The school day 

8:30 - School gate opens

8:45 - Children enter school - registration taken

9:00 - First session starts

10:15 - Morning break

10:30 - Second session starts

11:20 - Third session starts

12:00 - Lunch 

12:45 - Afternoon registration/Assembly 

1:00 - Fourth session starts

2:00 - Fifth session starts 

3:00 - Reading 

3:15 - End of the school day 

 

1 x day = 6 hours 30 minutes

1 x week = 32 hours 30 minutes 

 

'In March 2022, the Government introduced a non-statutory expectation of a 32.5 hour minimum core school week by September 2023. In July 2023 the deadline to meet this expectation was deferred to September 2024 at the latest, in recognition of the pressures facing schools.' 

DfE, Length of the school day, July 2023