The school day begins at 8:45am; classroom doors will be open from 8:40am. Whilst the doors are open until 8:50am, please ensure that children are arriving at school for 8:45am as they will be provided with morning learning activities to start the day during registration time. Children arriving late (after the doors have closed) should sign in at the main school office.

There is a 15-minute morning break for all children in school: Key Stage 1 are between 10:45 and 11:00am, Key Stage 2 between 11:00 and 11:15am. Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children will use the small playground, Key Stage 2 children will use the big playground and football cage. When the weather is dry, the field will also be available at the discretion of the adult(s) on duty.

Lunch breaks are staggered to ensure that all children get an appropriate amount of time to eat their dinner without queues for serving and to ensure that the dining area does not feel too crowded. Dinners are served from 11:45am to our Foundation Stage children through to 12:30pm for our Year 5/6 children with children also given time to play outside. Every child gets a 45-minute lunch break. In the event of inclement weather, school may have to implement an indoor break. However, we always try to keep children outside if we can – please ensure that children bring appropriate clothing (e.g. coats with hoods, scarves/gloves). An indoor break will not be used for cold weather or light rain; we use an indoor break for safety reasons or for heavy rain.

There is a daily act of collective worship at varying times through the week. Parents and carers have the right to remove their child from religious education or from the daily act of collective worship. They should first discuss this with the principal so that they can understand clearly how these areas are tackled in school. If they then wish to withdraw a child, this should be confirmed in writing.

In the majority of classes, the mornings will be taken up by the core subjects:

  • Phonics (Read Write Inc) or Guided Reading
  • Literacy
  • Maths

Other subjects will usually take place during the afternoons although class teachers will juggle the timetable to meet the needs of the children and the curriculum. If we deem it necessary, we will deliver core subjects in the afternoons and other subjects in the morning!

The school day finishes at 3:15pm. However, on most evenings, there are also after-school clubs until 4:15/4:30pm.