Dropping off and collecting children

Drop-Off at School

EYFS The school gates for children in EYFS (Reception) are open from 8:50 - 9:00am. After this, the gates will be locked, and your child will need to be brought to the main office.

KS1 The school gates for KS1 (Year 1 and Year 2) are open from 8:40 - 8:50am on a morning. After 8:50am the gates will be locked, and your child will need to be brought to the main office.

KS2 The school gates for KS2 (Years 3 to 6) are open from 8:40 - 8:50am on a morning. After 8:50am the gates will be locked, and your child will need to be brought to the main office.

Collection from School

EYFS The school gate will be open for parents to enter and collect their children from the EYFS outside play area at 3.20pm. Parents should wait in the small playground opposite the EYFS outside play area.

KS1 The school gates for KS1 (Year 1 and Year 2) will open at 3:10pm. Parents should enter through the gate and make their way to the KS1 playground to collect their children.

KS2 The school gates for KS2 (Years 3 to 6) will open at 3:10pm. Parents should enter the school playground from the top gates, collect their children from the playground and then exit via the gates on the bottom playground.

Year 5 and 6 pupils for whom we have received the correct consent will be allowed to walk home alone. Please see Walking Home Alone Guidance for more information.

We understand that some parents have children to drop off and collect from both KS1 and KS2 entrances, your children will remain with their class teachers until you have collected other siblings

If you need to use a car to get your child to and from school...

• We request that all car users park away from school and walk to collect their child(ren).
• Parents should not worry if they are a couple of minutes late (unless it’s every day). Staff will not send children out of school. Children who are not collected are taken to the main office and parents are contacted.
• The crossing (that doesn’t have great markings) at the KS2 end of the school is the best place for KS2 pupils to cross The Green to get to and from school.
• The yellow lines (single and double) are our SAFETY ZONE to give pupils and parents clear sight when crossing the road.
• Please do not treat it as a space where you can park because no-one else has.
• Our neighbours get extremely frustrated when people park across their driveways or “chew up” the verges in front of their houses.
• Our voluntary one way system has been reviewed and is still the best way to operate. Please follow it.

If you'd like to cycle to school

We are more than happy for children to come to school on their bikes/scooters, which can be left at school.

Should children wish to leave their bike/scooter at school they are welcome to leave them round by the Fun Factory entrance, in the small, gated area. This area will be locked during the day. If you wish to secure them further they can be to padlocked to the inner fence. We kindly ask for them to be removed each day and not left overnight.

We take no responsibility for any bikes/scooters left at school.

If pupils are scooting/cycling to/from school, we would strongly recommend that they wear a helmet.