School Day 

Main school times:

• Breakfast Club starts at 7.45am (paid) and 8.15 (free)

Morning

• Front gate opens at 8.39am
• Rear gate opens at 8.39am
• Preschool gate opens at 8.45am
• School starts at 8.40am, the children come straight into class. This is followed by morning registration
• Gates close at 8.50am. Children then need to enter through the main front door.
• Registers close at 9am

Afternoon

• Front gate opens at 3.10pm
• Rear gate opens at 3.12pm
• Preschool gate opens at 3.15pm
• School finishes at 3.15pm - official end of the school day
• After School Club at XTND meets at 3.15pm
• After School Club at XTND closes at 5.45pm

Total = 32.5 hours per week

The start and end times provided show the duration of the compulsory school day. From September 2023, the DfE set the expectation that schools provide a minimum school week of 32.5 hours. Windwhistle are meeting this requirement.

The 32.5 hour minimum expectation includes the time in each day from the official start of the school day (i.e. morning registration) to the official end to the compulsory school day (i.e. official home time). The 32.5 hour minimum includes breaks and lunch times as well as teaching time and any extra-curricular activities that all pupils are expected to attend. It does not include optional before or after school provision. 

Preschool times:

• 8.40am - 11.40am
• 12.20pm - 3.20pm

If your child is entitled to 30 hours of preschool then there will be a charge of £3.00 to cover staffing for the lunch period. Alternatively, you may pick up your child at the end of the morning sessions and return them for the afternoon session.