Term Dates and School Times
Academic Year 2026-27 – Starting Thursday 3 September 2026
Term 1
Start: Thursday 3 September 2026
Finish: Friday 23 October 2026
Inset Days:
- Thursday 3 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
- Friday 4 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
- Monday 7 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
- Friday 23 October 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
Term 2
Start: Monday 2 November 2026
Finish: Friday 18 December 2026
Inset Days:
- Monday 2 November 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
Term 3
Start: Monday 4 January 2027
Finish: Friday 12 February 2027
Term 4
Start: Monday 22 February 2027
Finish: Thursday 25 March 2027
Inset Day:
- Monday 1 March 2027 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
- Thursday 25 March 2027 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
Term 5
Start: Monday 12 April 2027
Finish: Friday 28 May 2027
- Bank Holiday: Monday 3 May 2027 (school closed to pupils)
Term 6
Start: Monday 7 June 2027
Finish: Friday 23 July 2027
The school day
The school day starts at 8.30am and finishes at 3.15pm
Children are able to attend Free breakfast club for all provision from 8.30am.
Children enter through the side gate where they are able to access breakfast before going to the classes for their 'soft start'. School staff will be available to support and help children enter the building safely. Children need to be in school by 9:00am when registers close.
At the end of the school day gates are open for pupil collection from their classroom from 3.15pm
The start and end times provided show the duration of the compulsory school day.
From September 2023, the DfE set the expectation that schools provide a minimum school week of 32.5 hours. Bournville Primary School have always met or exceeded this.
The 32.5 hour minimum expectation includes the time in each day from the official start of the school day (i.e. morning registration) to the official end to the compulsory school day (i.e. official home time). The 32.5 hour minimum includes breaks and lunch times as well as teaching time and any extra-curricular activities that all pupils are expected to attend. It does not include optional before or after school provision.
Attendance matters!
At Bournville Primary School we are committed to encouraging children to attend school regularly and on time. Research shows that there is a direct link between good attendance and achievement in school. Poor attendance can have a direct effect on attainment and future life chances. It is vital that good habits start when children are young.
Please ensure that your child arrives at school in time to be punctual for the start of morning and afternoon sessions, but not so early as to entail a long wait in the playground.
Nursery and Preschool
Morning session: 8.30am – 11.40 am
Afternoon session: 12.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Reception to Year 6
Early Bird Breakfast Club: 8.00 am (50p)
Free Breakfast Club 'Soft Start': 8.30am
Registration closes: 9.00 am
Morning session: 9.00 am – 12 noon
Afternoon session: 1.00 pm – 3.15 pm
YOUR CHILD ATTENDS SCHOOL FOR 32HRS AND 55MINS PER WEEK
