WE KNOW the start of the new school year was several weeks ago and our popular First Day At School features were in our September editions, and online at countypress.co.uk.

But when we received this lovely bunch of first day at school pictures from parents of children at Carisbrooke CE Primary School recently, we felt we had to share them with you.

Scroll through our gallery of pictures above to see them all...

The start of the new school year is always a source of great excitement and a milestone for both children and parents — whether they are starting at a new school or moving up a year.

These children are settling into school and some may feature in our First Class feature, which will be in next week’s issue.