At St Lawrence CE Primary School our total week amounts to 32.5 hours in a typical week. This is in line with the government’s green paper outlining a minimum number of hours that a school should operate.
Our school day starts at 8:45am (the compulsory start time), although we ask you to arrive just before so we can get off to a prompt start. If you’re new to our school, you should take time to read our Parking & our Safe School Zone information. Full details of our school day can be read below.
Arrival and Lateness
The gate is opened for pupils at 8:35am. Pupils head straight to class where their day of learning begins. The gate closes at 8:45am and pupils arriving after this time need to enter via the school office. Children arriving after 9am will be marked as late.
If children are late and the playground gate is locked, please use the front entrance and report to the school office.
If pupils are absent and school has had no notification by 9:30am,
a member of staff will telephone parents/carers to ensure the pupil’s safety. If we have no message and cannot make contact with home, we reserve the right to pay a home visit to carry out a welfare check.
End of day arrangements
Our school day finishes at 3:15pm (our compulsory finish time for all pupils). The gates open at 3:10pm for parents to come on to the playground and we ask that you wait patiently near your child’s class door. Children will be dismissed once we see a known adult. It is important that you notify us of any change to the adult collecting your child so that we do not delay collection having to make a call home to validate the adult.