To give children a calm and enjoyable start to the school day, the main gates will open 10 minutes before the school bell rings.

The main school gates open at 8.45am. A member of the senior leadership team and other staff will be there to greet the children and speak to parents. Before this time, parents must supervise their children on the school grounds.

The school bell will ring at 8.55am to mark the start of the compulsory school day, and registration will begin. At this time, the main gates will close. Any children who arrive after 8.55am must enter through the main office door and sign in at reception.

The school bell will ring at 1.15pm to mark the start of the afternoon session, which will begin with registration.

The school bell will ring at 3.15pm to mark the end of the compulsory school day. Each class will be dismissed from a designated outside door, and parents are asked to collect their children from these points. This also gives parents the chance to speak to class teachers.

Collection points at 3.15pm

• Reception: KS1 toilet door onto the EYFS yard
• Year 1: ramp to the Reception and Year 1 classrooms
• Year 2: main hall door
• Year 3: hall door onto the alleyway
• Year 4: main school yard, via the double door
• Year 5: main school yard, via the ramp
• Year 6: main school yard, via the double door

Children in upper KS2 are allowed to walk home on their own with parental permission.

Nursery

Nursery hours are different from the main school hours. Nursery enter and leave from the Nursery doors that are at the front of the school.

Morning Session

• Nursery door open 8.45am
• collection by 11.45am for children doing mornings only.

Afternoon Session

• Finishes at 3.15pm
• Nursery doors open from 3.00pm

For more information on school hours and attendance, please click on the link below for the Attendance Policy.

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