School Day
The School is open to students from 8:15am. All students should be in school ready for tutorial at 8:30am. Lessons finish for Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 students at 3pm. Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 & Year 13 students finish at 3pm, but on selected days finish at 4pm. The school is open for students after compulsory lessons finish until 4:30pm. This means that the school is open to students for 41.25 hours per week.
The compulsory times for students to be in school for each year group are as follows:
Years 7/8/9 8:30am to 3pm
Years 10/11/12/13 8:30am to 3pm plus Lesson 7 until 4pm on selected days.
The structure of the school day including break times is available here:
Term Dates
2024/2025
Autumn Term 2024
Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd September – INSET Days – School closed to all students
Wednesday 4th September – School opens for start of the new term – Year 7 & 12
Thursday 5th September – School opens for start of new term – All year groups
Friday 25th October – School closes for end of half term
Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November – Half term
Monday 4th November – School opens for start of new half term
Wednesday 18th December – School closes for students at 12.40pm
Thursday 19th December – DISAGREGATED Day – School closed for all students
Friday 20th December to Friday 3rd January – Christmas holidays
Spring Term 2025
Monday 6th January – INSET Day – School closed to all students
Tuesday 7th January – School opens for start of the new term
Friday 14th February – School closes for end of half term
Monday 17th to Friday 21st February – Half term
Monday 24th February – School opens for start of new half term
Friday 4th April – School closes for end of term
Monday 7th to Friday 18th April – Easter holidays
Summer Term 2025
Monday 21st April – Bank Holiday – School closed to all students
Tuesday 22nd April – School opens for start of new term
Monday 5th May – Bank Holiday – School closed to all students
Friday 23rd May – School closes for end of half term
Monday 26th May to Friday 30th May – Half term
Monday 2nd June – School opens for start of new half term
Tuesday 22nd July – Students break up for summer holidays at 12.40pm
2025/2026
Autumn Term 2025
Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd September – INSET Days – School closed to all students
Wednesday 3rd September – School opens for start of the new term – Year 7 & 12
Thursday 4th September – School opens for start of new term – All year groups
Friday 24th October – School closes for end of half term
Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October – Half term
Monday 3rd November – School opens for start of new half term
Thursday 18th December – School closes for students at 12.40pm
Friday 19th December – DISAGREGATED Day – School closed for all students
Monday 22nd December to Friday 2nd January – Christmas holidays
Spring Term 2026
Monday 5th January – INSET Day – School closed to all students
Tuesday 6th January – School opens for start of the new term
Friday 13th February – School closes for end of half term
Monday 16th to Friday 20th February – Half term
Monday 23rd February – School opens for start of new half term
Friday 27th March – School closes for end of term
Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April – Easter holidays
Summer Term 2026
Monday 13th April – School opens for start of new half term
Monday 4th May – Bank Holiday – School closed to all students
Friday 22nd May – School closes for end of half term
Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May – Half term
Monday 1st June – School opens for start of new half term
Friday 17th July – Students break up for summer holidays at 12.40pm
Monday 20th July – DISAGREGATED Day – School closed for all students
