School Hours

8.45am - 11.45 noon (15 hours) / 8.45am - 2.45pm (30 hours) - Nursery

8.45am- 3.15pm - Reception, Years 1 and 2

8.45am- 3.20pm - Years 3,4,5 and 6

12pm - 1.10pm - Lunch Break

Breakfast club

Premier Education Breakfast Club runs from 7.40am - 8.55am each morning and takes children from the Reception class onwards. A charge per child is made and this includes a choice of cereals, toast and various spreads and drinks. 

After School Club

Premier Education After School Club runs each day from 3.15pm - 5.30pm. This includes activities, drinks and tea and is on a pre booked basis.   

Places must be pre booked online for both clubs, via Premier Education, to ensure availability.  For more information on the clubs please contact Premier Education. 

Parking, dropping off and picking up children

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer onsite parking. Parents may “drop-off” Key Stage 2 children in the morning, allowing them to walk to the classrooms by themselves. Drop off should be on the kerbside next to the school.

If parents and carers need to accompany children into school or collect children from school we ask that they respect the local residents by not parking in local roads, but using the Fairlands Valley car park which is a 10 minute walk from the school; this provides a safe footpath and underpass route directly to the school.

Please ask at the school office for more information.

Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage children are not allowed to leave the school without an adult and Key Stage 2 must have written permission from their parents if they are travelling home unaccompanied.

Park and Stride

Our school council are currently working with the local authority on providing safe and sustainable routes to school.  Did you know that they have arranged for free parking at the nearby boating lake which is just a six minute walk away? There are even friendly painted squirrels to show you the way.

Dogs on School Grounds 

It is recognised that dogs are an important part of family life for many in the St Nicholas School community, and as such are often included in day-to-day activities such as walking children to and from school. In our teaching we promote the relationship between people and their pets and accept and encourage the idea of pets as ‘family members’. We do see pet ownership as a valuable educational experience for children. However, others may find the presence of dogs in the school grounds stressful, even frightening particularly with younger children, and even well-behaved dogs can behave unpredictably when placed in a busy, noisy and crowded environment. Children can also behave unpredictably when in the presence of dogs or when in contact with dogs and this can potentially lead to a child being bitten. Consequently, dogs are not permitted onto the school site or grounds. The school’s priority is the welfare of its children and staff. Therapy or assistance dogs may be permitted having undergone training and with the necessary risk assessments in place.