.00am – 11.00am	Period 2
11.00am – 11.15am	Break
11.15am – 11.20am	Travel time
11.20am – 12.20pm	Period 3
12.20pm – 1.20pm	Period 4
1.20pm – 1.55pm	Lunch
1.55pm	Travel time
2.00pm – 3.00pm	Period 5
3.00pm	School day ends

 Total hours provided per week: 32.5 hours

A Guide to Starting Secondary

Moving to secondary school presents a number of new challenges for students. These are to be expected but are nothing to be concerned about.

You will need to:

• Ask questions when you do not understand
• Take responsibility for your own work
• Understand the value of working hard
• Stick with topics, subjects and relationships when they become tricky or difficult
• Be organised. Know what you need, when you need it and where it is
• Revise for assessments and exams
• Complete more independent work at home and on your own
• Meet deadlines for homework and projects

This may seem a little daunting but you will be able to meet these challenges when you embrace the values of our school: ‘Believe, Achieve, Succeed’

Buckinghamshire Council Guide to moving to Secondary School

Department of Education guide to admissions

And don't worry as all members of the school community will help and support you to be the best you can as you embark on your journey of learning, development and growth at Mandeville.

PiXL Guides to Joining Year 7

• PiXL-Secondary-Building-Resilience-Parent-Pamphlet download_for_offline
  download_for_offlinePiXL-Secondary-Building-Resilience-Parent-Pamphlet
• PiXL-Secondary-Growth-Mindset-Parent-Pamphlet download_for_offline
  download_for_offlinePiXL-Secondary-Growth-Mindset-Parent-Pamphlet
• PiXL-Secondary-Helping-your-child-get-into-good-habits-Parent-Pamphlet download_for_offline
  download_for_offlinePiXL-Secondary-Helping-your-child-get-into-good-habits-Parent-Pamphlet
• PiXL-Secondary-Making-the-Change-Parent-Pamphlet download_for_offline
  download_for_offlinePiXL-Secondary-Making-the-Change-Parent-Pamphlet
• PiXL-Secondary-Transition-into-secondary-school-Parent-Pamphlet download_for_offline
  download_for_offlinePiXL-Secondary-Transition-into-secondary-school-Parent-Pamphlet

 

 Open Events

2025-2026

There is no need to book if you wish to attend our Open Evening event. However, if you would like to attend one of our Open Mornings, please email Karen.Bunce@Mandeville.School to book a space.

Date	Event	Information	Time
Thursday 18th September	Open Morning	The Programme starts at 9:00am  with a Head of School welcome, followed by a tour of the school and a presentation/Q&A session.	From 9am until 10:30am
Thursday 2nd October	Open Evening	The Programme starts at 5:00 pm  with a Head of School welcome, followed by a tour of the school and a presentation/Q&A session.	From 5pm until 8pm
Monday 13th October	Open Morning	The Programme starts at 9:00am  with a Head of School welcome, followed by a tour of the school and a presentation/Q&A session.	From 9am until 10:30am
Tuesday 14th October	Open Morning	The Programme starts at 9:00am  with a Head of School welcome, followed by a tour of the school and a presentation/Q&A session.	From 9am until 10:30am

Summer School

9:30 am	Registration	11:00 am	Break Time	1.00 pm	Lunchtime
9:40 am	Session 1	11:30 am	Session 3	1:40 pm	Session 5
10:10 am	Session 2	12:10 am	Session 4	2:30 pm	Collection

 

Welcome from the Governors 

Local Governance is a key part of the school community.  We work with both school leaders and the wider Insignis Academy Trust and are a mix of parents, experienced governors / educational experts, and staff.  We meet 6 times a year, usually in the early evening and encourage governors to also visit occasionally during the school day if they are able to.  The link below introduces you to us all and shares some more insight into the role governance plays at our school.

 https://www.mandeville.bucks.sch.uk/Governance/

 We are always interested in hearing from parents who want to find out more about governance and we currently have a vacancy for a parent governor.  More information about this and the nomination form will follow in September.  We completely understand that as new parents you are very focused on ensuring your child makes a good transition to secondary school but if you are interested in contributing yourself through governance, we are very happy to talk to you. 

 Please contact me directly at chairofgovernors@mandeville.school if you would like to find out more and look out for the advert for a Parent Governor in September.

 We wish you and your child a warm welcome to The Mandeville School and hope you have a lovely Summer.

 Jo Lockwood

(Chair of Governors)