School Opening Hours
School Opening Hours
The times of the start of the school day for all children at Alston are:
8:35 - Start of the day activities
8:45 - Registration
8:55 - Lessons begin
| Year Group | Morning Session | Afternoon Session |
| Nursery | 8:30 - 11:30am | 12:30 - 3:30pm |
| Year Group | Morning Break | Lunch Time | Finish |
| Reception | 10:15 - 10:30am | 11:30am - 12:30pm | 3:15pm |
| Year 1 | 10:15 - 10:30am | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 3:15pm |
| Year 2 | 10:30 - 10:45am | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 3:15pm |
| Year 3 | 10:50 - 11:05am | 12:30pm - 1:30pm | 3:15pm |
| Year 4 | 10:50 - 11:05am | 12:30pm - 1:30pm | 3:15pm |
| Year 5 | 11:10 - 11:25am | 12:45pm - 1:45pm | 3:15pm |
| Year 6 | 11:10 - 11:25am | 12:45pm - 1:45pm | 3:15pm |
Reception take regular breaks throughout the day and have access to the outdoor classroom daily.
Each week children spend 33 hours and 20 minutes in school. This is 50 minutes over the DfE statutory minimum hours.
Afternoon Playtimes
Year 1 2:15pm - 2:30pm
