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Breakfast Club


Breakfast Club is open from 7.45am. It is a warm and friendly environment enabling children to feel safe and help to provide them with a positive start to each day. There are a range of activities for the children to participate in, children are also encouraged to read and complete any homework using their digital device [Y3-Y6]. Breakfast club provides the perfect opportunity for children to socialise with children from across the whole school.

Herringham Primary Academy have been accepted onto the Department for Education’s (DfE) free breakfast club initiative. This is a wonderful opportunity for our school community. Breakfast Club Timings and Costs The club will be open from 7:30am to 8:20am. The pricing structures:

Arrival Time Pupil Premium Pupils Non-Pupil Premium Pupils
7:30am – 7:50am £1.50 per session £3.00 per session
7:50am – 8:20am FREE [DfE Funded] FREE [DfE Funded]

The free provision [7:50am – 8:20 am] is available to all pupils from Reception to Year 6.

Booking and Capacity

To ensure the safety and high-quality care of our pupils, we have set the following capacity limits:

  • Total Capacity: 150 pupils (excluding those attending ALPs).
  • Free Spaces: The number of free spaces starting at 7:50 am will initially be capped at 100.

How to book:

  • Free spaces must be booked via ParentPay: www.parentpay.com
  • Paid spaces must be paid via ParentPay: www.parentpay.com
  • Commitment: If you book a free space from 8:00am, you are securing that place for every day of the half-term.
  • Deadlines: Parents must re-book spaces for the following half-term by the Wednesday of the final week of each half-term.

Breakfast Club is open to all children, we are always happy to see new faces.