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School Day

In the morning, the gates open at 8.45 am. Children can enter via their classroom door. Doors shut at 8.55 am and the register closes at 9.00 am. The gates open slightly earlier at 8:30am for nursery children only.

Children are usually taught English and maths in the morning. There is a daily assembly for 15-minutes and a 15-minute playtime.

Children have an hour for lunch. This is staggered. 

  • Nursery and Reception (EYFS): 11.40 am to 12.40 pm
  • Year 1 and Year 2 (KS1): 12.00 to 1.00 pm
  • Year 3 and Year 4: 12.00 to 1.00 pm
  • Year 5 & Year 6: 12.20 to 1.20 pm

In the afternoon, children learn a range of subjects from the Lodge Farm curriculum.

The majority of the children have PE twice a week. On their PE days, children are expected to come to school wearing their PE kits. 

Year group

PE days

Reception

Thursday

Year 1

Monday and Friday

Year 2

Tuesday and Thursday

Year 3

Wednesday and Friday

Year 4

Monday and Tuesday

Year 5

Wednesday (Tuesdays swimming)

Year 6

Monday and Thursday

At the end of school, the gates open at 3.10pm. Parents/carers should go to their child's classroom door to pick them up. School finishes at 3.15 pm. Children will not be allowed to go home with other adults or by themselves, without prior arrangement. 

The afternoon session in Nursery finishes slightly later at 3.30pm.