School Opening Hours
Overview of the Day
Our children all like to know the order of their day and once in school the staff all use a visual timetable which provides a super reference point for everyone.
For Year R, doors open at 8.30am and are closed promptly at 8:40am when the register is taken. For Year 1 and Year 2, doors open at 8.35am and close promptly at 8:45am when the register is taken.
If you arrive after 8:45am, please bring your child to the School Office (instead of their classroom) to complete their registration with our admin staff.
The school day finishes at 3:05pm for Year R and 3.10pm for Year 1 and Year 2 (a total of 32.5 hours a week).
Children will not be allowed to leave school unless the appropriate adult is there to collect them. It is imperative you contact our admin team if you are delayed and cannot meet your child. We will always take care of the children until you arrive - that phone call can save a lot of heartache and distress. If a child is going home with a different adult, please ensure that the class teacher is aware or you inform the admin team who will pass this information on.
The Office
If you have any queries, please report to the school office. The School Office is usually open between 8:30am and 4:00pm each school day. If you are helping in the school for example to hear reading in your child’s class, please ensure that you have signed in at the school office and been issued with the appropriate visitor badge. For security reasons and for the safeguarding of the children, this is essential.
Play Times
All the KS1 children have a playtime mid-morning and mid-afternoon. These outdoor sessions are supervised by members of staff.
Year R have their own dedicated outside learning garden which they access throughout the day and which is also supervised by members of the Early Years staff team. This is also accessed at lunchtimes.
Lunch Times
School lunches are cooked on site in the junior school kitchen by an external catering company, Pabulum. All children of infant school age are entitled to a school meal free of charge - this is known as a Universal Free School Meal.
Year R children go to lunch first at 11:30am and can choose on a day-to-day basis whether to have a packed lunch or school lunch. Year 1 go to lunch at 12:00pm and when they have finished eating, they can go outside to play. Year 2 go out to play at 12:00pm and then come in to eat their lunch at 12:30pm. Once they have finished, they return to the playground before commencing their afternoon session at 1:00pm.
Each class throughout the school has a dedicated lunch time supervisor who remains with them throughout the lunch hour.