HUNDREDS of parents sent their little ones off to school for the first time this month.

To mark the milestone, the Echo has published a 36-page First Class supplement with pictures of new reception classes from schools across south Essex.

Don't forget to pick up your copy today.

To buy any of the photos included in tomorrow's supplement, please email echopix@nqe.com.

All primary schools were contacted and those that have chosen to be included are: 

  • Abacus Primary School, Wickford
  • Alleyn Court Preparatory School, Westcliff
  • Arthur Bugler Infants, Stanford-le-Hope
  • Ashingdon Primary School, Ashingdon
  • Bardfield Primary School, Vange
  • Barling Magna Primary School, Barling Magna
  • Barons Court Infant School, Westcliff
  • Blenheim Primary School, Leigh on Sea
  • Bournemouth Park Primary School, Southend
  • Bournes Green Infant School, Southend
  • Briscoe Primary School, Basildon
  • Canewdon Endowed Primary School, Canewdon
  • Canvey Island Infants School, Canvey Island
  • Cherry Tree Primary School, Vange
  • Corringham Primary School, Corringham
  • Crays Hill Primary School, Crays Hill
  • Darlinghurst Primary School, Leigh on Sea
  • Down Hall County Primary School, Rayleigh
  • Downham C of E Primary School, Ramsden Heath
  • Earls Hall Infant School, Westcliff
  • Eastwood Primary School, Eastwood
  • Edward Francis County Primary School, Rayleigh
  • Edwards Hall Primary  School, Eastwood
  • Eversley Primary School, Basildon
  • Fairhouse Primary School, Basildon
  • Fairways Primary School, Leigh on Sea
  • Felmore Primary School, Pitsea
  • Friars Primary School, Shoeburyness
  • Ghyllgrove Infant School, Basildon
  • Giffards Primary School, Corringham
  • Glebe  Primary School, Rayleigh
  • Grange Primary School, Wickford
  • Great Berry Primary School, Langdon Hills
  • Great Wakering Primary School, Great Wakering
  • Greensted Infant School, Basildon
  • Grove Wood Primary School, Rayleigh
  • Hadleigh Infant School, Hadleigh
  • Hamstel Infant School, Southend on Sea
  • Heycroft Primary School, Eastwood
  • Hilltop Infants School, Wickford
  • Hinguar Primary School, Shoebury
  • Hockley Primary School, Hockley
  • Holt Farm Infants School, Rochford
  • Janet Duke Primary School, Laindon
  • Jotmans Primary School, Benfleet
  • Kents Hill Infant School, Benfleet
  • Kingston Primary School, Thundersley
  • Kingswood Infant School and Nursery, Basildon
  • Laindon Park Primary School, Laindon
  • Lee Chapel Primary School, Basildon
  • Lubbins Park Community Primary School, Canvey Island
  • Merrylands Primary School, Laindon
  • Mill House Infant School, Basildon
  • Milton Hall Primary School, Westcliff on Sea
  • Montgomerie Primary School, Benfleet
  • Oakfield Primary School, Wickford
  • Our Lady of Ransom Primary School, Rayleigh
  • Phoenix Primary School, Laindon
  • Plumberow Primary Academy, Hockley
  • Porters Grange Primary School, Southend
  • Prince Avenue Academy, Westcliff
  • Quilters County Infants School, Billericay
  • Rayleigh Primary School, Rayleigh
  • Richmond Avenue Primary School, Shoeburyness
  • Riverside Primary School, Hullbridge
  • Runwell Community Primary School, Wickford
  • South Benfleet Primary School, Benfleet
  • South Green Infant School, South Green
  • St George's Catholic Primary School, Shoeburyness
  • St Helen's Catholic Primary School, Westcliff
  • St John's School, Billericay
  • St Josephs Primary School, Canvey Island
  • St Katherines Primary, Canvey Island
  • St Margaret's C of E Primary School, Bowers Gifford
  • St Mary's Prittlewell C of E Primary  School, Prittlewell
  • St Michael’s CofE Preparatory School, Leigh
  • St Nicholas C of E Primary School, Rayleigh
  • St Peters Catholic Primary School, Billericay
  • Stambridge Primary School, Stambridge
  • Stock Primary School, Stock
  • Sunnymede Infant School, Billericay
  • Temple Sutton Primary School, Southend
  • Thorpe Greenways Infant School, Southend
  • Thorpe Hall School, Thorpe Bay
  • Thorpedene Primary School, Shoeburyness
  • Thundersley Primary School, Thundersley
  • Vange Primary School, Vange
  • Waterman Primary School, Rochford
  • Westborough Primary School, Westcliff
  • Westerings Primary Academy, Hawkwell
  • Westwood Academy, Hadleigh
  • Wickford C of E Infant School, Wickford
  • Wickford Infant School, Wickford
  • William Read Primary, Canvey Island
  • Woodham Ley Primary School, Benfleet
  • Wyburns County Primary Schools, Rayleigh