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Term Dates & Useful Info

Term Dates 2023 - 2024

Term 1
Monday 4th September – Friday 20th October
Staff Development Day – Friday 1st September

Term 2
Monday 30th October – Friday 15th December

Term 3
Wednesday 3rd January – Friday 9th February
Staff Development Day – Tuesday 2nd January

Term 4
Monday 19th February – Thursday 28th March

Term 5
Monday 15th April – Thursday 23rd May
Bank Holiday – Monday 6th May
Staff Development Day – Friday 24th May

Term 6
Monday 3rd June – Friday 19th July
Staff Development Days – Monday 22nd July and Tuesday 23rd July

Term Dates 2022 - 2023

The governors have agreed the term dates for the next academic year and they will be as follows:

Term 1
Monday 5th September – Friday 21st October

Staff Development Days – Thursday 1st September and Friday 2nd September

Term 2
Monday 31st October – Friday 16th December

Term 3
Tuesday 3rd January – Friday 10th February

Term 4
Monday 20th February – Friday 31st March

Term 5
Monday 17th April – Thursday 25th May

Bank Holiday – Monday 1st May 

Bank Holiday – Monday 8th May

Staff Development Day – Friday 26th May

Term 6
Monday 5th June – Wednesday 19th July

Staff Development Days – Thursday 20th July, Friday 21st July

School Hours

SCHOOL HOURS – these are our usual school hours.

Weekly: 32.5 hours

Classes R 
9.00am – 3.05pm (gates open at 8.45am)

Classes 1 and 2
9.00am – 3.10pm (gates open at 8.45am)

Classes 3, 4, 5 and 6
9.00am – 3.15pm (gates open at 8.45am)

School begins at 9.00am and the children are able to go into their classrooms from 8:45am each day. They enter by the small gate next to the office. 

The school day, for Classes R ends at 3:05pm and for Classes 1 and 2 at 3.10pm. The children are collected from the playground. 

The school day for Classes 3, 4, 5 and 6 ends at 3.15pm, and they are collected from the playground.

The gates are opened at 3:00pm each afternoon. For safeguarding reasons, please let us know if your child is to go home with a different adult. 

Other Collection Information

 

ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

Please ensure that if your child arrives after registration or is taken out during the school day that he/she is signed in or out of school. This information is required to safeguard the children generally and particularly in the event of a fire or an emergency. The files are located in the school office.

  • one is for late arrivals, if your child arrives at school after registration or during the school day.
  • one is for departures during the day, if for any reason your child needs to leave school prior to the end of the day.

MEDICAL & DENTAL APPOINTMENTS

Although we appreciate, that this is sometimes unavoidable, please, where possible, try to make appointments outside of school hours and during holidays, especially for routine check-ups.

PARKING

Parents are able to park in Church Road or the Mountbatten Hall car park at the beginning and end of the school day.

Any parents who feel that they may be entitled to transport for their child to get to school should make enquiries to the Area Education Office.