Government guidelines (from September 2023) state that all children (from years 1-6) must be at school a minimum of 32.5 hours per week (6.5 hours per day) irrespective of break and lunch time length. Therefore, from September 2022 we have lengthened the school day by 15 minutes for each year group, with the exception of nursery and reception. Please see how this will work for your child, by looking at the table below:
Class | Start time | Lunchtime | End time |
FS1 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 11:30-12:45pm | 3:00pm |
FS2 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 11:30-12:15pm | 3:00pm |
Year 1 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 11:45-12:30pm | 3:15pm |
Year 2 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 11:55-12:40pm | 3:15pm |
Year 3 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 12:05-12:50pm | 3:15pm |
Year 4 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 12:10-12:55pm | 3:15pm |
Year 5 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 12:15-1:00pm | 3:15pm |
Year 6 | 8:40am-8:45am (staggered start) 8:45am- start of day | 12:15-1:00pm | 3:15pm |