Term Dates & The School Day

Term Dates 2025-26

Term Dates 2026-27

Term Dates 2027-28

With effect from 1 September 2013 new regulations for term-time holiday requests mean that the headteacher will not be able to grant any absence during term-time unless there are exceptional circumstances.

For further information please see the Leave of Absence Guide for parents or visit the Department of Education website.

The School Day

The school doors open at 8:45am, the doors will close at 8.55am and after this time children will need to come in through the main office entrance. 

School finishes at 3:15pm. 

Start, Finish and Break Times

8:55am Registration (pupils arriving late must sign in at the office).
   
10:30am-10:45am Breaktime Y1 – 6
11:50am-1.00pm Early Years Lunchtime
12:05pm-1.15pm KS1 Lunchtime 
12:15pm-1:15pm KS2 Lunchtime
   
3:15pm End of School Day
   
   

Assemblies

Assemblies are an important part of school life as they bring the community together. We use assemblies to: share the school values; community news; raise awareness of issues at local; national and international levels. They are a way of cementing the Mellor family together and whilst we are a non-denominational school we do hold assemblies with a Christian theme and share the religious beliefs of other faiths.

Friday assembly is our ‘celebration assembly’ where Headteacher awards are presented  to children who have demonstrated our school values.