--- title: "Our School Day" url: "https://themeadowsprimaryacademy.org.uk/about-us/key-information/our-school-day" school: "The Meadows Primary Academy" --- # Our School Day ## The School Day Children are in school for 32.5 hours per week. **The timings of the school day are as follows:** **8.40**– Doors open to all **8:50** - Start of school day **8.50** – Registration **8:55 -** Exterior gates closed **10:15** – Key Stage One and Two Breaktime **11:30** – Lunch for Nursery and Reception **12:00** – Lunch for Year One, Year Two, Year Three and Year Four **12:15** – Lunch for Year Five and Six, **12.15-** Nursery and Reception afternoon starts **12:45** – Year One, Year Two, Year Three and Year Four afternoon starts **13.00** – Year Five and Six afternoon starts **14.00** – Afternoon break for Key Stage One **15:00** – Exterior gates open **15:20** – End of School day The school doors open at 8.40am and children have 10 minutes to settle into class and complete Early Bird Activities. The school day starts for all pupils at 8:50am, and finishes at 3.20pm for all classes except Nursery which finishes at 3:00pm. We have a celebration assembly every Friday for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 All children have 45 minutes for lunch. Your child may have a school dinner or bring a packed lunch. All the children have a fifteen minute break in the morning and may bring in healthy snacks to eat at this time. The younger children also have a break in the afternoon. All Children can be collected from their classroom doors, children in Year Five and Six are able to walk home with parent/carers permission. - [![Pathways to Write](https://files.schudio.com/the-meadows-primary-academy/images/partners/Picture1.png)](https://www.theliteracycompany.co.uk/) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2402.1798858038283!2d-2.161325923139857!3d52.98116620198419!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487a69085ada72f1%3A0xa12d61b5ae73997c!2sThe%20Meadows%20Primary%20Academy!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sen!4v1740490443734!5m2!1sen!2sen) ![The Meadows Primary Academy](https://files.schudio.com/the-meadows-primary-academy/images/logo/the-meadows-primary-academy-footer-logo.png) **The Meadows Primary Academy** Poplar Drive Blurton Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST3 3AZ Tel: 01782 235025 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/themeadowsprimaryacademyofficial) © Copyright 2025–2026 The Meadows Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://themeadowsprimaryacademy.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)