School Prospectus and School Day
School Prospectus 2022.23
The School Day
The school day is arranged as follows:
| Time | Activity |
| 8.40am | Gates open |
| 8:45am | Early Morning Work & Morning Registration |
| 9:00am | Lessons |
| 10:30am | Whole school assembly (except Tue - Class assembly 9.00am) |
| 10:45am | Morning Break (Years 1-6) |
| 11:00am | Lessons |
| 12:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:15pm | Lessons |
| 3:15pm | End of school day |
| Total hours per week | 32.5 hours |
The compulsory school day at St Joseph's starts at 8:45 AM and finishes at 3:15 PM. This totals 32.5 hours per week, including breaks. Optional clubs and after-school activities are available but are not included in this total.
During the course of the week all or most children, depending on their individual needs, will come together for whole-school or key stage assemblies and sometimes Mass at the church. On days when the children are not involved in assemblies or Mass, an act of worship takes place in each class.
Total Teaching Time
25hrs per week