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Burlish Park Primary School

  • School Day​​​​​​​

    Keeping children in school and on time helps them get the most from every day. Punctuality is extremely important to us.

    The School Day

    Nursery:

    30-hour places
    • 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
    • Doors open at 8:50 am
    15-hour places
    • 9:00 am to 12:00 pm or
    • 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
    • Doors open at 8:50 am

    Reception:

    • School day: 8:40 am to 3:10 pm
    • Lunch: 11.45 am
    • Afternoon registration: 12:40 pm
    • Total week: 32 hours 30 minutes

    Key Stage 1:

    • School day: 8:40 am to 3:10 pm
    • Lunch: 12.00 pm
    • Afternoon registration: 12:50 pm
    • Total week: 32 hours 30 minutes

    Key stage 2:

    • School day: 8:40 am to 3:15 pm
    • Lunch: 12:25 pm
    • Afternoon registration: 1.15 pm
    • Total week: 32 hours 55 minutes

     

    Drop-Off Arrangements

    Start of the school day

    Nursery

    • Drop-off at 8:50 am
    • Meet staff outside the Nursery classroom (on the quiet area at the front of the school).

    Reception to Year 6

    • Drop-off at 8:40 am
    • There is a member of staff on duty in the Early Years Outdoor area and the KS1 classroom doors to welcome your child from 8.40am.
    • There is also a member of staff on the Year 3/4 door and the Year 5/6 door from 8.40am every morning

    Pupils should not arrive too early as no responsibility can be accepted for children who arrive before 8.40am (unless they attend our breakfast club).

    If your child is late for school, please bring them to the main entrance where you will be able to sign them in. 

    Collection Arrangements

    End of the school day

    Nursery

    • Collection at 3:00 pm
    • Meet staff outside the Nursery classroom (on the quiet area at the front of the school).

    Reception

    • Collection at 3:10 pm
    • Early Years outdoor area

    Years 1 and 2

    • Collection at 3:10 pm
    • Classroom doors

    Years 3 and 4

    • Collection at 3:15 pm
    • Children in Year 3 will be escorted down the stairs by a member of staff and will be dismissed to their parents at the gate located by the school office.  
    • Children in Year 4 will be dismissed by a member of staff on the main Key Stage 2 playground exiting through the playground gate.

    Years 5 and 6

    • Collection at 3:15 pm
    • Children in Years 5 and 6 are allowed to walk home from school without their parents only if a consent form has been completed.
    • If your child is not walking home unaccompanied, a member of staff will dismiss them to the gate of the quiet area.

     

    Important Information

    Children under 8 should be accompanied to and from school by a responsible adult.

    If someone different is collecting your child, please let the school know in advance.

    Parking

    If you collect your child by car at 3.15 pm and wait in Coniston Crescent, we would ask that you kindly avoid parking in front of the school gate and show consideration to our local residents.  The police make occasional visits to ensure motorists do not park illegally or obstruct the area. Parking in our school car park is not permitted.

    PE Days

    • Monday: Nursery, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
    • Tuesday: Year 1, Year 2, Year 5
    • Wednesday: Reception, Year 3, Year 5
    • Thursday: Year 6
    • Friday: Nursery, Year 1, Year 4, Year 6

    Forest School Days 

    • Monday – Year 1 
    • Tuesday – Nursery 
    • Wednesday – Reception 
    • Thursday – Nursery and Reception