--- title: "About Us and Opening Times" description: "Primary school near Oxenholme Kendal Cumbria" url: "https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us" school: "Old Hutton Church of England School" --- # About Us and Opening Times ## Learning for Life . . . in all its fullness (John 10:10) ### **About Us** Old Hutton Church of England Primary School is situated on the edge of Kendal, near Oxenholme, an area of great natural beauty, close to the Lake District National Park. We are a small school with big ambitions for our children and all in our wider school community. We have high standards and strive for excellence in everything we do. We think that our school is a very special place and we hope you will too! Our exciting website is here to help you find out about us and all the wonderful things we do to make learning fun. It is also a place for our pupils to celebrate and share their achievements and to help stimulate their future learning. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about this important aspect of our work. ### **Opening Times** Our school day is as follows: Monday - Thursday we start the day with Collective Worship. On Friday we finish the week with our special celebration assembly. | **Activity** | **Time** | |---|---| | **First Session** | 8:50 AM - 10:30 AM | | **Morning Playtime** | 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM | | **Second Session** | 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM | | **Lunch Break** | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | | **Afternoon Session** | 1:00 PM - 3:20 PM | | **KS1 Afternoon Playtime** | 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | | **Home Time** | 3:20 PM | Total School Hours Per Day - 6.5 hours Total School Hours Per Week - 32.5 hours ### About Us - [Welcome](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/welcome) - [About Us & Opening Times](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us) - [Why Old Hutton?](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/why-old-hutton) - [Our Church](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/our-church) - [Who's Who](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/who-s-who) - [Vision & Values](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/vision-values) - [Curriculum](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/curriculum) - [Contact Us](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/contact) - [Governance](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/governance) - [Work with us](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us) - [40 for 40: A Journey Between Two Schools](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/key-information/40-for-40-a-journey-between-two-schools) ![Old Hutton Church of England School](https://files.schudio.com/old-hutton-church-of-england-school/images/logo/Awards_2026_1-removebg-preview.png) Old Hutton, Kendal Cumbria LA8 0NQ [01539 732778](tel:01539732778) ## Useful Links [Contact Us](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/contact) [Opening Times](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us) [Vacancies](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us) [Prospectus](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/about-us/prospectus) © Copyright 2021–2026 Old Hutton Church of England School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://oldhuttonschool.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)