Nursery

 Session times are as follows: 

Morning session – 8:30am to 11:30am

Doors open at 8:30am and close at 8:40am. Parents and carers are welcome into nursery every afternoon until 8:40am. 

Lunch Session – 11:45am to 12:15pm

Children are welcome to bring a packed lunch from home or parents can order a school cooked lunch. See charging policy for prices. 

Afternoon session – 12:15pm to 3:15pm

Doors open at 12:15pm and close at 12:25pm. Parents and carers are welcome into nursery every afternoon until 12:25pm. 

Nursery children have their own red entry gates at the bottom of Trinity Lane.

EYFS & Key Stage 1 Infant Site

Timings of the school day:

Reception, Y1 & Y2
8:50am -12pm	Gates open at 8.40am. We encourage you to bring your child at this time so they have time to settle themselves in school before the day starts promptly at 8.50am. Lunch times  Reception lunchtime starts at 12.00pm. Year 1 lunchtime starts at 12.15pm. Year 2 lunchtime starts at 12.00pm.
1.00pm - 3.20pm	The afternoon session for Reception pupils starts at 12.45pm. The afternoon session for Year 1 pupils starts at 1.15pm. The afternoon session for Year 2 pupils starts at 1.00pm.   Gates open at 3.15pm. School ends at 3.20pm

 

Infant pupils are in school for 32 hours and 30 minutes each week. This includes times for Collective Worship and breaks. These times are in line with recommendations from the DfE.

Children should enter and leave the school only by the main gate on Trinity Lane or via the iron gate on Coltsgate Hill. For safety reasons, they should not enter or leave through the car park gates. 

Organisation of Classes

Children are taught in mixed ability classes, as follows:

Year	Class Name	Class Name
Nursery	Spa
Reception	Skell
Year 1	Laver	Bishopton
Year 2	Wakeman	Hornblower

All of our Infant classes are named after places and things of interest in Ripon.

 

Key Stage 2 Junior Site

Timings of the school day:

        

8.55am -12pm	Gates open at 8.45am. We encourage you to bring your child at this time so they have time to settle themselves in school before the day starts promptly at 8.55am. Lunch times  Year 3 & 4 lunchtime starts at 12.00pm. Year 5 & 6  lunchtime starts at 12.15pm.
1.00pm - 3.30pm	The afternoon session for Year 3 & 4 pupils starts at 1.00pm. The afternoon session for Year 5 & 6 pupils starts at 1.15pm.   Gates open at 3.25pm. School ends at 3.30pm

The school bell rings at 8.55am so that children can be in class ready to begin the morning session promptly at 9.00am.

 

Junior pupils are in school for 32 hours and 55 minutes each week. This includes times for Collective Worship and breaks. These times are in line with recommendations from the DfE.

Children should only enter and leave the school by the gates at each end of the front playground. Year 5 and 6 pupils may walk home unsupervised with parental signed consent. Permission to Walk Home Yr 5 & 6

Children should not arrive before 8.45am as the school cannot take responsibility for children on the premises before this time.

Organisation of Classes

Year	Class Name	Class Name
Year 3	Esk	Nidd
Year 4	Aire	Swale
Year 5	Ribble	Wensley
Year 6	Litton	Wharfe

All of our Junior classes are named after Yorkshire Dales.

Children across all key stages are taught for the majority of the time by their class teacher. Across the week, they may also have some opportunities to benefit from working with other adults in school.