School Hours & Term Dates
Please note that children must be dropped off at the school gates and no adult should be onsite in the morning unless they are visiting the school office or have a prior arrangement with the school.
When collecting your child in the afternoon you are more than welcome onto the school site.
Monday-Thursday | Friday |
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8:40am - 3:30pm |
8:40am - 1:30pm |
Total hours per week - 32 hrs 35 mins
Gates open from 8.25am to 8.35am every day.
The gates and registers will close promptly at 8.35am. You are welcome to drop your child any time within the 10 minute period and to use whichever gate suits your needs.
At the end of the school day, all parents are welcome on site to collect children. Year 3 and 4 will be escorted to the lower school playground (Grange leisure side) by their class teacher for the first few weeks to ensure we reunite you safely with your child.
GATES:
Birchwood Road Gate
Grange Leisure Park Gate
Term Dates 2025-26
Detailed below are the term dates for the 2025-26 school year. Please book family trips and holidays outside of school time. If you book a holiday during school time or need to register an absence for any other reason, please complete an absence request form. Please be aware that you may be issued with a penalty notice of £60 per child, per parent, for time off taken during school time.
Terms | Term Dates | |
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Term 1 | 1st September - 22nd October 2025 | 35 days |
Term 2 | 3rd November - 19th December 2025 | 35 days |
Term 3 | 5th January - 13th February 2026 | 29 days |
Term 4 | 23rd February - 27th March 2026 | 25 days |
Term 5 | 13th April - 22nd May 2026 | 29 days |
Term 6 | 1st June - 22nd July 2026 | 37 days |
TOTAL | 190 days |
Teacher Training Days 2025-26
It should be noted that the school is closed to pupils for additional days during the academic year for staff training. In the 2025-26 academic year, teacher training days occur on the following dates:
- Monday 1st September 2025
- Tuesday 2nd September 2025
- Wednesday 22nd October 2025
- Monday 5th January 2026
- Monday 6th July 2026