The School Day

School Organisation

All classes are of mixed ability and are arranged chronologically.

Age Group                                        Number of Pupils

Busy Bees                                         32 max in one teaching class

Reception                                         60    In two teaching classes

Y1       (5+ years)                              54     In two teaching classes

Y2       (6+ years)                              60     In two teaching classes

Y3       (7+ years)                              60     In two teaching classes

Y4      (8+ years)                               60     In two teaching classes

Y5      (9+ years)                               61     In two teaching classes

Y6      (10+ years)                             51     In two teaching classes

Start of the day

Doors open each day at 8:45am for main school. Busy Bees Preschool opens at 8:50am.

All pupils in Busy Bees, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 must be brought to school by an adult.

End of the Day

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils should be collected at 3:25pm each day.

Year 3 and Year 4 should be collected at 3.30pm each day.

Year 5 and 6 pupils should be collected at 3.15pm each day.

Please collect your child promptly at the end of the session from the classroom and let us know if someone else will be meeting your child.

Children in Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 must be collected by an adult.

Children will not be handed over to any person under 16 years of age.

Compulsory Times

Registration for all years groups starts at 8.55am. Gates are locked at 9am. Pupils must be in school by 9am, otherwise they will be marked as late. If your child is late for school please take them to the main entrance where you will need to report to the office staff who will then mark them late in the register.

By law we are required to record lateness in the register and report this to the Education Welfare Officer who regularly inspects the registers.  Lateness that is deemed to be avoidable is recorded as an unauthorised absence.

Lunchtimes

Children attending school full-time may opt for one of the following lunchtime arrangements:

• A school meal everyday
• A packed lunch everyday

All children in Reception and Key Stage 1 are provided with a FREE school lunch.

Busy Bees:             11:45 start

Reception:            11.50am – 1pm

Year 1:                    12.00 – 1pm

Year 2:                    12.00- 1pm

Year 3:                    12.10- 1.10pm

Year 4:                    12.20- 1.20pm

Year 5:                    12:30-1:30pm

Year 6:                    12.30-1.30pm

School Dinners

The School Meals service (Provided by Hobbs) provides a two course meal which is cooked on the premises. Children are offered a choice of main course, vegetables and pudding and are encouraged and guided to choose a balanced meal. Children are encouraged to try new things but are never forced to eat anything they really dislike.

Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are all entitled to universal free school meals and do not need to pay for lunches.

Parents who receive a qualifying benefit can apply for Free School Meals for each child who is of statutory school age and is attending school both before and after the lunch time period.

Qualifying Benefits are:

•  Income Support
•  Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (not Contribution Based)
• Pension Credit
• Registered Asylum Seekers
• Child Tax Credits

Holidays

Requests for holidays will not normally be granted.

The law does not give any entitlement to parents to take their child on holiday during term time.

Requests will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.

Absences will not be authorised during May for Year 6 when SAT’s Assessments take place.

School work is not provided on these occasions.