--- title: "The school day" url: "https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/opening-times" school: "Saxon Hill Academy" --- # Our school day - School day - What to bring to school - Absence - Appointments and calls - Lunch and Snack ### Our School day Our school day starts at 9:00am and ends at 3:30pm. The school doors open at 9:00am and parents, who have permission, can collect their children from 3:00pm. Local authority transport collects students from 3:30pm. The whole school week equals 32.5 hours. Pre-school (Little Saxons) 15 hour placements: 9:00am – 12:00pm Monday to Friday. We are currently not offering 30 hour placements. ![](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/images/SaxonHill-110624-0052.jpg) **Here is a list of items that you will need to send in: (please clearly name all items)** - Nappies/pads (you can either send in a pack at a time or a couple of nappies/pads each day. When we need more we will send a message home. We do not keep a large quantity of spare nappies/pads in school. - Wet wipes (alcohol and fragrance free). - Cream (if needed), labelled and unopened (we need to record the open date and follow manufacturer's guidance for discard or use by date). - A drink and snack for break time, - Cup/beaker / or special drinking bottle. - Swimming costume and towel. - Special equipment such as wheelchairs, walking frames, etc.. - Any medical equipment needed for enteral feeding (if needed). - Change of clothes in case your child gets uncomfortable or a little messy! - A school bag for reading books, home-school communication books, and letters home. ## **Absence** Need to report an absence? Click on this link and complete our online form: [Absence Reporting \| Saxon Hill Academy](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/absence-reporting) **Please complete before 9:00am on the day of absence.** You can use this link to inform us of medical appointments etc. **OR** on the Morning of absence from school, please call: 01543 414892 Between 8:30am and 9:30am. If the line is busy, please leave a message. Please inform your transport provider before your child's collection time. Please do not ask transport to pass on absent messages to school. On the third day of absence, please call the school office to keep us updated. **Prolonged absence** If your child is absent for an extended period due to ill health or recovery from an operation, we will require contact with you at least every two weeks. We also require a professional to see your child at least once over a three-week period. This could include: - A wellbeing or activity home visit from a member of school staff - A video call between pupil and member of staff - A visit from social worker / physio / community nurse where they inform school of their visit and your child’s wellbeing If your child attends school while at the hospital, please let us know and we will endeavour to support the hospital Teacher with targets and resource ideas. Your teacher can provide home-school activities on request. **What will happen if the absence is not reported** If when registration closes, your child is noted as Absent without reason (N) our prime concern will be for the safety of you and your child. 1\. A member of the administration team will contact you; they may call or send a text asking you to contact the school. 2\. If there is no response from you, we will also use your 2nd or 3rd emergency contact person noted on your child’s data collection sheet, asking them to contact school. 3\. If no contact has been received by 10.45am, information will be passed to a member of the Senior Leadership team as your child would now be considered ‘missing’. The Senior leadership and safeguarding team will arrange a home visit. ![](https://saxon-hill-academy.schudio.com/images/SaxonHill-110624-0010.jpg) **Appointments** You are always welcome to visit the school, call or meet with a member of the class team or the senior leadership team. Please ring to make an appointment to ensure that the member of staff is available to see you. If you wish to speak to a member of staff then they will phone back during the day outside of teaching time. You will be required to inform the Admin team the reason for your call or visit so they can correctly support you. ![](https://saxon-hill-academy.schudio.com/images/SaxonHill-110624-0044.jpg) #### **Lunches and Snacks** ![](https://saxon-hill-academy.schudio.com/images/SaxonHill-110624-0369.jpg) We provide high-quality meals which are prepared each day by our onsite team. We use fresh, local produce and provide a balanced, nutritious diet in line with government policy. We regularly give parents the opportunity to sample our food and feedback is excellent. Ofsted stated: 'Catering across the school site is of a high standard and provides pupils with a range of healthy and nutritious meals'. Lunches are purchased through ‘Arbor Pay’. Please speak to the staff in reception to request the login information. Lunches are free for pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Pupils in Year 3 to Year 6 cost £2.80. Universal free school meals are provided for pupils in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2. However, if you feel your child fits the criteria for FSM, we ask that you still apply so they can benefit from a pupil premium grant. If you think you may be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), please follow this link to the [Staffordshire County Council](https://fsm.app.staffordshire.gov.uk/) website and complete their online form. All pupils under 5 years of age are provided with milk and fruit free of charge, any other snack must be provided by home and sent in daily. If your child is over 5 years of age and you would like your child to have a drink other than water at snack times, please send these into school daily. Most classes allocate 15 minutes for snack time, so please bear this in mind when selecting snacks for your child. We advocate healthy eating, but we do appreciate that for some of our pupil’s high calorie intake is vital, and so the snack you provide is at your discretion. Please do not bring nuts into school due to allergies. We will be offering a rotating menu each term. The autumn term menu is below: | **Dates Week Beginning** | **Monday** | **Tuesday** | **Wednesday** | **Thursday** | **Friday** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 7th September 28th September 19th October 16th November 7th December | Veg burgers Sausage casserole Wedges/Mash Cauliflower Mixed vegetables Vanilla & cinnamon sponge | Battered chicken steak Cheese & broccoli pasta Mash Butternut squash Cabbage Bakewell cake | Fisherman’s pie V. sausage roll Mash Carrots Green beans Chocolate & cherry loaf | Corned beef hash 3 cheese pizza Hash browns Broccoli Swede Plum crumble | Fishcakes Mexican Fajita Frittata Chips/Mash Baked beans Peas & sweetcorn Iced sprinkle cake | | | Available every day Jacket potatoes (order by 10am), Jelly, fruit, yoghurts, fruit purees | | 14th September 5th October 2nd November 23rd November 14th December | Cottage pie Veg fingers Mash/wedges Cauliflower Peas Pear sponge | Sweet & sour pork Chicken sausages Rice/mash Broccoli Mixed vegetables Double chocolate cake | Roast dinner Moroccan veg casserole Mash/roast potatoes Butternut squash Cabbage Lemon drizzle cake | Cheese, leek & potato pie Turkey chilli Mash/rice Carrots Green beans Vanilla shortbread | Fish fingers Glamorgan sausage Mash/chips Baked beans Sweetcorn Steamed jam sponge | | | Available every day Jacket potatoes (order by 10am), Jelly, fruit, yoghurts, fruit purees | | 21st September 12th October 9th November 30th November | Chicken casserole Quorn sausages Bubble & squeak/mash Cauliflower Swede Chocolate chip loaf | Shepherdess pie Tuna pasta bake Mash Roasted squash Cabbage Syrup sponge | Chicken nuggets V. chilli loaded wedges Wedges/mash Broccoli Mixed vegetables Marble iced | Sausage roll Vegetable curry Mash/rice Carrots Green beans Banoffee loaf | Fish in batter Cheese & green onion omelette Mash/chips Baked beans Mushy peas Apple crumble | | | Available every day Jacket potatoes (order by 10am), Jelly, fruit, yoghurts, fruit purees | ### Reheating Food from Home Reheating food from home We have taken guidance from the Food Standards Agency in regard to reheating food sent in from home. Due to a variety of health and safety reasons, and keeping all our children safe, we are **unable to re-heat foods**. You are welcome to send your child’s lunch in an insulated food flask, such as a Thermos flask, which usually keep food warm for 8 hours or more. ## Please do not send Nuts into School. ### Key Information - [Welcome](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/welcome) - [Meet the Team](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team) - [Mission, Vision and Values](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/values-and-ethos) - [Our school day ](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/opening-times) - [Term Dates](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/term-dates) - [Contact Us](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/contact) - [Uniform](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/uniform) - [Remote Learning](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/the-saxon-hill-approach/remote-learning) - [Admissions Arrangements](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/admissions-arrangements) - [Ofsted Reports](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/ofsted-reports) - [Governance](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/governance) - Policies & Important Documents - [Grant Funding](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/pupil-premium) - [SEND Information](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/send-information) - [Equality Objectives](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/equality-objectives) - [Safeguarding Statement](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/safeguarding-statement) - [Policies](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/policies) - [Shaw Education Trust](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/shaw-education-trust) - [Exam and Assessment Results](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/results) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2419.0719598613555!2d-1.822361823155188!3d52.67673832461318!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4870a792ffadcd03%3A0x418e32c3c2ec43a9!2sSaxon%20Hill%20Academy!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sen!4v1725956460267!5m2!1sen!2sen) ![Saxon Hill Academy](https://files.schudio.com/saxon-hill-academy/images/logo/logo-bottom-saxon-hill.png) **Saxon Hill Academy** Kings Hill Road Lichfield WS14 9DE Tel: 01543 414892 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Social Media - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/saxonhillacademy) © Copyright 2024–2026 Saxon Hill Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)