Each school day at Alston Lane Catholic Primary School is 6 hours 35 minutes long. With fix-it time, this is extended to 6 hours 45 minutes, making the school week 33 hours and 45 minutes in total.
8.45am Children enter school for 'morning work'
8.55am Registration begins
LESSONS
10.30am Break time
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11.50am Infant lunchtime begins
11.55am Junior lunchtime starts
12.55pm Junior lunchtime ends
1.00pm Infant lunchtime ends
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2.30pm Break time (except Friday)
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3.30pm School closes
Lessons in School
At Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Key Stage 1 classes begin the day with structured phonics sessions, whilst Key Stage 2 classes engage in high quality guided reading with the teacher.
English and mathematics lessons typically take place during morning sessions.
Key Stage 1 begin the afternoon session with guided reading followed by topic work and learning in other subjects.
Key Stage 2 afternoons include a combination of different subjects.
Religious Education in our Catholic school is taught for 10% of curriculum time. This equates to approximately 2 hours per week in the infants and 2.5 hours in the juniors.