The school day starts at 08.45am and concludes from 14.45pm (6 hours for a total of 30 hours in a school week). 

• 08:45am - Transition from transport
• 08:45am - 09:30am - Period 1
• 09:30am - 10:15am - Period 2
• 10:15am - 10:30am - Communication Cafe
• 10:30am - 10:45am - Break
• 10:45am - 11:45am - Period 3
• 11:45am - 12:45pm - Lunch
• 12:45pm - 13:25pm - Period 4
• 13:25pm - 14:05pm - Period 5
• 14:05pm - 14:45pm - Period 6
• 14:45pm - 15:15pm - Transition to buses

Office opening hours are Mondays to Thursdays 08:00am - 16:30pm and Fridays 08:00am - 16:00pm.

Holidays and Training days are listed on our Term Dates page.

Lunchtime Provision

Mary Elliot Academy operates a three-week rotating menu:

Week One	Week Two	Week Three
05th January 2026	12th January 2026	19th January 2026
26th January 2026	02nd February 2026	09th February 2026
23rd February 2026	02nd March 2026	09th March 2026
16th March 2026	23rd March 2026	30th March 2026
20th April 2026	27th April 2026	04th May 2026
11th May 2026	18th May 2026	01st June 2026
08th June 2026	15th June 2026	22nd June 2026
29th June 2026	06th July 2026	13th July 2026

Details of our current menu are available here.

Don't forget to apply for Free School Meals (FSM) using our handy online form.

Dinner Money 

Please ensure that dinner money (£11.50 without milk or £12.25 with milk) is paid on a weekly basis. If you have any queries, please contact our main administration office who will be pleased to help you.