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The School Day

  • Class doors open for pupil entry 8:40am

  • Class doors shut for start of the school day 8:50am

  • Infant lunchtime 11:55am – 1:10pm

  • Junior lunchtime 12:10pm – 1:10pm

  • End of the school day – 3:30pm

School Weekly Total Hours:  33.20

Drop off and Pick up Arrangements

Morning drop off between 8.40am and 8.50am

  • External site entrances from Carr Lane, Bellfield and Ashgate are open

  • The staff car park is available for drop off, for the breakfast club only, until 8.30am

  • All children should enter the school building between 8.40am and 8.50am

  • External pupil access doors are locked at 8.50am – access doors are marked on the accompanying site plan

  • Late arrivals must enter and sign in via the main school office

  • Parents/carers are not allowed to enter any part of the school building apart from the main office area

  • Parents should not engage teachers in discussions – parents can communicate via email, telephone or ClassDojo App. All urgent messages to be communicated to the office

  • To ensure site security, parents must drop off and leave the school site promptly. They must not congregate on site or by the school gates

Afternoon Collection at 3.30pm

  • External site entrances from Carr Lane, Bellfield and Ashgate are open from 3.20pmngregate on site or by the school gates

  • The staff carpark is closed

  • Pupils leave from their designated exits at 3.30pm

  • Infant children (EYFS, Years 1 and 2) are visually handed over to the designated adult. If we do not recognise the person responsible for collecting your child, we will check.  We do not want to offend anyone, but safety has to be our top priority

  • Children in EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2 must be picked up by an adult (ie. over 16 years of age)

  • Children in Years 3,4,5 and 6 are not visually handed over. They are dismissed from school.  They should come back to the school office if they have any problems with being picked up

  • To ensure site security, parents must drop off and leave the school site promptly. They must not congregate on site or by the school gates

Collection from after school clubs at 4.30pm

  • Only the pedestrian site entrance from Carr Lane is open

  • The staff car park is available for picking up from the Out Of School Club only after 4.40pm

  • Parents and carers must collect their child from the entrance/ exit associated with each club

  • Club managers are responsible for visually handing over children at the end of a club

  • Children in EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2 must be collected by and adult (ie. Over 16 years of age)

‘Well-Planned Curriculum: Curriculum leaders have developed knowledge organisers to identify key knowledge, skills, and vocabulary, which are shared with families and pupils.’

‘Governance and Safeguarding: Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with consistent training and comprehensive incident logging.’

‘Support for Early Career Teachers: An emotional literacy support assistant has been employed to enhance the special educational needs and disabilities team, providing valuable support to parents and pupils.’

‘Well-Planned Curriculum: The school has redesigned its curriculum to build on existing knowledge, with all teachers responsible for specific areas.’

‘Student Responsibility and Community Engagement: Pupils also engage in community activities, like making Christmas food hampers and starting a road safety campaign.’

‘Wider Development Opportunities: The school promotes pupils’ wider development through opportunities beyond the curriculum, such as links with a school in Uganda, debates, sustainability awareness, and diverse role models.’

‘Effective Phonics Teaching: Reading books match the taught sounds, and additional support is provided for pupils needing extra help.’

‘Enthusiastic Curriculum Leaders: Curriculum leaders have clear visions for their subjects, with PE and mathematics leaders investing in schemes to support teachers.’

‘Happy and Safe Environment: Pupils feel happy and safe at school, working cooperatively and responding well to teachers’ instructions. They perceive the behavior policy as fair and report that bullying is rare.’

‘Effective Phonics Teaching: The phonics leader ensures consistent teaching of phonics across the school.’

Ofsted quotes:

‘Student Responsibility and Community Engagement: The school offers numerous lunchtime and after-school clubs, fostering interests in sports and creative arts.’

‘Enthusiastic Curriculum Leaders: Pupils, including those with special needs, benefit from scaffolded tasks and appropriately pitched work.’

‘Student Responsibility and Community Engagement: Year 6 pupils are given responsibilities, such as being ‘dinner buddies’ and leading celebration assemblies.’

‘Effective Phonics Teaching: The school is considering a new phonics program to maintain high-quality teaching.’

‘Support for Early Career Teachers: The school supports early career teachers with training from subject leaders.’

‘Governance and Safeguarding: Governors have a strong understanding of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement, effectively supporting and challenging the school leadership.’