Our School Day and After School Provision
Start of the day
At Portway, we are committed to raising standards in achievement, attendance and punctuality.
Each morning, the school gates open at 8:30am. Children make their way into school, where they will enter into their classrooms independently – ensuring that they are in class by 8:40 am, when teachers will take the daily morning register. Children not in their classrooms by 8:40am are marked as late on the register.
At Portway, alongside our primary provision, we have both a nursery provision, and Portway Pre School, for our 2 year old children. The start times, end times and arrival/departure location are described on the table below.
Breaks and lunch times
Morning Break
Reception – Year 2: 09.45am – 10.00am
Years 3 – 6: 10.30am – 10.45am
Lunchtimes
Reception – Year 2: 11.45am – 12.30pm
Years 3 – 6: 13.00pm – 13.45pm
Afternoon Break
Reception – Year 2: 13.30pm – 13.45pm
End of the day
The school day ends at the following times:
Reception – Year 3: 3:10pm
Years 4 – 6: 3.20pm
We ask that all families arrive promptly to collect their children, and wait outside the main gate in Stratford Road until it is opened at 3:10pm. We ask that a parent/carer/older sibling collect all children other than those in years 5 and 6, who we do allow to leave unaccompanied.
Children who have not been collected by 3:20pm/3.30pm will be taken to the school office, and their families will be contacted.
Nursery
In our nursery, children are registered for a morning session, an afternoon session or an all day session. These run as follows:
Morning session: 8.30 – 11.30am
Afternoon session: 12:10 – 3:10pm
All day session: 8:30am – 3:10pm
Drop off and collection are as per the locations in the table above.
Pre School
In our Pre-School, children are registered for either a morning or an afternoon session. These run as follows:
Morning session: 8.30 – 11.30am
Afternoon session: 12:30 – 3:30pm
We have a limited number of spaces available for full-time places from 8.30am until 3.30pm.
Drop off and collection are as per the locations in the table above.
Wrap Around Care and Extra Curricular Clubs
Each term the school has an extensive range of extra curricular clubs. Please contact the school office to sign your child up today!