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A high school in England has initiated a new to allow students to sleep longer in the . The private, $25,000-a-year Hampton Court House school is introducing a 1.30 to 7pm in September. It will become the only school in Britain that starts in the afternoon. Head teacher Guy Holloway said the altered hours should help students get grades. He said research on shows student increases if they can sleep longer in the mornings. Mr Holloway said: "We want to get students into an where they can get sleep and their bodies are functioning well." He added: "It's about what works in our ."

The afternoon start is based on by Oxford University. Researcher Dr Paul Kelley said: "You can't train your to get up at a time." He said we are not in control of choosing the best to work because it's , just like we have no control over our heartbeat and liver . Dr Kelley added: "Anything you do to change the rhythmic systems of your body means your become desynchronised with each other and this is where people get ….There is no fixing it by giving someone an clock." A student at the school, Gabriel Purcell-Davis, 15, is in favour of the . He said students are tired all day, "but as soon as 10 o'clock hits, that's when we…do all our work".

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