DDs school is fairly good but is a bit 'fussy' was rated ofsted outstanding and is desperate to keep this, the thing recommended to work on was absence.
So since then the school has taken a militant stance, we are limited to 3 days off a year for religious occassions and are supposed to fill in a form to ask for these days off whixch states at the end 'if my child does not return on the date decided by the school we agree to pay a £100 fine to the school per parent per day.'
The infantr playground opens at about 8.25 am for school starts at 8.50, it is supervised by staff from 8.30/8.35 (cant remember) and parents of older children leave the kids then.
The children are not allowed on the grass, where there are climbing frames/adventure playgroundy stuff. But are allowed to play on tarmaced surface. This is encouraged as other school issue is lateness.
DD is in reception and has to go to a seperate entrance which is in her classroom 'graden' we have been told not to let children or siblings touch the equipment set out as it is a learning space. Fair enough but hard as it is toys set out all enticing (plastic figures on tables etc).
So i keep dd and ds (2) in infasnt playground until the bell goes then walk in reception entrance. Most parents with reception children do this dropping older children first.
My kids were told not to play on a wooden boat. I was surprised and went to get ds off as he was just ignoring the teacher 
. Apparently the head has decided they are not allowed to play on the boat (a wooden shape you sit in) incase a child gets injured and the MISSES a WHOLE DAY OF SCHOOL. The risk of being injured later in the day after registration is not an issue.
Sorry for the mamoth post just didnt want to have an AIBU by stealth thread.