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 children will enter into their classrooms independently.
Children should all be in their classrooms by 8:45am, when teachers will take the daily register. Children not in their classrooms by 8:55am are marked as late on the register.
There are separate arrangements for children enrolled at our nursery, which are described below.
Morning Break:
Reception- Year 3: 10.00am-10.15am
Years 4-6: 10.30am-10.45am
Lunchtimes:
Reception- Year 3: 11.45pm-12.30pm
Years 4-6: 12.45pm- 13.30pm
End of the day
The school day ends at the following times:
Reception- Year 3: 3:00pm
Years 4-6: 3.10pm
We ask that all families arrive promptly to collect their children, and wait outside the main gate until it is opened at 3:00pm. 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 3:10pm/3.20pm will be taken to the school office, and their families will be contacted.
Nursery:
In our nursery, children are registered for either a morning or an afternoon session. These run as follows:
Morning session: 8.30 – 11.30am
Drop off: Stratford Road Entrance
Collection: Park Road Entrance
Afternoon session: 12:30 – 3:30pm
Drop off: Park Road Entrance
Collection: Park Road Entrance
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.
Please note our Pre-School uses its own separate entrance which can be located on Park Road.
At Portway, we are committed to raising standards in achievement, attendance and punctuality. Should any child not be able to attend school, a parent or carer is required to contact the school office by 9:00am.
The reason for non-attendance needs to be given, as well as likely return date to school.
In the case of any child not in school for registration at 9:00am, his/her parents/carer will be contacted by phone by our school Attendance Officer.
This page was last reviewed in September 2022.