The Lightcliffe Academy day has 5 periods adding up to a 25 period week. The school day begins at 8.35am, and ends at 3.00pm, totalling 32 hours and 5 minutes per week. There is a mid-morning break and a lunch break scheduled into the school day.
- 8.30am: Arrival / breakfast
- 8.40am - 9.05am: Registration
- 9.05am - 10.05am: Period 1
- 10.05am - 11.05am: Period 2
- 11.05am - 11.25am: Break
- 11.25am - 12.25pm: Period 3
- 12.25pm - 1.25pm: Period 4
- 1.25pm - 2.00pm: Lunch
- 2.00pm - 3.00pm: Period 5
- 3.00pm: End of school day
