Gated Access
For security reasons the school gates are on a timer to be opened and locked at the following times:
Butler Road Pedestrian Gate
| Mornings | Opened daily at 8:30 am |
| Closed daily at 9:00 am | |
| Afternoons | Opened daily at 3:00 pm |
| Closed daily at 3:45 pm |
To gain access outside of these times an entry phone system is used. After 3:45pm please use JUNIOR button at the Butler Road gate only when picking up from all Oaklands Junior School Clubs.
After 3:45pm please use INFANT button only when picking up from all Oaklands Infant Clubs and BEEHIVE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB.
A fence separating the path from the car park indicates the route to the school’s Reception and playground. In the interests of safety, children, even when accompanied by an adult, are not allowed to cross the Junior car park. To approach from this entrance please use the path which passes behind the Junior School following the signs. Parents/carers and children must not walk along the road into the Infant School – there is no pathway and staff/delivery vehicles are constantly coming and going.
All visitors are asked to park sensibly and safely in a neighbourhood road and report via the pedestrian gate to Reception, sign in and collect a visitor’s lanyard.
Ellis Road Pedestrian Gate for access to Acorn Under Fives Pre-School or Oaklands Infants
| Mornings | Opened daily at 8:30 am |
| Closed daily at 9:00 am | |
| Afternoons | Opened daily at 3:00 pm |
| Closed daily at 3:45 pm |
Please note: A gate has been installed at the school end of the Ellis Road pathway. Outside of normal gate opening times, you should use this gate only to drop off/pick up from Acorns and Infant School. To drop off/pick up from the Junior School please always use the Butler Road gate as you will be refused entry via the Ellis Road gate as part of safeguarding the whole site for Acorns, Infants and Juniors.
During the school day, please press the appropriate button (Acorn Under Fives/Infant School at the Ellis Road gate or Junior School at the Butler Road gate) which will connect you to that setting’s office and the staff will remotely open the gate for your access to the nearest Reception relevant for your child. Please close the gate following entry / exit, to keep our site safe.
Dogs On School Grounds
Only guide dogs are allowed in the school grounds at any time, unless permission has been given e.g. class teachers may invite families to bring pets into school as part of topic work. Dogs may not be left tied to the railings or carried into school at pick up or drop off.
Non-smoking Site
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the site and this also includes E-cigarettes/Vaping.
Car Parking
Oaklands Junior School is very aware of the disruption that parking at the beginning and end of the school days causes to our neighbours and seeks to minimise this by asking our parents/carers to park sensibly and safely at all times. Neighbours who suffer from repeated incidents of not being able to enter/exit their drives are advised to take the registration number of the car concerned and report it to the police on 101.
It is vitally important that the zigzag area is left clear in the morning and afternoon during drop off and pick up times and that parents/carers collecting their children in the afternoon leave their cars in order to escort their children across the road. Furthermore, drivers are requested not to park opposite the zigzag lines, – this provides a safe crossing for our families and particularly for our older pupils crossing the road independently – or on grass verges, on the corners of road junctions.
We request parents/carers park as follows:
| Ellis Road | AM | park on the SCHOOL SIDE when delivering children |
| PM | park on the OPPOSITE SIDE when collecting children | |
| Butler Road | AM | park on the SCHOOL SIDE when delivering children |
| PM | park on the OPPOSITE SIDE when collecting children |
PLEASE PARK SENSIBLY, BE CONSIDERATE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS BY NOT PARKING ACROSS THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND, ABOVE ALL, ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR CHILDREN
As part of our Healthy Schools initiative we encourage all children to walk to school, if possible.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE SCHOOL GROUNDS UNLESS:
- You are collecting a child who is poorly.
- You have a disability and need access to the school grounds on a regular basis – please note this should be arranged in advance with the School Office by showing your Blue Badge at Reception.
Being late for school is not a reason to drive on site. Do not drop children off opposite the Butler Road entrance on yellow lines under any circumstances as children crossing the road are in danger of not being seen.
As part of our Healthy Schools initiative we encourage all children to walk to school, if possible.
Cycling
Children in Years 3-5 may cycle to school provided:
- they wear a safety helmet
- they are accompanied by an adult
Children in Year 6 may cycle on their own to school provided:
- they wear a safety helmet
- they are undertaking, or have passed their cycle test
Parents/carers are recommended to supply their children with a sturdy padlock for their bicycle, which should only be secured to the bike rack. Please note that whilst every effort is made to safeguard property, the school cannot accept responsibility for loss of or damage to bicycles.
Children and adult cyclists must dismount at the school gate and walk their scooter or bicycles to the bicycle shelter along the pedestrian pathway. Similarly, children and adult cyclists must walk their bicycles to the exit along the pathway and not to cycle in the school grounds or through the main vehicle gate along the roadway.