- School commences at 8.50 a.m. and finishes at 3.20 p.m.
- Children may come into the school in the mornings any time between 8:40am and 8:50am.
- The lunch break is from 12 noon until 12.45 p.m.
- There is a 15 minute break in the morning and again in the afternoon.
- The duration of our school week is 32.5 hours.
- The school year runs from September to July and is 6 terms.
Term 1
- INSET : Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September 2024
- Starts : Wednesday 4th September 2024
- Ends : Friday 25th October 2024
- Holiday : Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November 2024
Term 2
- Starts : Monday 4th November 2024
- Ends : Thursday 19th December 2024
- INSETÂ : Friday 20th December 2024
- Holiday : Monday 23rd December – Friday 3rd January 2025
Term 3
- Starts : Monday 6th January 2025
- Ends : Friday 14th February 2025
- Holiday : Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February 2025
Term 4
- Starts : Monday 24th February 2025
- Ends : Friday 4th April 2025
- Holiday : Monday 7th April– Monday 21st April 2025
Term 5
- Starts : Tuesday 22nd April 2025
- Bank Holiday : Monday 5th May 2025
- Ends : Friday 23rd May 2025
- Holiday : Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May 2025
Term 6
- Starts : Monday 2nd June 2025
- Ends : Friday 18th July 2025
- INSET : Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July 2025
INSET DAYS
- 2nd and 3rd September 2024
- 20th  December 2024
- 21st and 22nd July 2025
Breakfast Club
Breakfast club is open daily at 7.45 a.m. The cost is £4.50 per child per morning. Please pay for this on School Money in advance so that we know who is going to attend and can ensure there is enough food ready. Please note that food will not be served after 8.20 a.m.
Wrap Around Club
Breakfast club is open daily from 3:20pm until 6pm. The cost is £4.00 per child until 4:15pm or £15:00 from 3:20 - 6pm. A snack and drink will be provided. Please pay for this on School Money in advance so that we know who is going to attend and can ensure there is enough food and activities.
After School Clubs 2024-24 (Terms 1 & 2)
Clubs are listed with the maximum numbers accepted for each club in brackets, which year groups can participate and which member of staff will be running the club.
After School Clubs (Maximum numbers in brackets)
Day | Club | Years | Staff |
Monday | Gardening (20) | Potter, Nightingale, Darwin, Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Mr Digby and Mrs Patridge |
Monday | Sewing Club (10) | Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Mrs Cackett and Mrs Baxter |
Tuesday | Gymnastics (16) | Potter, Nightingale, Darwin, Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Run externally
Charged separately |
Tuesday | Arts and crafts (15) | Potter, Nightingale, Darwin, Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Mrs Haynes
|
Tuesday | Football KS2 (20) | Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Mr Digby |
Tuesday | Construction Club (12) | Potter, Nightingale, Darwin | Mrs Player |
Wednesday | Animation Club (12) | Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Mrs Dodson |
Wednesday | Nature Club (10) £5 per session – Please pay on School Money | Potter, Nightingale, Darwin, Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Ms Abel and Mrs Digby
|
Wednesday | Young Voices Choir (35) | Darwin, Pankhurst, Shakespeare, Churchill | Mrs Norman, Mrs Brinsley and Mrs Crossley |
Thursday | KS1 Football (20) | Potter Nightingale Darwin |
Mr Digby |
Thursday | Fitness Club (20) | Potter Nightingale Darwin Pankhurst Shakespeare Holmes Churchill |
Mr Digby |
After school clubs will begin Monday 16th September and will run until Thursday 12th December. Each school run club will end at 4.15 pm. If your child is signed up for a sports club and they are not already in PE kit, they will need to bring a suitable change of clothes for their club.
The charge for school run clubs per child, per club will be £44 payable in advance.
Forest School Club will be charged at £5 per session.
Tennis Club will be charged at £5 per session and begins on 1st May 2024.
Payments must be made on SchoolMoney.
Please note clubs will be offered on a first come first served basis. All clubs are open to girls and boys. All slips to be returned to the school office ASAP. Children will only be added to the club list when payment has been received via SchoolMoney.
Please ensure prompt collection at the end of all clubs. If children are consistently late being collected then their place will be given to the next person on the waiting list.
Yours sincerely,
J Patridge - Extended Schools Co-ordinator.
Term 1
- INSET : Friday 1st September 2023
- Starts : Monday 4th September 2023
- Ends : Friday 20th October 2023
- Holiday : Monday 23rd October 2023 – Friday 27th October 2023
Term 2
- INSET: Monday 30th October 2023
- Starts : Tuesday 31st October 2023
- Ends : Friday 15th December 2023
- Holiday : Monday 18th December 2023 – Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Term 3
- INSET : Tuesday 2nd January 2024
- Starts : Wednesday 3rd January 2024
- Ends : Friday 9th February 2024
- Holiday : Monday 12th February 2024 – Friday 16th February 2024
Term 4
- Starts : Monday 19th February 2024
- Ends : Thursday 28th March 2024
- Holiday  : Friday 29th March 2024– Friday 12th April 2024
Term 5
- Starts : Monday 15th April 2024
- Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2024
- Ends : Friday 24th May 2024
- Holiday : Monday 27th May 2024 – Friday 31st May 2024
Term 6
- Starts : Monday 3th June 2024
- INSET : Monday 22nd and 23rd July 2024
- Ends : Friday 19th July 2024
INSET DAYS
- 1st September 2023
- 30th October 2023
- 2nd January 2024
- 22nd July 2024
- 23rd July 2024