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School Times

For children in Reception and Years 1 - 6, our usual times are as follows:
Time
Activity
​08:30 - 08:45
Children collected from playground (In Autumn and Spring Terms, Reception children can be taken into school between 08:30 and 08:40)
​08.45
Registration (any child arriving after 08.45 will be marked 'late'. Children arriving after 9am will be marked as an unauthorised absence for the morning sessions as the registers close at this time.
08.50 - 09.05
Worship Time (On Tuesday, children in Years 3 - 6 have worship time at 10.15am)
11.45 - 12.45
​Lunch for EYFS/KS1 children 
12.45 - 13.45
​Lunch for KS2 children
​​15.15
​End of school day
This equates to a  total time of 33.75 hours in school each week, above the recommended 32.5

For children in Nursery, the sessions run as follows:

Morning:      08.30 - 11.30
Afternoon:   12.30 - 15.30


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Term and Holiday Dates

Please bear these in mind if you are booking any holidays as we do not authorise term time holidays unless there are exceptional circumstances.

The following dates apply to children in Reception and Years 1 – 3.  Nursery opening times at the beginning and end of term will be slightly different in order to accommodate home visits. Typically, Nursery will open at least one day later than the main school at the beginning of each term and will finish one day earlier.

Additionally, our Reception children will have a different schedule at the start of September due to our settling in and induction process - parents of new Reception children will be notified of their start dates separately.


2024-25

Term
Open on morning of:
Close at end of the afternoon on:
Autumn 1
Thursday 5th September 2024
Friday 25th October 2024 (at 3:15pm)
Autumn 2
Tuesday 5th November 2024
Friday 20th December 2024 (At 1:30pm)
Spring 1
Tuesday 7th January 2025
Friday 14th February 2025 (at 3:15pm)
Spring 2
Monday 24th February 2025
Friday 4th April 2025 (at 1:30pm)
Summer 1
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Friday 23rd May 2025 (at 3:15pm)
Summer 2
Monday 2nd June 2025
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 (at 1:30pm)
Our 5 INSET days will be
  • Tuesday 3rd September 2024
  • Wednesday 4th September 2024
  • Monday 4th November 2024
  • Monday 6th January 2025
  • Tuesday 22nd April 2025
 
In addition, school will be closed on Monday 21st April and Monday 5th May as Bank Holidays.

2025/26

Term
Open on morning of:
Close at end of the afternoon on:
Autumn 1
Friday 5th September 2025
Friday 24th October 2025 (at 3:15pm)
Autumn 2
Monday 3rd November 2025
Friday 19th December 2025 (At 1:30pm)
Spring 1
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Friday 13th February 2026 (at 3:15pm)
Spring 2
Monday 23rd February 2026
Friday 27th March 2026 (at 1:30pm)
Summer 1
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Friday 22nd May 2026 (at 3:15pm)
Summer 2
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Wednesday 22nd July 2026 (at 1:30pm)
Our 5 INSET days will be
  • Wednesday 3rd September 2025
  • Thursday 4th September 2025
  • Monday 5th January 2026
  • Monday 13th April 2026
  • Monday 1st June 2026
 
In addition, school will be closed on Monday 4th May due to the Bank Holiday.
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  • About Us
    • Headteacher's Welcome
    • Vision, Mission, Aims and Values
    • Nyandiwa - Our Kenyan Sister School >
      • Kenya Link Historic News Blog
    • News Blog
    • Nursery
    • Admissions and Appeals
    • Governing Body
    • Policies
    • Inspection Reports
    • Key Information
    • GDPR
    • Safeguarding Statement
    • British Values
    • Special Educational Needs and Disability
    • Staff Team
  • Parents
    • Attendance
    • Parent Handbooks
    • Uniform
    • Newsletters
    • School Meals
    • Breakfast Club
    • School Times and Holiday Dates
    • 11+ and Secondary School Admissions
    • Assessment in Year 2 and Year 6
    • Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
    • Easy Fundraising
    • Give us your feedback
  • Children
  • OUR CURRICULUM
  • Vacancies
  • Contact