Communication with Parents and Parent Association
Back to Key InformationPrendergast School welcomes parents and carers working in partnership with staff in the interests of their child's/ward’s education.
Some Key Contacts
General enquiries may be made to the administration team. This email address may also be used if you have a complaint: admin@prendergast-school.com
- Learning Support/SENCO - Ms Clare Borrill
- Designated Safeguarding Lead and designated teacher for Looked After Children - Ms Clare Borrill
If you would like these staff members to get in contact with you, please phone or email the school.
School Calendar
Please click to view our school calendar.
ParentMail and Payments
MCAS
Our cashless catering system transitioned from ParentMail to Bromcom’s MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) in May 2026. All payments, including topping up your child’s dinner money balance, is done in MCAS.
You can top up your child's lunch account, and also see how they are spending their money at the canteen. Students who are in receipt of Free School Meals can also log on and check that their child has taken a school lunch, and how they spend any money you credit to their account.
You will find payments in MCAS under ‘Products’ in the left-hand menu if using the browser, or see ‘Store’ if using the App.
If you have not yet registered with MCAS, please do so. If you require any assistance with this, please contact the school office. You can use the free App to keep track of all school correspondence and School Reports, as well as pay for things like school trips and top up cashless catering accounts.
FOPSA
The Friends of Prendergast School Association (FOPSA) supports both academic learning and the wider life experiences of students at Prendergast and is a point of contact and information sharing for parents. It is a parent-led charity and all parents/carers of students at Prendergast School are members. Attendance at our social events is an enjoyable way of contributing to the life of the school and of getting to know other members of the Prendergast Community.
FOPSA primarily organises fundraising events involving students, teachers and parents, to pay for resources and activities that can’t be covered by the general school budget. Our major events include the parent and teacher quiz night, the Christmas Fair, cake stalls, MUFTI days and a film night. Over the past two years, FOPSA has contributed to the year 7, year 8 and year 9 trips and paid for iPads for the Geography and Media departments, a printer for the Textiles department, data processing equipment for the Science department and an acoustic sound booth for the Music department drum room.
You can see FOPSA's website here
FOPSA holds a one-hour meeting every half-term, an AGM in March and a social night out in the summer term. If you can’t come to evening meetings, please support us by volunteering at events. Contact fopsaphfc@gmail.com to receive regular updates.
The Friends of Prendergast School aim to bring together parents / carers at events and encourage engagement with the School. We hope you’ll be able to help us to organise this year’s fair. All monies raised go towards additional resources for the students.
and finally...setting up WhatsApp Groups for Every Form
Is there a Parent/Carer WhatsApp Group for your daughter/ward’s Form?
Would you like there to be?
Many Prendergast parents/carers use WhatsApp groups as social hubs and to share information.
If you administrate a class parent/carer WhatsApp group, please let us know by emailing us at fopsaphfc@gmail.com. With your permission we will share your email or phone number with any parents and carers who would like to be on the WhatsApp group, so that they can join in.
If there is not a form parent/carer WhatsApp group but you would like there to be, please email us at fopsaphfc@gmail.com and tell us which class your daughter/ward is in and we will help connect you up with the appropriate person.
(In accordance with GDPR rules we will not share your details without your permission.)
Friends of Prendergast School
