About Us
Opening times
Monday to Friday
9:00-3:30pm daily (weekly total 32.5 hours)
The start of the day
The school gates are open at 8:45am for the children to be dropped at the school gate and go onto the playground. Mrs Hutchins and school staff are on duty in the morning to welcome children into school and speak to parents.
The end of the day
At the end of the day the children are taken to the bottom of the pathway to be collected by parents/carers. Staff are available at the end of the day to happily speak to parents/carers.
3:25pm EYFS and Key Stage 1 (Robins and Swallows)
3:30pm Key Stage 2 (Kingfishers and Kestrels)
During our morning and afternoon breaks, pupils all play on the playground. We use the grounds to ensure the children have access as much as possible to the activities including the hard court for games, tennis, football etc at lunchtimes as well as zones set up for games and practical apparatus for them.
Breaks: 10:30am and 2:30pm
Lunchtime for all pupils is between 12:00noon and 1.00pm
About Us
We are a small rural primary school in the heart of a farming community in a delightful location with views across Morecambe Bay to the Lakeland Hills. We are situated approximately 6km NW of Garstang and 9km S of Lancaster, easily accessible from both directions, and we have safe drop-off area for children in the village car park at the rear of school.. We strive to provide an excellent standard of education for our children which is broad and balanced, exciting and innovative and in an environment where each child feels safe, valued and cared for.
A Breakfast and After School Club is run by Cockerham Kids Club in the school hall. Please see the section for Cockerham kids club Home Page for more information.
We are pleased to say that the Ofsted inspection June 2023 judged our school as: Good
Children settle into the Reception class quickly and are eager to learn. Ofsted 2023
Staff are proud to work at Cockerham Parochial. Ofsted 2023