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title: "School Day and Opening Hours"
url: "https://www.balshaws.org.uk/school-day"
school: "Balshaw’s Church of England High School"
---

# School Day and Opening Hours

### School Day and Opening Hours

From Friday 12th June our school day reverts back the the normal pattern, shown below.

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Balshaw's statutory day runs from 8.40am - 3.10pm which is a total of 32.5 hours per week.

In addition to this, students can come in from 8.30am and as well as Home Learning Club at the end of school, there are also extra-curricular activities, details of which can be found [here](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/clubs) and lettings which mean that school is open until 9.00pm Monday - Friday.

#### Please see the details below for our normal school day:

| **8.30am** | **School opens to students** |
|---|---|
| **8.40am - 9.10am** | **Collective Worship/Tutor Registration/PSHE** |
| **9.10am - 10.10am** | **Period 1** |
| **10.10am - 11.10am** | **Period 2** |
| **11.10am - 11.30am** | **Break** |
| **11.30am - 12.30pm** | **Period 3** |
| **12.30pm - 1.30pm** | **Period 4** |
| **1.30pm - 2.05pm** | **Lunchtime** |
| **2.10pm - 3.10pm** | **Period 5 (including PM registration)** |
| **3.10pm** | **End of school day** |
| **3.10pm onwards** | **Extra-curricular clubs and activities** |

#### Attendance

You can see full details about attendance at Balshaw's Church of England High School [here](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/attendance).

#### School Term Dates

You can see full details about our school term dates [here.](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/termdates)

#### Calendar

You can see our calendar [here](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/calendar).

### Parents Portal

- [Parents Portal](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal)
- [Attendance](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/attendance)
- [British Values](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/british-values)
- [Careers](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/careers)
- [Chaplain](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/chaplain)
- [Clubs](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/clubs)
- [Exam Information ](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/exam-information)
- [Governor Recruitment](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/about-our-school/governors-recruitment)
- [Important Dates Calendar](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/calendar)
- [KS4 Options](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/ks4-options)
- [Learning Resource Centre](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/learning-resource-centre)
- [Parent Bulletin](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/parent-bulletin)
- [Pupil Premium](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/pupil-premium)
- [Recent Letters and Communications](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/recent-letters-and-communications)
- [School Day and Opening Hours](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/school-day)
- [School Menus](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/school-lunch-menu)
- [School of Sanctuary](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/school-of-sanctuary)
- [School Policies](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/school-policies)
- [School Term Dates](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/termdates)
- [Trips and Visits](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/trips-and-visits)
- [Uniform & Appearance](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/uniform-appearance)
- [Wellbeing Advice for Parents and Carers](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/parents-portal/Wellbeing-Advice-for-Parents-and-Carers)

    **Balshaw’s Church of England High School**
 Church Road
 Leyland PR25 3AH

### Useful Links

- [Contact us](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/contact)
- [Absence Reporting](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/absence-reporting)
- [Future Events](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/future-events)
- [Important Dates](https://www.balshaws.org.uk/calendar)

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