| Pre-Prep | |
| 8.40am | Registration in classrooms |
| 8.50-9.10am | Assembly/Class Time |
| 9.10am | Session 1 |
| 10.35-10.55am | Break |
| 10.55am | Session 2 |
| 11.50am-1.15pm | Lunch |
| 1.15pm | Registration and Session 3 |
| 2.30-2.40pm | Break |
| 2.40pm | Session 4 |
| 3.15pm | End of Day |
| Prep | |
| 8.40am | Registration in classrooms |
| 8.50-9.10am | Assembly/Class Time |
| 9.10-9.40am | Period 1 |
| 9.40-10.35am | Period 2 |
| 10.35-10.55am | Break |
| 10.55-11.50am | Period 3 |
| 11.50-12.20pm | Period 4 |
| 12.20-1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30pm | Registration |
| 1.30-2.30pm | Period 5 |
| 2.30-2.40pm | Break |
| 2.40-3.40pm | Period 6 |
| 3.40pm | End of Day |
| Senior Department | |
| 8.40-8.45am | Registration |
| 8.45-9.40am | Period 1 |
| 9.40-10.35am | Period 2 |
| 10.35-10.55am | Break |
| 10.55-11.50am | Period 3 |
| 11.50-12.45pm | Period 4 |
| 12.45-1.45pm | Lunch |
| 1.45-2.05pm | Form Time/Assembly |
| 2.05-3.00pm | Period 5 |
| 3.00-3.55pm | Period 6 |
Pupils can arrive from 7.30am (Breakfast Club is 7.30am-8.20am) and the Nursery is open until 3.00pm. They can then go into After School Care for supervised play until 5.30pm and have a light tea. Lunch is taken at 11.50am in the main school dining room. Part-time Nursery places are also available.
Junior pupils may arrive in school from 7.30am (Breakfast Club is 7.30am-8.20am) and the school day begins at 8.40am. For Reception and Years 1 & 2 the day ends at 3.15pm and Years 3 to 6 finish at 3.40pm. Lunch is taken in the dining room and extra-curricular activities are on offer during the lunch break as well as after school.
A Homework Club is available at the end of the school day until 5.30pm for Years 2 to 6 where they can read, play board games or complete their homework. Those in Reception and Year 1 can go to After School Care for supervised play until 5.30pm and a light tea.
The Senior school day runs from 8.40am to 3.55pm although pupils may arrive in school from 7.30am (Breakfast Club is 7.30am-8.20am). The day begins either with an assembly or Form Time followed by six 55 minute lessons. During the 20 morning break they can purchase snacks and lunch is taken in the dining room between 12.45 and 1.45pm. Extra-curricular activities take place at lunchtime and after school, while a supervised Homework Club in the library and ICT suite allows pupils to use these facilities until 5.30pm.
The Sixth Form can arrive in School from 7.30am and should attend registration at 8.40am. The Lower Sixth may leave School following their final afternoon timetabled lesson and the Upper Sixth are allowed to leave at 12.40pm if they are free. Sixth Form have the choice of taking school lunches or bringing their own food to consume in their Common Room or diner. The Sixth Form section of the library and the ICT facilities are available until 5.30pm.
| Pre-Prep | |
| 8.40am | Registration in classrooms |
| 8.50-9.10am | Assembly/Class Time |
| 9.10am | Session 1 |
| 10.35-10.55am | Break |
| 10.55am | Session 2 |
| 11.50am-1.15pm | Lunch |
| 1.15pm | Registration and Session 3 |
| 2.30-2.40pm | Break |
| 2.40pm | Session 4 |
| 3.15pm | End of Day |
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