The School Day
The timings of the school day have been updated for September 2024. For further information, please read the letter below.
Ellis Guilford School provides a compulsory school week of 31 hours 40 minutes as follows:
- Monday to Friday – 8.40am to 2.50pm
- 8.40am is the official start of the school day.
- 3.00pm is the official end of the school day
A breakdown of the structure of the School Day including lesson and break-times can be found below.
| Time | Activity |
| 08:20 – 08:35 | Arrival to school (breakfast available from Food Pods)* |
| 08:40 – 08:45 | Line-up Procedure (5 minutes) |
| 08:45 – 09:10 | ‘Community’ (delivering of key messages) / Tutor Time (25 minutes) |
| 09:10 – 10:10 | Lesson 1 (1 hour) |
| 10:10 – 11:10 | Lesson 2 (1 hour) |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Break 1 (20 minutes) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lesson 3 (1 hour) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lesson 4 (1 hour) and Lunch Break (30 minutes) Year group lunches are staggered as follows: – Year 7, 13:00 to 13:30 – Year 8 & 9, 13:30 to 14:00 – Year 10 & 11, 12.30 to 13:00 |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lesson 5 (1 hour) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Detentions (up to 1 hour) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Ellis Electives: After-School Clubs See below for ‘Sign Up’ |
*Your child is expected to attend the Academy every day, on time, arriving no later than 8.35am. If they arrive after morning registration has closed, they will be marked using the code U (an absence code). Being late to school will impact on their overall attendance as a U code counts as one session missed. You will find more information about student absence here: Attendance – Ellis Guilford School
Extra Curricular Clubs
Click below to view and sign up for extra-curricular clubs, including after-school clubs, Breakfast Club and break-time clubs.
