Drop-off facility: 8:20am to 8:35am.
In order to further support families and to ease congestion, we offer a morning drop-off service. This is run by staff. Children from Reception upwards can make use of this facility.
Cars are allowed to enter our car park from 8:20 and pull-up in the designated ‘drop-off’ area. Once the car has stopped, a member of staff will open the door and allow your child to exit the car. Children in Y2 - Y6 then walk to the playground independently.
Any children in Reception or Y1 are met by a Y6 Drop-off Buddy and escorted to a waiting area just inside our Oaks Building. Those children will stay there, with a member of staff, until the classroom doors open and they will then be walked to their classrooms internally.
Once the child has exited the vehicle, parents must drive around the end of our car park and carefully drive out the school gates. (Please note that this area has a speed limit of 10 mph.)
Parents are allowed to use this service between the time of 8:20 and 8:35 only. There is no parking available for parents inside the car park. Please ensure that your child has all their belongings to hand and is ready to exit the vehicle immediately and independently.
We advise parents of Reception children to make use of this service once their child has been in school for a few weeks and they are more familiar with the routines around arriving at school.
Timings
The current timings of our school day are in line with the DfE statutory times of 32.5 hours per week.
The beginning of the day:
- 'Drop off' is open between 8:20am and 8:35am. This can be accessed in the car park.*
- Pedestrian school gates open at 8.25am and close promply at 8:40am.
- The playground is supervised from 8.20am each morning for those children who have used the ‘drop-off’ facility in the school’s car park. Children can not be left on the school premises before this time.
All children are required to be in their classes at 8:35am so that lessons can promptly begin.
During the day:
Nursery:
| Nursery - Morning Session | |
| Start | Finish |
| 8:35am | 11:35am |
| Nursery - Afternoon Session | |
| Start | Finish |
| 12:05pm | 3:05pm |
| Nursery - 30 Hours | |
| Start | Finish |
| 8:35am | 2:35pm |
| Nursery - Full Day Care | |
| Start | Finish |
| 8:35am | 3:05pm |
Reception, Key Stage 1 & 2:
| Reception and Key Stage 1 | |
| Start | Finish |
| 8:35am | 3:05pm |
| Key Stage 2 | |
| Start | Finish |
| 8:35am | 3:10pm |
The end of the day:
- The School must be made aware of which adults will be collecting their children.
- Children not collected by parents/carers at the end of the day will be charged for the supervision of their child, in accordance with the Non-collection of Children Policy. It is very important to collect your child on time as some children can become upset and distressed.
*Please remain in the car and wait for a member of staff to collect children*
When children are dismissed from school they are expected to leave the site and go straight home – unless, of course, they are involved in an after-school activity. Please phone ahead if you are likely to be late so we can then let your child know and save them from worrying unnecessarily. Persistent lateness at the end of the day makes children feel insecure and impacts on the smooth running of the school, so please try and avoid this at all costs. Any parents arriving after 3.20pm will need to collect their child from The Oaks Building (Afterschool Club) and will be charged for this extra care.