School times and teaching time
Phase | Morning | Afternoon |
Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery) | 8:45 am to 11:45 am | 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Foundation Stage 2 (Reception) | 8:45 am to 11:30 am | 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Years 1 and 2 | 8:45 am to 12:00 pm | 12:50 pm to 3:30 pm |
Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 8:45 am to 12:00 pm | 12:50 pm to 3:30 pm |
*Pupils access to classrooms from 8:40 everyday
Phase | Teaching time | Total time |
Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery) | 15 hours am/ 15 hours pm | 30 hours 45 minutes |
Foundation Stage 2 (Reception) | 28 hours and 20 minutes | 33 hours and 45 minutes |
Years 1 and 2 | ||
Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
*By September 2023 at the latest, all state-funded, mainstream schools will be expected to provide a compulsory school week of at least 32.5 hours.
The school operates a Breakfast Club on the site which opens at 7:45am each morning. Places need to be booked via the school office. This includes a wide range of breakfast from fruits, cereals and toast,
A morning break of 15 minutes takes place between 10:30am - 10:45am for Year 1-3 and 10:45am - 11:00am for Year 4-6 each day. Playtimes are overseen by staff members and involve a wide range of outdoor activities. For pupils in FS2, a flexible approach to break times is implemented with many aspects of the learning being carried out via 'play'.
Pupils in FS1, FS2, Years 1 and 2 are provided with a piece of fruit on a daily basis. This is part of a government scheme.
Pupils in Key Stage 2 are encouraged to bring a piece of fruit or a healthy snack from home to eat during the morning break.
The main gates at the front of school open at 8:40am as will the main doors in to the classrooms. Pupils do not need to arrive any earlier than this unless they are attending Breakfast Club.
Although we welcome regular contact with our parents, we do hope to encourage independence from our pupils. With this in mind we do encourage parents to bring the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children to the class door and leave them to enter independently. A member of staff on duty will always be in the class to greet them. Key Stage 2 children should be able to come onto the school grounds unaccompanied. Our cloakrooms are very busy and we do aim to reduce congestion at the beginning and end of the day.
At the end of the school day, the teaching staff will be at the external classroom door to see children off and will be available to speak with parents.