Our School Day

RECEPTION, KEY STAGE 1 & KEY STAGE 2

The school day starts at 8.45am am and finishes at 3.15pm.  A rolling start will begin at 8.40am each morning and gates close at 8.45am.

Break time:

10.40 – 10.55am (Key Stage 1&2)

Lunchtimes:

Reception Classes: 11.30am – 12.30pm

Key Stage 1 & 2: 12.00pm - 1.00pm

The Trust’s catering company will provide a school lunch for all pupils which is funded through the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) grant. Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) provides funding for all government funded schools to offer free school meals to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

ASSEMBLIES / COLLECTIVE WORSHIP

These takes place throughout the week as a whole school and within each class. They include times of stories, prayers, songs, hymns, discussions and visitors. On Friday we will hold our weekly Alder Grove Celebration Assembly.

NURSERY

15 hour placements:

Pupils will attend Nursery either for the morning session: 8.30am - 11.30am or for the afternoon session 12.30pm – 3.30pm

30 hour placements:

Pupils will attend for both the morning and afternoon session.

Lunchtimes: 11.30am -12.30pm

Children will eat their pack lunch or can order a hot meal (additional cost) in the main hall under the supervision of the nursery staff and our lunchtime controllers.

Parents and carers of children who have been allocated a place for 30 hours per week will be offered the following options:

• Full Use of the 30-Hour Entitlement (Including Lunch Hour): Children may attend from the beginning of the school day (8.30am until 2:30 pm), with no additional charges for childcare during this period. Please note that while the lunch hour is included within the 30-hour entitlement, parents/carers will be required to pay for a school-provided hot lunch if selected. Alternatively, packed lunches may be sent from home at no additional cost.
• Option to Purchase an Additional Hour: Parents/carers may choose to extend their child’s day to align with the dismissal time of pupils attending the 15-hour provision and the wider school. This additional hour is available for purchase and is arranged on a term-by-term basis. Once chosen, this arrangement must remain in place for the entire term and cannot be altered mid-term.

Parents/carers wishing to amend their child’s attendance pattern for the following term must notify the school via email before the start of the new term. If no communication is received, it will be assumed that the current arrangement will continue. Charges will apply for any additional hours requested, regardless of changes made to the funded hours. The cost of the additional hour is £6 each day.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROVISION

There is a Breakfast Club and After School Club available for Alder Grove CE Primary School for pupils from the age of 3 years old. This is run in house by the school.  

Please see separate page on website for more details. 

For more information, please email: wraparoundcare@aldergrove.wokingham.sch.uk