School Hours at Elvington Church of England Primary School

• 8:35 am – Parents/carers and children will enter the playground (from either of our entrances).  This will allow children to spend time together on the playground before the morning bell.
• 8:40 am – A member of staff will ring the school bell; this will be a signal for the children to enter their class line.  Members of staff will be outside to facilitate a smooth handover and assist the children into school.
• 8:45 am – Registration in class
• 10:15 am – Collective Worship in the hall
• 10:30 am – Playtime
• 10:45 am – Children return inside from playtime
• 12:00 noon – Lunchtime
• 1:00 pm – Afternoon begins
• 2:20 pm – 2:35 pm – Afternoon playtime for KS1 only
• 2:50 pm – Sharing Celebration (Fridays only)
• 3:15 pm – Home time; teachers lead children out onto the playground and ensure safe handover of children.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays Run a Mile Club starts at 8:20am.

Our compulsory school opening hours total 32.5 hours.

In addition to this we offer a wide range of extra-curricular clubs including after-school activities – for more information click here.

Extended School 

Breakfast Club operates between 7.45am and 8.45am.  Pupils can also access an after school club, which is operated by Elvington Out of School Club and runs at the Lower Derwent Sports and Social Club. For additional details please see the Extended School page of our website.