Our School Day
8:40am | Gates Open |
8:45am | Registration |
8:50am | Learning Begins |
8:55am | Gates close, any child arriving after this time is classed as late |
11:55 | Lunchtime begins (all children have 50 minutes for lunch, this is staggered) |
12:55-1pm | Learning resumes |
3:20pm | End of the school day |
3:30pm | Supervision ends |
School Opening Hours
Following the recent release of the Department for Education’s White Paper. The White Paper sets an expectation that all state-funded mainstream schools will deliver a minimum length of school week of 32 hours and 30 minutes from September 2023 at the latest.
Woodchurch CE Primary School Opening Hours:
8:50 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. = 6 hours 30 minutes per day
Weekly total time of 32 hours and 30 minutes
The gates will open at 8:45 a.m. each morning for children to arrive on site.
At the end of the school day, gates will be unlocked at 3:20 p.m.
The 32.5 hour minimum expectation includes the time in each day from the official start of the school day (morning registration) to the official end to the compulsory school day. The 32.5 hour minimum includes breaks and lunch times as well as teaching time. It does not include optional before or after school provision
