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Term Dates & Times
The School Day
School is open for pupils from 8.45am-3.15pm (32.5hrs per week). The official school start time is 8.45am, registers close 8.55am. Children should be in school, ready to learn, for 8.45am at the latest. The school day ends at 3.15pm for all classes.
Term Dates
Please note that the school will open and close at the usual times for all term sessions as detailed in your child’s planner – for clarification: the school day begins at 08.45 each morning and ends at 15.15 each afternoon.
All schools are closed to pupils for five teacher training days in the year. Staff training dates may be subject to change, subject to any new requirements or regulations which may be issued by the DfE or local education authority. You will be given as much notice as possible of any changes to the training days.
Schools are regularly audited to ensure that they are following government guidelines and policies. Schools are not permitted to authorise any requests for leave of absence in term time unless it is for exceptional circumstances. The following reasons are NOT valid:
Information about the term dates for all City of York maintained schools can be found on the City of York Council website.