Class Organisation

For academic year 2023 – 24, classes at Cheadle Heath Primary School are arranged as follows:

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE

• Nursery Class offering 2.5 days per week childcare

• Two Reception classes (Nightingale and Einstein) for children aged 4 – 5 yrs. Intake is in September, regardless of the birth month of the child.

• For Reception children school starts at 08.55 and ends at 15.15.

KEY STAGE 1 includes Year 1 and Year 2 children. 

In 2023 – 24 we have –

• Two Year 1 classes for children aged 5 – 6 years.

• Two Year 2 classes for children aged 6 – 7 years.

• The KS1 school day begins at 08:50 and finishes at 15:15

• The doors to school are opened at 08:40 for ‘Fix It’ time and pupils are encouraged to come into school to respond to their marking

• Lunchtime starts at 12:00 finishes at 13:00.

• At the end of the school day the children are dismissed from the classroom doors when the teacher sees the collecting adult

• Children  in KS1 are assessed and grouped for phonics and placed in phonics groups according to their ability, with children of similar ability, regardless of which year group they are in.  These groups are regularly reviewed.

KEY STAGE 2 includes Year 3 to Year 6.

In 2023 – 24 we have –

• Three mixed Year 3 / 4 classes for children 7 – 9 years old

• Two Year 5 classes for children 9 / 10 years old

• Two Year 6 classes for children 10 / 11 years old

• The morning session begins at 08:50 and school finishes at 15:15

• Lunchtime starts at 12:10 and finishes at 13:00.

• We open our doors at 08:40 for ten minute ‘response time’ where pupils are welcome to come into school and respond to any marking in their books. This time is sometimes used to practise spellings, handwriting and times tables.