The School Day

At Roughwood Primary school we have designed the school day to maximise learning time and to prioritise key elements of the curriculum.

Chestnuts to Year 6
Start time: 8:50 am (Doors Open at 8:45am)
Children are marked as Late from 8:55am
Finish Time: 3:00pm

Acorns & Little Acorns
Morning Sessions:
Start time: 8:45 am
Finish Time: 11:45 am

Afternoon Sessions:
Start time: 12:15 pm
Finish Time: 3:15 pm

30 Hour Sessions
Start time: 8:45 am
Finish Time: 3:15 pm
*For 30 Hour codes there will be a charge for lunchtime cover as this is outside the 30 Hours.

KS1 Daily Structure
8:50 Morning Maths Challenge
9:00 Phonics
9:30 Guided Reading
10:00 Literacy
10:45 Break
11:00 Maths
11:50 Lunch
12:45 Reading
13:00 Afternoon Session 1
13:50 Afternoon Session 2
14:45 Teacher Read

KS2 Daily Structure
8:50 Morning Maths Challenge
9:00 Guided Reading
9:30 Spelling
9:45 Literacy
10:45 Break
11:00 Maths
12:00 Lunch
12:55 Reading
13:10 Afternoon Session 1
14:00 Afternoon Session 2
14:50 Teacher Read

Foundation Stage 2 Daily Structure
8:50 Morning Task
9:00 Phonics
9:30 Free Flow
11:00 Literacy
11:30 Lunch
12:20 Handwriting
12:35 Maths
13:00 Free Flow
14:15 Topic
14:45 Teacher Read

Foundation Stage 1 & 2-Year-Olds Daily Structure
AM Sessions
8:45 Task & Welcome
9:00 Phonics
9:30 Free Flow
11:00 Maths
11:30 Teacher Read

PM Sessions
12:15 Task & Welcome
12:30 Phonics
13:00 Free Flow
14:30 Maths
15:00 Teacher Read

Collecting Children
Children Aged 7 and above can be collected by a familiar person aged 14 and above.
Children Aged between 4 and 7 years old can be collected by a familiar person aged 16 and above.
Children under 4 must be collected by a familiar person over the age of 18.

Please see our Attendance and Punctuality Policy on our Policies Page. There is also more information about Attendance on our Attendance Page.