Our Academy Day

Newquay Junior Academy is open for access and engagement with parents and carers before school from 8.15 am-8.30 am. Parents and carers are welcome to take their child into the classroom and engage in the first part of our academy day to develop parent/teacher relationships.

The academy day finishes at 3:00 pm and parents should collect their child from the playground.

This amounts to 32.5 hours.

The academy day

8.15am: Academy gates open

8.30 : Parents can call into the academy to see a teacher if required.

8.30 am: Registration bell and learning starts

10.00am – 10.15 am: Break time Year 3 & 4

10.20am – 10.35am: Break time Year 5 & 6

11.45am – 12.30pm: Lunchtime for Year 3 & 4

12.35pm – 13.20pm: Lunchtime for Year 5 & 6

3:00pm: Afternoon session ends

 

Celebration assemblies

On Fridays there are two celebration assemblies:
 

• Years 3 and 4 – 12.50pm
• Years 5 and 6 – 12.15pm

This is an opportunity for the whole academy (learners, teachers and teaching assistants) to meet together in the hall to celebrate achievements within the academy. Certificates and Medals are presented to learners from each class by the Headteacher. Other special achievements/sporting achievements are also celebrated during this assembly. Other assemblies that take place during the week are:
 

• Year 3 & Year 4 Picture News assembly every Tuesday at 12.35pm
• Year 5 & Year 6 class assembly every Monday at 12.10pm

Class teachers use the Jigsaw PSHE resources and Picture News resources to deliver class assemblies that focus on current affairs and linked to Fundamental British Values.

 

2026-27 term dates 

Autumn term

• 03 September to 18 December 2026
• INSET days: 01, 02 September 2026
• Half term 19 October to 30 October 2026

Spring term 

• 04 January to 25 March 2027
• Half term 15 February to 19 February 2027
• Easter holidays 26 March to 09 April 2027

Summer term

• 12 April to 23 July 2027
• Half term 31 May to 04 June 2027

 

2027-28 term dates 

Autumn term

• 03 September to 22 December 2027
• INSET days: 01, 02 September 2027
• Half term 18 October to 29 October 2027

Spring term 

• 05 January to 31 March 2028
• Half term 14 February to 18 February 2028
• Easter holidays 03 April to 17 April 2028

Summer term

• 18 April to 21 July 2028
• Half term 29 May to 02 June 2028

 

Please visit our attendance page for further information and guidance.