Timing of the School Day

Procedures for entering the building in the morning

Nursery will continue to enter the building through the main entrance where staff will come out to collect children at 8:30am or 12:15pm.

Reception children will walk along the path and enter the Reception playground, when the morning bell rings at 8:40am staff will meet the children and take them into school.

Key stage 1 children (Years 1 and 2) will assemble on the playground, outside their classroom door when the morning bell rings at 8:40am, staff will meet the children and take them into school.

Key Stage 2 children (Years 3-6) will assemble on the MUGA in class lines, when the morning bell rings at 8:40am and staff will meet the children and take them into school.

Children in the KS1 and KS2 Resource Base will enter school at 8.40am from the ASC playground as usual. However, please note registers will close at 8.55am in line with the primary phase so all children will need to arrive at 8.40am prompt to have time to settle in to the day.

In wet weather the doors will be open from 8:40am and children will enter the building immediately using the same entrances as above.

Procedures for exiting the building in the afternoon

Nursery will continue to exit the building through the main entrance where staff will bring the children to meet parents at 11:30am or 3:15pm.

Reception children will exit the building from the Reception playground at 2:50pm; parents should walk along the path and wait in the reception playground.

Key Stage 1 children (Years 1 and 2) will continue to exit from classrooms at 2:50pm.

Year 3 children will continue to exit from the double doors between the infant classrooms at 2:50pm.

Year 4 children will exit from the end of the primary wing next to the SEN department at 2:50pm.

Year 5 and 6 children will exit from the other side of the building. Staff will bring them out and down the stairs onto the main plaza at the front of the school at 2:50pm. They can then meet parents or make their way home as usual. 

Children in the KS1 and KS2 Resource Base will exit at 2.50pm from the ASC playground as usual. 

Please collect younger siblings first and older children will wait with the class teacher until parents arrive. With parents/ carers permission children in years 5 and 6 can make their way to meet parents on the main playground if this is more appropriate. 

Can I please take this opportunity to remind all parents/ carers, that we do not allow dogs or smoking (including e-cigarettes) on the school premises so please can I ask you to refrain from bringing dogs or smoking, this includes the plaza at the front of the school. 

Please support these timings by discussing with children where you will stand on the playground at the end of the day as children feel most confident when they know where to find their parent/carer. Having a regular place to stand away from the door will support smaller children who are currently having difficulty finding parents. Please stand away from the doors to avoid crowding, staff will ensure that children see who is picking them up before dismissing them.