Arrival at School 

Our school day starts at 9.05am. Children should come into school via the front or back gate and assemble on the playground.  The back gate is located at the far back corner of the school and can be accessed via Green Lane (opposite Buxton Community School). The back gate is opened at 8.45am and 3.20pm, for access, and is closed at all other times, but it can always be opened from inside the grounds. We would encourage as many parents/carers as possible to use the back gate to ease congestion. Supervision is provided from 8.45am (this means that you have time to drop your child if you then have to go to the Infant School to drop a younger sibling.) Please do not arrive before 8.45am. We encourage parents to leave their child in the playground to encourage independence but of course in the early days of Year 3 you are more than welcome to come into school with your child. If at any point in your child's time at Buxton Junior School you are anxious about leaving your child, please feel free to come in to talk to their class teacher or to phone school to check your child has settled. 

Home time                                                                                                  

School finishes at 3.35pm. Parents may collect their child from the playground, the front or rear gates, or children can walk home if allowed by parents. 

A member of staff is always on gate duty and will bring back to school any children that have not been collected.  We do expect that children are aware of their collection arrangements unless there is an emergency. 

Total School Hours

The total school hours during a typical week are 32.5 hours.

Travel to and from school 

Parking is very tight on Mosley Road and parents and carers are not permitted to drive onto school grounds. Please don't park on the white lines outside the school gates and turn off the engine while you wait. It would be safer for you to park further down Mosley Road, on Compton Road or on Green Lane.  Preferably, we would encourage all our children and parents to walk, cycle or scoot to school where they can. We have a bike and scooter rack in school. 

Break Times

Break time is 10.30am - 10.45am

Lunch time is 12.05pm - 1.05pm