The school gate opens at 8.40am each morning and closes at 8.55am (registration is at 8.55am so children are expected to be in class at this time).

• Year R, 1 and 2 finish school at 3.20pm.
• Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 finish school at 3.25pm.

If your child is late for school they must be brought in via the main school office – parents will need to sign their children into school. This will be marked as a late in the register and may be followed up by SLT and the Education Welfare Officer.

You will need to call the school office and your child’s teacher will be informed.

If there is a change to the arranged collection of your child, please inform the school office as soon as you are aware of this.

The school office will need to be informed of this so please call them as soon as you know this is the case and they will make sure the class teacher is aware.

To report an absence, please either email on absence@st-paulinus.bexley.sch.uk or ring the school office. If no one is available or it is out of office hours you can leave a voicemail stating:

• Your child’s name and class
• Reason for absence 

The school office may contact you later in the day for further details. Please remember if your child is sick or has had diarrhoea they must leave a 48 hour period of time before returning.

Parents must seek permission by writing to the Principal stating reasons for the holiday. We expect children to be in school every day (unless unwell) so holidays are marked as unauthorised. Only in very exceptional circumstances are these requests granted as authorised absences.

Any medication needs to be handed in by an adult to the school office (a form must be completed and signed). The school office staff will ensure your child takes the medication at the directed time.

We understand that sometimes it is unavoidable to change hospital appointments. However, we would ask that routine appointments are scheduled outside of the school day as much as possible to avoid disruption to your child's learning. If your child must attend an appointment during the school day, please inform the school office by email or phone call stating the date and time of the appointment. In most cases, your child will be able to attend school around the appointment and won’t have to miss a full day of school.

With any sickness and diarrhoea children must leave a 48 hour period of time before returning to school. Other illnesses depend on the individual circumstance and in some cases a doctor’s note may be required.

If your child has bumped their head and this has been treated in school you will receive a note to inform you of this. Accidents which have needed treatment from our qualified first aiders are logged on BromCom and you will be informed if required.

If an ambulance is needed or school are concerned and feel you need to visit a doctor or hospital we will ring you immediately.

This needs to be treated using the recommended remedies. Please inform the school office if this is the case as, when numbers reach a certain level, the school is required to send a message to parents.

There is no parking on the school site. The car park is strictly for use of school staff only. There is parking available on the streets outside of the school but at pick up and drop off times this gets very crowded so we encourage parents/carers to walk wherever possible. Please respect our neighbours and never park over their driveways or park dangerously across road corners or on no-parking lines (this causes danger for the children as driver’s visibility is reduced).

We have a place for children to leave bikes during the day. Although this is inside the school gates we strongly recommend your child has a lock to keep the bike secure.