The School Day

Reception: School commences at 8:45am and finishes at 3:15pm
KS1 (Year 1 & 2): School commences at 8:45am and finishes at 3:15pm
KS2 (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6): School commences at 8:45am and finishes at 3:20pm

Nursery AM: commences at 8:35am and finishes 11:35am (15 hours per week)

GATE OPENING / CLOSING TIMES

Morning – open 8:35am and close 8:45am 
Afternoon – open 3:10pm and close 3:30pm

Children have a soft arrival in the morning. They may come into class from 8.35am and need to be in the space ready to learn at 8.45am.  

If your child/children arrives at school after 8:45am, but before 9:15am, they will be marked late in the register. If your child arrives after the times stated, they will be marked absent for the morning session.

The doors close promptly at the start of the school day. We request that Parents/Carers do not enter the classroom once lessons have started as this interrupts teaching and learning.

Late Arrival

If you find the doors and gates are closed to your child’s class you will need to enter the school through the main office access from Fellowes Road / Rushy Meadow Lane.

You must accompany your child to the school office, where you will be required to sign-in and give a reason stating why your child is late for school.

Parents are responsible for ensuring their child arrives on time for school and that they are collected on time when school finishes. If you realise you will be late either arriving at school or collecting your child from school, please contact the office on 020 8669 7588 and a message will be passed to the class teacher.

Children in Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 must be accompanied by an adult (over 16) to the classroom door. Please ensure you say a prompt goodbye, enabling your child to come into school swiftly.

Parents must supervise children in Key Stage 2 until they enter from the external school gate. We recommend that parents of Year 3 and 4 children watch them to the internal KS2 gate. All KS2 parents are expected to say goodbye at the internal school gate. 

If you are collecting your child and are unavoidably delayed, please telephone the academy, on 020 8669 7588, so that your child does not have to suffer undue anxiety.

Children, who have not been collected after school, wait with their class teacher until they are taken to the Office. Parents/Carers who collect their child/children from the office will need to sign children out and give a reason stating why they have collected their child /children late.

Children who are collected over 10 minutes late may be taken to after school club. Please note that this will incur a fee.