Our School Day
The school day starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm (totalling 32.5 hours in a typical week). Please make sure your child is at school for the start of the school day.
Morning playtimes
At 9.50am, children from Y1 to Y6 have a short ‘brain break’ and a quick burst of exercise when we have our daily ‘Wake Up, Shake Up!’ session. Later in the morning, all children have a break from 10.45am – 11.00am.
Reception children have break times which are quite flexible. Towards the end of the school year, they join children in Key Stage 1 to have breaks at set times.
Lunch
Lunch starts at 12 noon and ends at 1.00pm. During this time, lunch is served at different times. Children have plenty of time to relax and play, too.
Afternoon playtimes
Younger children have an afternoon playtime.
Drop-off and collection
At the beginning and end of the school day, parents are encouraged into the playground. This helps to build up a close relationship between home and school – we want to have good links with all parents. If normal arrangements have to be altered (eg you are delayed or another person is collecting your child), please let us know. This avoids any confusion or upset.
Getting to school
Travel to school in an active way! A happy and healthy start and end to the day is to walk, bike or scoot. There are other benefits, too: walking, cycling or scooting also improves the safety of pedestrians and road-users, and it respects nearby residents and parking regulations. Bikes or scooters can be stored safely at school. If you do need to drive, please do park and stride to avoid congestion around the school gates. Our preferred park and stride site is Marks and Spencer car park with 200 free places (two hour limit).
Read the Living Streets Route Audit carried out by Living Streets and our Junior Leadership Team to identify barriers to active journeys to school. Check out the Living Streets.