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The School Day

The St Matthew's School day is from 8:50am until 3:15pm for all children (except part time Nursery children).

Please see below for the timings of our school day: 

Nursery                              

Morning 8:50am -11:50am
Afternoon 12.15pm -3.15pm
Full Time 8:50am - 3:15pm

 

Reception - Year 6

Morning 8.50am -12:00 / 12:15pm
Collective worship 9.00am 
Morning break 10.45am - 11.00am
Lunch 12:00/12:15pm - 1:00/1:15pm
Afternoon 1:00/1:15- 3.15pm

 

Hours of Operation                   Hours Per week                         
Compulsory School Day 32.10                        
Extended School Day 47.50

 

Parents are notified in advance of days where their child may require specific items ie their PE or swimming kit. 

It is important that we know who is collecting your child, therefore we ask that you always let us know if it is someone different as we cannot let children go with people who are strangers to us unless we have your permission.

We offer 'Wake Me Up' Breakfast Club and 'Stars' After School Club, which needs to be booked and paid for in advance using the Arbor Parent Portal or app. For more information

We aim to offer a variety of after-school activities each term. Parents/carers will need to provide electronic consent for each activity in advance. Please see our extra-curricular page for a sample of the range of activities on offer. Please note, our clubs timetable changes on a termly basis. 

 

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  • 07:58 PM - Fri 25 July Nothing says Summer quite so much as enjoying ice cream. pic.twitter.com/Jf8zP5w2H2
  • 01:11 PM - Tue 22 July In a busy couple of days we even had two theatre productions. One was The Gingerbread Boy and these are pictures from Robin Hood Saves The Forest! pic.twitter.com/kio6xBD9zJ
  • 12:03 PM - Tue 22 July Nothing says "Hello Summer" better than an ice cream. We really enjoyed the visit by the Ice Cream Van pic.twitter.com/7kp9VUKuw7
  • 11:29 AM - Mon 21 July Fantastic way to finish at St Matthew's! Year 6 having a great time at Go Ape in Crawley pic.twitter.com/N5AJAWv4II
  • 12:58 PM - Fri 18 July Good luck to our leavers who shared their memories and ambitions with us. pic.twitter.com/xoibgJsKVg
  • 05:38 PM - Tue 15 July We were lucky enough to visit Crystal Palace today, building on the great work that has already been done by them coming in and taking groups at school. pic.twitter.com/g23U7s6sKK
  • 02:44 PM - Mon 14 July Today we were visited by John and his guide dog Oliver during Collective Worship. Afterwards, John spent time talking to reception classes about his life and how Oliver helps him. pic.twitter.com/2Rpn4WKBiR
  • 08:48 AM - Wed 9 July The children really enjoyed their visit from The Animal Man pic.twitter.com/XxvvTdwvl3
  • 05:11 PM - Tue 8 July We came 2nd in SDBE MAT Games Day 2025. Well done!! pic.twitter.com/M1ecbX4mrn
  • 04:21 PM - Tue 8 July We are really proud of the children who represented the school so well at the MAT Sports Day at Dulwich College. pic.twitter.com/A7cU3qbI8q
  • 05:28 PM - Fri 4 July Year 2 had a lovely day building our Great Fire of London houses in the style of a 1666 Tudor house. We all worked with a partner and developed our teamwork skills!! Hopefully, there will be a reconstruction of the Great Fire next week! pic.twitter.com/HHWs0NVwOO
  • 10:54 AM - Fri 4 July Congratulations to our Chair of Governors Moira Astin on her ordination as Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter pic.twitter.com/GUgVTiHjSn
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