Pupils at Ark Pioneer have a longer school day allowing them to study & be successful in a wide range of subjects. More time for English and maths ensures our pupils develop literacy and numeracy skills to a very high level. EBacc subjects have extensive time at Key Stage 3 to develop pupil confidence and experience a rich curriculum. Pupils benefit from an extensive enrichment offer, built into the school day, supporting them to develop lifelong talents, skills and passions.

Key timing information for our school day:

  • Gates open each morning at 8.00am and close at 8.25am.
  • Our day runs from 8:25am to 4:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
  • On Wednesday our school day runs from 8:25am to 3:10pm.
  • This means pupils should be in school for at least 37 hours and 5 minutes per week.

Weekly lesson breakdown

You can view the number of lessons students take in each subject here.

Structure of the school day

Our whole staff training takes place each Wednesday, after the pupils’ early finish.

08:30 

Values & Character 

09:00 

Period 1 

09:50 

Period 2 

10:40 

Period 3 

11:30 

Break 

11:50 

Period 4 

12:40 

Period 5 

13:30 

Lunch 

14:15 

Period 6 

15:05 

Period 7 or Enrichment 

(Wednesdays end at 15.10)

16:00 

End