Length of the School Day for Reception – Year 6 children
School doors open | 8:40am |
Official Start of School Day | 8:50 am |
End of School day | 3:20pm |
Total Official Hours in School day | 6.5 hrs |
Total hours In School Week | 32.5hrs |
Length of School day for Nursery Children
Children in Nursery are offered a morning or afternoon session
Morning Session | 8:30am – 11:30am | 3hrs per day
| 15 hrs per week |
Afternoon Session | 12:30pm – 3:30pm | 3 hrs per day | 15 hrs per week |
Children in reception - Y6
The school day starts at 8.50am. Teachers are on the playground from 8.40am and will begin to take the children inside school. Your child is late if they arrive to school after 8.50am. If they are late please ensure they enter the school by the school office. This ensures that they are given a late mark, are registered as being present and their dinner arrangement recorded. It is essential that we accurately record your child is safe in school and avoids any upset when we make a telephone call to say your child is not in school.
For further information about attendance and lateness please see our Attendance Matters section
School finishes at 3.20pm. Please be prompt to collect your child as it can be distressing for a child to be collected late. Your child's teacher will remain on the playground until 3.30pm after this your child will be collected from the school downstairs hall. Persistent lateness to collect will be followed up in school with a meeting with a senior leader.
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 (e.g. another person is collecting your child) please let us know. This avoids any confusion or upset.
Morning playtimes
Children in Y1 and Y2, Y3 and Y4 have a morning break from 10.20 – 10.40;Y5 and Y6 children from 10.50 – 11.10.
Lunch
Reception Class: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Y1, 2, 3, 4: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Y5 and Y6: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
We request that home dinner children do not return to school before 1.00 p.m if in Y1, 2, 3, 4 or 1:30pm if in Y5 and Y6. However, please ensure that they are not late.
Bad Weather - Snow
Our intention is to keep the school open whenever we can, even when the weather is bad. However, there may be times when the school has to close to ensure the safety of its pupils and staff.
There is a snowline set up by BBC RADIO LEICESTER and we would encourage you to listen out for school closures in the event of heavy snow.
In the event of any unexpected closure, the main parental contact will receive a message if registered on ParentApps.
Getting to school
To get to and from school, walking is definitely the best option! There are lots of benefits: it’s healthier than travelling by car, it improves the safety of pedestrians and road-users, and it respects nearby residents and parking regulations. If you do need to travel by car, please park wisely. Please do not park on our yellow zig-zag lines.
A prompt start helps your child to learn. Your child could lose days of their education if they are regularly late. Please get them up and get them here on time and ready to learn.