The number of teaching hours per week including Religious Education and excluding assembly and breaks are:
Key Stage 1: 21.40 hours
Key Stage 2: 23.50 hours
From September 2024 the basic school day for all children from Reception to Year 6 will run from 8:45 am until 3:15 pm, 6.5 hours per day and 32.5 hours per week
These hours conform to government requirements.
Nursery
The basic timings each day for Nursery are:
Nursery opens: 8:45 am
Morning session: 8:45 am to 11:45 am
Lunch sitting: 12:00 noon
Afternoon session: 11:45 am to 3:15 pm
Nursery closes: 3:15 pm
You can find out much more about what happens during the nursery sessions by looking at the Early Years Foundation Stage learning page.
![Photograph of pupils at Bayford School](https://bayford.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/eyfs-a-4-1024x683.jpg)
![Photograph of pupils at Bayford School](/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/school-day-3.jpg)
Reception
The basic timings for reception children from September 2024 are:
Reception opens: 8:45 am (Register taken)
Morning session: 8:45 am to 11:45 am
Lunch sitting: 12:00 noon
Afternoon session: 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Reception closes: 3:15 pm
You can find out much more about what happens during the morning and afternoon sessions by looking at the Early Years Foundation Stage learning page.
Class 1
The basic timings for Class 1 children from September 2024 are:
Class 1 opens: 8:45 am (Register taken)
Morning session: 8:45 am to 12:00 noon
Lunch sitting: 12:00 noon
Afternoon session: 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Class 1 closes: 3:15 pm
You can find out much more about what happens during the morning and afternoon sessions by looking at the Class 1 learning page.
![Photograph of pupils at Bayford School](/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/school-day-1.jpg)
![Photograph of pupils at Bayford School](/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/school-day-2.jpg)
Class 2 & Class 3
The basic timings for Class 1 and Class 2 children from September 2024 are:
Class opens: 8:45 am (Register taken)
Morning session: 8:45 am to 12:30 pm
Lunch sitting: 12:30 pm
Afternoon session: 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Class closes: 3:15 pm
You can find out much more about what happens during the morning and afternoon sessions by looking at the Class 2 learning page, or by looking at the Class 3 learning page.
This page was last updated on 27th April 2024