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Dates and Timings

INSET for 2026/2027
  • Tuesday 1st September
  • Wednesday 2nd September
  • Friday 23rd October
  • Monday 16th November
  • Friday 12th February
  • Monday 7th June
  • Wednesday 21st July

Please check newsletters regularly in case any of these dates change.

Please note that on the following dates children will finish school at 1:30pm:

  • Friday 18th December
  • Thursday 25th March
  • Tuesday 20th July

Parent consultation meetings are run during the afternoon into the evening.  Therefore, on the following dates, children finish at 1:10pm:

  • Tuesday 20th October
  • Thursday 15th April
The School Day

At Red Oaks a breakfast runs between 7:45am and 8:30am every day. An after-school club is also open 3:00pm until 5:45pm each day.


The official school times are as follows:
 

Nursery
Morning session 8:30am – 11:30am
Afternoon session 12:00pm – 3:00pm
All day session 8:30am – 3:00pm
Reception and KS1 (Years 1 and 2)
Morning 8:30am – 10:20am
BREAK 10:20am – 10:35am
Morning 10:35 – 12:00pm
LUNCH 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Afternoon session 1:00pm – 3:00pm 
KS2 (Years 3 to 6)
Morning 8:30am – 10:20am
BREAK 10:20am – 10:35am
Morning 10:35 – 12:15pm
LUNCH 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Afternoon session 1:00pm – 3:00pm 
   
   

Our school week, inclusive of time in class, break, and lunchtime, totals 32.5 hours.