The school day starts at 8.55am. The gates and doors open from 8.40am to 8.55am. Any children arriving after 8.55am time will receive a late mark (after registers have closed) on their attendance record, which is an unauthorised absence. Parents should ensure their child arrives at 8.45am each day.

View more information about attendance and punctuality here: Attendance

In the event of severe weather, please check the following to find out if school is open or closed:

• This website (on the homepage)
• Our Facebook page
• Via Class Dojo
• Via email/message to parents/carers
• Radio Leicester 104.9FM (or their website, see link below)
• 103 The Eye FM (or their website, see link below)
   
• BBC Radio Leicester
• 103 The Eye radio station

• Snow or Unexpected School Closure Letter

If your child is attending school full-time they will be staying for lunch-time. Please ensure you make arrangements for their lunches.

Children in years Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to receive Free School Meals under the government scheme.  Children in Keystage 2 may still have a meal provided by the kitchen.   The price of school meals for these children is now £2.58 per day or £12.90 per week.  School meals should be paid for in advance.  If you are in receipt of benefits you may be entitled to claim free meals for your child.  If you require any further information please contact the office.

Paid school meals

Please pay for dinners at the school office or in a named envelope to the school office or by using the MCAS (My Child At School) app.

Healthy eating

We all want to help our children stay healthy and happy as they grow up. Here at The Grove Primary School we want to help children lead a healthy lifestyle by offering healthy food choices at lunchtime. You can find out much more about healthy eating at the Children’s Food Trust website.

Free School Meals (FSM)

If you are in receipt of Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance you may be entitled to apply for Free School Meals (FSM) for your child.  Please go directly to Leicestershire County Council and complete the Free School Meals application form. This process needs to be completed before your child is due to start attending school.

Please note that we are unable to provide your child with a free school meal until we have received written confirmation from the Local Authority.

Please see below for the Free School Meals Application Form.

Packed lunches

School meals are moving towards a healthy menu with lots of fresh vegetables and interesting meals. We would like to see all the children eating healthily. Therefore, our request to parents providing packed lunches is to avoid crisps and chocolates.

Please see below Autumn/Winter dinner menu.

Each pupil that registers with Cool Milk will receive a carton of semi-skimmed milk everyday, which is delivered fresh and chilled to the classroom.  Their school milk will not only provide them with essential nutrients, but as it is rehydrating and energy boosting it also bridges the gap between breakfast and lunch to help children stay focused.

How to register

Milk is completely free for all children aged under five and is subsidised for children aged five and over. If you are in receipt of free school meals please contact the school office. A copy of the application form is at the bottom of this page.

My child is under five

Just register by a Tuesday for your child’s free milk to start the following week.

Free milk will continue until the Friday before your child’s fifth birthday.  You will receive a payment request three weeks before this time.  If you wish your child to continue to receive school milk simply make a payment.

My child is over five

Complete a registration form or register online as soon as possible.   Shortly after registering you will receive a payment request.

What payment options are there?

You can pay Cool Milk either online, over the phone, at a local PayPoint or by cheque in half-termly, termly or annual instalments.

If you have any questions regarding school milk please visit www.coolmilk.com or contact Cool Milk directly on 0800 142 2972.

Our school uniform is:

• White polo t-shirt (with logo or not) or white shirt/ blouse.
• Blue cardigan, sweatshirt or fleece (with logo or not).
• Dark grey/black trousers, shorts, skirt (or blue and white checked pinafore dress in the summer). 
• Tights should be dark grey or black.
• All children must wear black school shoes or black trainers.

The PE kit is:

• a white t-shirt
• blue/black shorts
• plimsolls/ trainers. 
• Outdoor PE kit is as above, with the addition of a black hoodie and/or black jogging bottoms (for when PE is outdoors and it is cold or if they want to wear it).  Clothes should not be obviously branded. 

Please put you child's name in all items of clothing for school.  We have a lot of royal blue tops around school!

Please come to the school office if you'd like to buy clothing with The Grove logo.  The logo was designed by two children here when they were in Year 5.

Polo shirts                  £7.30

Sweatshirts                £9.70

S,M,L sizes              £10.50

Cardigans                  £10.80

S,M, L sizes             £14.65

Fleeces                      £12.50

S,M,L sizes              £14.00

PE t-shirt                    £5.20

PE shorts                   £4.75

You can also purchase bags from the office.

Book bags                  £8.00
Drawstring (PE) bag  £4.50

Leicester Charity Link

Leicester Charity Link may be able to offer you help with the cost of uniform if you are in receipt of Income Support or other benefits. For further help and support please contact the school office for an application form.

At The Grove we are very lucky to be able to offer a breakfast club which is FREE of charge.

The breakfast club is a safe space for you to leave your children at to enable you to get to work earlier. 

We open from 8am and offer breakfast and morning activities. 

Please contact the school office for more information.