Our school day

Jesus said, ‘I am the Good Shepherd… I know my sheep and my sheep know me.’ John 10.14

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
Photograph of pupils at Bayford School

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
Photograph of pupils at Bayford School

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