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Drop-off

Parents of children in Nursery and Reception may bring their children into school. However, parents of older children are required to drop off their children at the main school gates or at the gates off the parent car park where they will be received by a member of staff.

The gates of the school are supervised from 8:30 and classrooms are open from 8:40. Children arriving at school before 8.30am will not be supervised. Lessons begin at 8.55am for Reception, Key Stage 1 and 2. Morning Nursery sessions begin at 8:30 and afternoon Nursery sessions begin at 12:30. We ask all parents to be punctual and support the school by allowing a prompt start to the day.

Late Arrivals

Any child arriving after 8.55am will need to enter school from the front entrance as the security gates will be locked. Such children will be marked absent and their parents should sign them in using a ‘Late Arrival Slip’.

Wet Weather

In the event of rain, Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 children should be directed straight to their classes. Years 3 to 6 should be directed to the hall where they will wait in their class line.

Getting to School

We recommend that you and your child walk to and from school. There are many benefits to walking; it is healthier than travelling by car, it improves the safety of pedestrians and road-users and it respects nearby residents and parking regulations.

Cycling to School

Children should not bring bicycles to school without the Headteacher’s permission. Children in Reception to Year 5 are only permitted to cycle to school if accompanied by an adult.

Parking and Safety

If you do need to travel by car, please consider pupil safety when driving in the parent car park. Please show consideration of others when parking your car, both to other parents and the school’s neighbours. Please do not park in the spaces allocated for disabled users, in front of the emergency access gates or in resident parking bays.

Parents are not permitted entry into the staff car park. When dropping off or collecting your child from extra-curricular clubs, please use the allocated parent car park.

Collection

We ask parents not to enter the school site until 3:25pm as this can be a distraction to the children and upsetting for younger pupils. Likewise, Nursery parents are asked to enter the site no earlier than 5 minutes before the end of sessions.

Please note: No dogs, except guide dogs, are permitted on the school grounds.