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Years 4-8
Arrival at school: 8.10am – 8.30am
Pupils may arrive at school any time between 8.10am – 8.30am. Please note that there is no staff supervision of day pupils before 8.10am. Pupils may arrive at either the Main Reception car park (located at the top of Moons Hill), or at the lower entrance gravel car park. In the morning there is a teacher on duty from 8.20am.
Registration: 8.30am – 9.00am
By 8.30am, pupils should be at their form room. All pupils must register with their Form Tutor before the school day begins.
Registration will usually be followed by an assembly or mentoring. Form Tutors will tell pupils who their mentor is and where they need to go at the start of term. Mentors will help students choose small challenges to work on each week.
Any pupil arriving late (after 8.35am) must be dropped off at the Main Reception car park, as the pedestrian gate from the lower car park will be closed and locked after this time, when the supervising member of staff leaves the area. They must also sign-in at the front desk in Main Reception so that we can be certain of their safe arrival and can register their attendance.
Lessons and break times
Period 1 starts at 9.00am. There are 6 teaching periods a day, each one lasting about 55 minutes. Lower break time is between 9.55am – 10.15am. Lower lunch time is between 12.05pm – 1.00pm.
We have a two-week timetable; Week A and Week B. Friday of Week B is a Flexi Friday. Every Flexi Friday is different, and pupils usually study one topic or theme for the whole day. Flexi Fridays still begin and end with form time.
Registration: 4.00pm – 4.20pm
The final lesson of the day ends at 3.55pm. After this, all pupils must return to their form room to register with their Form Tutor before going home, or on to afterschool clubs.
Pick-up / clubs: 4.30pm
After form time, pupils will either make their way to the top or bottom car park for pick-up, or they will head to clubs. Afterschool clubs run from 4.30pm – 5.30pm Monday – Thursday each week. All day pupils staying for clubs must be picked up at 5.30pm.
On Mondays – Thursdays, Years 4-8 will be released from form time at 4.15pm. On Fridays, there is a staggered release following registration:
- Years 4, 5 & 6 – 4pm
- Years 7 & 8 – 4.10pm
Years 9-11
Arrival at school: 8.10am – 8.30am
Pupils may arrive at school any time between 8.10am – 8.30am. Please note that there is no staff supervision of day pupils before 8.10am. Pupils may arrive at either the Main Reception car park (located at the top of Moons Hill), or at the lower entrance gravel car park. In the morning there is a teacher on duty from 8.20am.
Registration: 8.30am – 9.00am
By 8.30am, pupils should be at their form room. All pupils must register with their Form Tutor before the school day begins.
Registration will usually be followed by an assembly or mentoring. Form Tutors will tell pupils who their mentor is and where they need to go at the start of term. Mentors will help students choose small challenges to work on each week.
Any pupil arriving late (after 8.35am) must be dropped off at the Main Reception car park, as the pedestrian gate from the lower car park will be closed and locked after this time, when the supervising member of staff leaves the area. They must also sign-in at the front desk in Main Reception so that we can be certain of their safe arrival and can register their attendance.
Lessons and break times
Period 1 starts at 9.00am. There are 6 teaching periods a day, each one lasting about 55 minutes. Senior break time is between 10.55am – 11.15am. Senior lunch time is between 1.00pm – 2.00pm.
We have a two-week timetable; Week A and Week B. Friday of Week B is a Flexi Friday. every Flexi Friday is different and pupils usually study one topic or theme for the whole day. Flexi Fridays still begin and end with your Form Tutor.
Registration: 4.00pm – 4.20pm
The final lesson of the day ends at 3.55pm. After this, all pupils must return to their form room to register with their Form Tutor before going home, to afterschool clubs or in to boarding.
Pick-up / clubs: 4.30pm
After form time, pupils will either make their way to the top or bottom car park for pick-up, or they will head to clubs. Afterschool clubs run from 4.30pm – 5.30pm Monday – Thursday each week. All day pupils staying for clubs must be picked up at 5.30pm.
On Mondays – Thursdays, Years 9 and above will be released from form time at 4.20pm. On Fridays, there is a staggered release following registration:
- Year 9 & 10 – 4.15pm
- Year 11 & Sixth Form – 4.20pm
Sixth Form (Years 12-13)
Arrival at school: 8.10am – 8.30am
Pupils may arrive at school any time between 8.10am – 8.30am. Sixth Formers who are not driving themselves should be dropped off either at Main Reception or lower car park. They should not be dropped-off via the Crosslanes driveway. Sixth Form drivers may park their vehicles in the Crosslanes car park.
Registration: 8.30am – 9.00am
By 8.30am, pupils should be at their Form room. All pupils must register with their Form Tutor before the school day begins.
Any pupil arriving late (after 8.35am) must be dropped off at the Main Reception car park, as the pedestrian gate from the lower car park will be closed and locked after this time.
If a Sixth Former is permitted to work at home during free periods, they must sign-in and out via Main Reception every time they arrive or leave site so that we can be certain of their safe arrival and can register their attendance.
Lessons and break times
Period 1 starts at 9.00am. There are 6 teaching periods a day, each one lasting about 55 minutes. Senior break time is between 10.55am – 11.15am. Senior lunch time is between 1.00pm – 2.00pm.
We have a two-week timetable; Week A and Week B. Friday of Week B is a Flexi Friday. Every Flexi Friday is different and pupils usually study one topic or theme for the whole day. Flexi Fridays still begin and end with your Form Tutor.
Registration: 4.00pm – 4.20pm
The final lesson of the day ends at 3.55pm. After this, all pupils must return to their Form room to register with their Form Tutor before going home, to afterschool clubs or in to boarding.
Pick-up / clubs: 4.30pm
After Form time, pupils will either make their way to the top or bottom car park for pick-up, or they will head to clubs. Afterschool clubs run from 4.30pm – 5.30pm Monday – Thursday each week. All day pupils staying for clubs must be picked up at 5.30pm.