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The School Day

Start and End Times of the School Day


The school gate is open from 8:30am to 8:40am for a soft start to the day. A member of the Senior Leadership Team will be on the gate to supervise.

School Day: 8:30am - 3:10pm

Registration: 8:40am

EYFS & KS1:
Play time - 10:10am - 10:30am   Lunchtime 12pm - 1:00pm

KS2:
Play time - 10:50am - 11:20am   Lunchtime 12:00pm -1:00pm

End of School Day:
The children will be dismissed from their classrooms at 3:10pm.

 The minimum expectation on the length of the school week is 32.5 hours for all mainstream, state-funded schools. This includes breaks and lunch times as well as teaching time and any extra-curricular activities that all pupils are expected to attend.  Our children attend school each week for 32.5 hours.