To safely get all of our 450 children into school we need to return to our system of staggered entry times and different entry points.
Social distancing needs to be maintained as you deliver and collect your children from the school and adults need to wear face coverings.
Please use common sense and help prevent any build up of a crowd. Although the school is open all other restrictions remain in force. Do not use the school run as a chance to meet up with others. Do not hang around after collecting your children but return home straight away. Doing this will greatly reduce the chance of any transmission which will put the continued operation of your child's class at risk.
Years R, 1 & 2 - Entry and exit at the Service Yard (2nd gateway on Worrall Drive).
Arrive between 8:40 and 9am.
There is no benefit to being first in - we need to have a steady flow of arrivals across the twenty minutes. Please do not arrive before 8:40. Children will be saying goodbye at the gate.
EYFS/KS1 Collection Times
At the Service Yard door (please enter and queue to the left hand side within the yard)
Dove Class 2:50pm; Wren Class 2:55pm
Kingfisher 3pm; Wagtail 3:05pm
Goldfinch 3:10pm; Starling 3:15pm
Please do not enter the service yard before your child's time otherwise you will need to rejoin the end the queue.
KS2 Timings
Children in Years 3 to 6 can choose to enter and leave from either the pedestrian gate in the drop off layby on Hall Road or the pedestrian gate by the school office entrance in Worrall Drive.
We expect that the same gate would be used at the end of the day but if this will be different then please contact us to inform us.
Teachers will simply ask the children which gate they came in through and then take them there at the end of the day to dismiss.
If children are going home independently then we will need you to complete this consent form.
All children can enter between 8:40 and 9am. Please do not arrive before 8:40 as this could create crowding.
Collection is at 3pm for Year 6; 3:05pm for Year 5; 3:10pm for Year 4 and 3:15pm for Year 3.
The drop off layby in Hall road is available for cars to drop off in the morning and then pick up children at the end of the day. Space is very limited! Do not try to enter if already full - instead, drive by and return a short while later. Hall Road must be kept clear otherwise people start doing crazy things!
At the end of the day we will operate a taxi rank system. Only enter the drop off layby at your allotted time and remain in the car as you progress to the front of the queue. Your child's teacher will then release your child when they see you - do not arrive early as you will block the system and you will then need to go around and join the back of the queue again.
Siblings - this is complicated! Everyone can be dropped at the same time but appreciate you potentially have different collection times. Please contact the office if you need to collect the whole family together - this must be at the earliest time slot. We can only arrange this for siblings in school and not for other relatives, friends or neighbours. If your child needs to be collected by someone other than you then they will need to collect them at the set time even if this is different to the time and place of their child.
Transport. Please try to find alternatives to using cars. There is limited space for parking and walking, cycling or scootering is better for health.
If you have to come in the car then....
Try parking further away (eg Wouldham rec) and walk the last bit.
Treat Worrall Drive as a one-way circuit - accessing it from Keepers Cottage Lane so that you only park on the left hand side of the road facing the roundabout - this will stop any need for dangerous U turns outside school.
Do not stop on zig zag markings or turn in the school gateways. This is very dangerous and we must avoid any vehicle versus child incidents!