The School Day

Rydal Penrhos School

The School Day

The core school day runs from 08:30 in the morning to 15:30 in the afternoon. During this time, pupils enjoy six periods of teaching time, in addition to break, lunch and either form time, assembly or weekly whole school chapel.

Key Stage 3 pupils follow a weekly timetable that will be given to them on their first day. The example Year 7 timetable below offers an insight into the mix and balance of lessons pupils enjoy across their time in Key Stage 3.

Extra-Curricular Clubs:

Pupils participate in dedicated extra-curricular time from 15:30 to 16:20 each day.

All clubs and activities are bookable via the SchoolsBuddy app. Aside from a small number of exceptions, activities are included as standard in the fees.

Wrap-Around Care:

Breakfast Club: 07:15 to 08:00. £3 per child per day.

Morning Wrap-Around Care: 08:00 to 08:30. Available at no additional charge, with no pre-booking required.

Afternoon Wrap-Around Care: 16:30 to 18:00. No additional charge.

Afternoon Wrap-Around Care with Tea: 16:30 to 18:00. £5 per child per day.

Breakfast Club and Afternoon Wrap-Around Care with Tea are both booked via SchoolsBuddy with at least 48 hours' advanced notice.

Break, Lunch and School Menus:

A healthy and nutritious lunch is included as part of your school fees along with a piece of fruit at break time.

Morning Break (10:45 to 11:05): Fruit is available free of charge, while paid snacks are also available.

Lunchtime (12:50 to 13:45): A lunch rota assigns a specific time for each year group. Lunch menus are available on the school website. These run in a 3-week rotation and are updated each half term. Menus include a daily choice of hot main course, an extensive salad bar, desserts, homemade soups and much more.

A high percentage of our school community have food allergies and intolerances. Therefore, if your child has any specific dietary requirements, we ask that this information be provided to us at the point of registration, so we can keep everyone safe in school.

Rydal Penrhos is a strictly nut-free school.

Sample Menu:

School Transport:

Rydal Penrhos School operates a Monday-Friday bus service bringing pupils to and from school.

Buses run across all major areas of North Wales, from RAF Valley and Caernarfon in the west, to Hawarden and Pentre Halkyn in the east.

The service uses school minibuses driven by trained drivers who are school employees where possible.

Buses arrive in time for morning registration, and depart at 16:30 after extracurricular clubs, ensuring any pupils making use of our bus transport network still have access to our outstanding selection of after-school activities and societies.