Our school day

Newquay Junior Academy is open for access and engagement with parents and carers before school from 8.30 am – 8.40 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 2:55 pm and parents should collect their child from the playground.

This amounts to 31 hours and 15 minutes per week.

The academy day

8.25am: Academy gates open

8.25am – 8.40am: Parents can call into academy to see teacher if required.

8.40am: 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

14.55pm: 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.

 

End of day procedures

 

Term dates 2025-26

Autumn term: 4 September to 19 December 2025

INSET days: 1 to 3 September, 17 October 2025

Half term: 20 to 31 October 2025

(Christmas holidays: 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026)

 

Spring term: 5 January to 2 April 2026

Half term: 16 to 20 February 2026

(Easter holidays: 3 to 17 April 2026)

 

Summer term: 20 April to 24 July 2026

INSET Day: 3 July 2026

Half term: 25 to 29 May 2026

 

Term dates 2026-27

Autumn term: 3 September to 18 December 2026

INSET days: 1 and 2 September 2026

Half term: 19 to 30 October 2026

(Christmas holidays: 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027)

 

Spring term: 4 January to 25 March 2027

Half term: 15 to 20 February 2027

(Easter holidays: 26 March to 9 April 2027)

 

Summer term: 12 April to 23 July 2027
Half term: 1 to 4 June 2027

May bank holidays: 3 and 31 May 2027

 

Please visit our attendance page for further information and guidance.