The office is open 8.15am to 4:00 pm every day.
| 7:45am……………… | Breakfast Club opens |
| 8:45am……………… | School gates open |
| 8:50am……………… | Classrooms open |
| 9:00am……………… | Registers are closed |
| 10:40am……………. | Breaktime |
| 12:00pm……………. | Lunchtime |
| 3:10pm……………… | School gates open for parents/ carers. |
| 3:15pm……………… | School ends |
| 3:15pm – 5.30pm… | Kites Afterschool Club |
We believe that we are stronger together, with all of our pupils in school, on time, everyday. We are aiming to provide a limitless education for your child through active, meaningful and engaging opportunities. By attending school everyday, we believe we can achieve this success. We expect our pupils to attend school every day, unless they are really not well enough to, or there is another very good reason for their absence which is agreed by the academy.
We believe children who attend regularly are more likely to feel settled in school, maintain friendships, keep up with their learning and gain the greatest benefit from their education. Attending on time every day also helps pupils form good habits which can stay with them throughout their education and on into the workplace. Please review our schools Attendance Policy.
Please contact the school office before 8:30am to notify us of any absence or if a pupil will be arriving late (perhaps due to dental/medical appointment).
Sickness. No pupil should be sent to school if they are clearly ill or infectious. If a pupil comes into contact with certain infectious diseases, the family doctor will advise about exclusion from the school. If a pupil is absent due to diarrhoea or has been sick multiple times, they must remain absent for 48 hours following the final episode.
If you are considering taking your child/ren out of school during term time you will need to complete an Absence in Term Time Request Form APA Absence Request Form Sept 2026 and send it in 4 weeks prior to the absence. Forms are available from the school office.
We close the main school gate at 9am. The official time for the start to the school day is 8:50am. We expect all families to arrive before 8:50am. Those that arrive after the Register has closed at 9am will need to enter via the officeand sign in as late.
There is no legal duty which requires school staff to administer medication; this is a voluntary role (The Department for Education and Employment, 1996). Parents are encouraged to ask their doctor to prescribe medication in dose frequencies such that it can be taken out of school hours. If this is not possible then the medication must be brought into school in a container labelled with the child’s name, the name and dose of the medicine, the frequency of administration and, if necessary, an appropriate spoon. A Medication Administration Request Form must be completed and signed by a parent/ carer. Forms are available from the school office.
If your child suffers from asthma please ensure there is an inhaler (named) in school at all times, remember to ask your doctor for an extra prescription. The inhalers are kept in each classroom and parents are asked to check regularly that there is sufficient medication in the inhaler and that it is in date.
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children are entitled to free school lunches and will have to choose a meal from a menu as supplied by Innovate Catering (Innovate – Primary Menu). Children in Year 3 to Year 6 may bring their own healthy packed lunch.
We ask that pupils only bring water into school. Ideally this is brought into school in a reliable water bottle. Sweetened drinks will be returned to parents and pupils will be offered water as a substitute.
Birthdays will be celebrated in school but please do not send in sweets/cakes, with food allergies this can become extremely difficult to manage. We make sure that children are made to feel special on their birthdays and, in addition, your child can wear their own choice of clothes (non-school uniform) to school on their birthday.
