About Us

The aims, policies and practices of Airedale Infant School are designed to create a vibrant and exciting learning community where everyone can develop a love of learning and experience success.

We place great emphasis upon developing and maintaining a highly positive whole school ethos. We strive to ensure that our 'can do' culture is constantly evident throughout school.

Airedale Infant School is a proud part of Northern Ambition Academies Trust.

School Organisation

Nursery

We have a 78 place Nursery with 39 children attending in the morning and the same number in the afternoon.

There are 180 places in main school, organised into 6 classes of 30 pupils. The classes are organised into classes as below:

Reception Sprites

Reception Pixies

Year 1 Sprites

Year 1 Pixies

Year 2 Sprites

Year 2 Pixies

By law, the maximum infant class size is 30.

Organisation of the school day.
Session times

Nursery

Morning 8.45 am - 11.45 am
Afternoon 12.15 pm - 3.15 pm

Main school
Upper Foundation & Key Stage 1
9:00 am - 12.00.p.m.
1:00.p.m. - 3:00.p.m.

Doors open at 8.50.a.m.to enable to bring children into school, allowing a prompt start to the working day at 9:00.a.m.

Assemblies take place daily and children in main school have a morning break followed by a snack. The children do not have a break in the afternoon so that learning can be continuous.

All of our children in Reception- Year 2 are entitled to a Universal Infant Free School Meal and have their lunch in the hall, they may alternatively bring a packed lunch from home. If children bring a packed lunch, we ask parents to consider healthy options and not to include sweets and chocolate. We provide your child with a school water bottle in September, please ensure you send your child to school with their water bottle.