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We are a small Church of England Voluntary Controlled primary school with 69 children. Situated  4 miles South of Bury St Edmunds in the small, farming community of Great Whelnetham, about 33 miles East of Cambridge.

Headteacher:  Mrs Chris Lawson
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Our latest Ofsted report says we are an Outstanding school!

Great Whelnetham CEVC Primary School
Great Whelnetham
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 0UA
Tel: 01284 386203

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School Session Times

Earliest time to arrive 8.55
(member of staff on duty in the playground from now. If the weather is bad, children read in their classroom)

Quiet reading in Red Class 9.00  
Red Class children and parents invited into the classroom for a quiet reading session to begin the school day.
 
School begins 9.05
Assembly 10.25 - 10.40
 
Morning break 10.40 - 11.00

Lunch 12.05 - 1.15  (ages 5-7)   
12.20 - 1.15  (ages 7-9)

Nursery aged children begin 1.00

Afternoon break 2.15 - 2.30
(Red/Green Class only)

School ends 3.25

The school is open five days a week for two sessions daily.  The teaching week, excluding assembly, registration and playtime, is:
Keystage 1 (ages 5-7)   21 ¼  hours
Keystage 2 (ages 7-9)   24 hours

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