Term Dates
Academic Year 2023/2024
Autumn Term 2023
Start of term: Year 7 & Year 12 Monday 4th September 2023; remaining year groups Tuesday 5th September 2023
End of term: 12.40pm 15th December 2023
Half term: 23rd-27th October 2023
INSET days (school closed): 1st September, 6th October, 20th November, 18th and 19th December 2023
Occasional day (school closed): 17th November 2023
Spring Term 2024
Start of term: 3rd January 2024
End of term: 3.30pm 28th March 2024
Half term: 19th-23rd February 2024
Summer Term 2024
Start of term: 15th April 2024
End of term: 12.40pm 23rd July 2024
Half term: 27th-31st May 2024
The School Day
Students must arrive in school before 8.50am.
8.50-9.10am: Morning registration Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
9.00-9.10am: Morning registration Wednesday and Friday
9.10-10.10am: Lesson 1
10.10-11.10/11.30am: Lesson 2
10.30-10.50am: Break for Year 7s and Year 10s
10.50-11.10am: Break for Year 8s
11.10-11.30am: Break for Year 9s and Year 11s
11.30am-12.30pm: Lesson 3
12.30-1.30pm: Lunch
1.30-2.30pm: Lesson 4 (incl. afternoon registration)
2.30-3.30pm: Lesson 5
Before school students may assemble in the café where a free breakfast of toast and jam or milk and cereal is available from 8am.