School Day
Currently we operate a system of staggered starts, breaks and finish times, in order to provide a calm and more orderly start and end to the school day. When your child joins our school, you will be informed of the start and finish time of their class.
All children have at least a 6.5 hour school day – equating to 32.5 hours per week. As a Church of England Aided School, we very much count the time of worship as an essential part of the school day.
| Start | Finish | Hours per day | Hours per week | |
|
Breakfast Club (optional) |
7.30am | 9.00am | ||
| Nursery (am) | 9.00am | 12.00pm | 3 | 15 |
| * Children who wish to do full days in Nursery are cared for by the Nursery Team during the lunch period. | ||||
| Nursery (pm) | 12.30pm | 3.30pm | 3 | 15 |
| Reception | 9.00am | 3.30pm | 6.5 | 32.5 |
| Year 1 | 8.50am | 3.20am | 6.5 | 32.5 |
| Year 2 | 8.50am | 3.25pm | 6hrs 35mins | 32hrs 55mins |
| Year 3 | 8.50am | 3.25pm | 6hrs 35mins | 32hrs 55mins |
| Year 4 | 8.50am | 3.25pm | 6hrs 35mins |
32hrs 55mins |
| Year 5 | 8.45am | 3.20pm | 6hrs 35mins |
32hrs 55mins |
| Year 6 | 8.45am | 3.20pm | 6hrs 35mins |
32hrs 55mins |
St Mary’s fulfils the guidance for a 32.5 hours per school week for pupils
For many pupils, their school day does not have to end at the scheduled time. The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities.