School Day

Doors/gates open - 8.20am

School starts - 8.30am

School ends - 3.00pm

Extra-curricular clubs end - 4.00pm

The compulsory week is 32.5 hours - 8.30am to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday during term time.

Collection of children at the end of the school day

Children should be collected promptly at the end of the school day.

For reasons of safety, staff will only hand your child over children to parents/carers or another authorised person. Parents should complete and return the 'Persons authorised to collect form' detailing all those persons who have permission to collect the child on a regular basis. Paper copies of the form are available at the school office.

A copy of this form will be held in each class to ensure that only authorised persons take the child home.  Any other ad hoc changes to this will need to be communicated either via the child’s class teacher or by a telephone call to the school office before 2.30pm, a password will be required for ad hoc changes/collections. If the school hasn’t received any notification and an unauthorised person arrives to pick up the child, we will not release them until the school has spoken directly to the parents/carer.

Procedure in the event of a school closure

Information regarding closure of Willow Grove and the subsequent re-opening of the school will be placed on the school and the local authority websites, on social media and an email will be sent out to parents/carers. These sites are regularly monitored by the media, and any closures are then broadcast on local radio stations.

Please do NOT telephone the school to ask if it is open, but instead check the website and local media.