Introduction to School Life
Our children are placed into year groups according to their age. Our classes are currently organised into Nursery, Reception and six year groups, from Year 1 to Year 6. There are 2 / 3 classes in each year group.
Please go to the curriculum section (School Life) on the website to view curriculum maps for each year group.
Nursery - Catherine Kasper Building
Breakfast club is not available for Nursery children.
If you are running late, please sign in at the Catherine Kasper Office.
| Full Day | 9.00am to 3.00pm Drop off: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent Pick up: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent |
| Morning Session | 8.30am to 11.30am Drop off: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent Pick up: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent |
| Morning Session with lunch | 8.30am to 12.30pm Drop off: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent Pick up: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent |
| Afternoon Session | 12.30pm to 3.30pm Drop off: Catherine Kasper building via the Convent Pick up: Early Years playground via the main playground |
Reception & Year 1 - Catherine Kasper Building
If you are running late, please sign in at the Catherine Kasper Office.
| 7.50am | Breakfast Club opens |
| 8.30am | Children to enter the school at Early Years playground (access via the main playground) |
| 8.50am | Registration for all children |
| 11.30am – 12.30pm | Reception Lunchtime |
| 11.45am - 12.45pm | Year 1 Lunchtime |
| 1.45pm to 2.00pm | Year 1 Breaktime |
| 3.15pm | End of the school day - children will be dismissed from the Early Years playground (access via the main playground) |
Year 2 & Year 3 - Pope Francis Building
If you are running late, please sign in at the Front Office.
| 7.50am | Breakfast Club opens |
| 8.30am | Main doors open for children to enter - children will walk directly to their classrooms via the Pope Francis Hall doors |
| 8.50am | Registration for all children |
| 10.45am to 11.00am | Y2 Breaktime |
| 11.00am to 11.15am | Y3 Breaktime |
| 11.45am to 12.45pm | Y2 Lunchtime |
| 12.45pm to 1.45pm | Y3 Lunchtime |
| 1.45pm to 2.00pm | Y2 Breaktime |
| 3.00pm | Main doors open |
| 3.15pm | End of the school day - children to be dismissed from the small playground. Parents to wait behind the fence |
Year 4 to Year 6 - John Paul Building
​If you are running late, please sign in at the Front Office.
| 7.50am | Breakfast Club opens |
| 8.30am | Main doors open for children to enter - children will walk directly to their classroom |
| 8.50am | Registration for all children |
| 11.00am to 11.15am | Breaktime |
| 12.45pm to 1.45pm | Lunchtime |
| 3.00pm | Main doors open |
| 3.15pm | End of the school day - children to be dismissed from the small playground. Parents to wait behind the fence |
School breaktime/lunchtime
There is a 15 minute break in the morning. Children in Early Years, Year 1 and Year 2 have access to a fruit/vegetable snack. KS2 pupils are encouraged to eat fruit/vegetable sticks for their morning snack, which may be brought from home. All children will get a free school dinner if they wish. Alternatively, Children may bring a healthy packed lunch. Fizzy drinks, any type of nut product and sweets are not allowed in school. Lunch times are fully supervised.
Mobile Phones
Children are not allowed to bring mobile phones into school except those in Years 5 or 6 who are travelling to and from school independently. The mobile phones will have to be handed to their teacher at the start of the day for safekeeping until the end of the school day. Please ensure that your child does not use the phone before or after school on school grounds.
​Personal Effects
Parents are advised that valuable items such electronic games, ipods, jewellery etc. should not be brought into school. Children should not bring toys, games etc. into school unless they have been given authorisation by their teacher. The governing body accepts no responsibility for the loss or damage of such items.