Term Dates
Academic Year 2024/2025
Spring Term 2025
Start of term: 6th January 2025
End of term: 3.30pm 4th April 2025
Half term: 17th-21st February 2025
Summer Term 2025
Start of term: 22nd April 2025
End of term: 12.40pm 23rd July 2025
Half term: 26th-30th May 2025
Academic Year 2025/2026
Autumn Term 2025
Start of term: Friday 5th September for Year 7 and Sixth Form; Monday 8th September for all other year groups
End of term: 12.40pm Friday 19th December 2025
Half term: Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2025
Inset days (school closed to students): Wednesday 3rd September 2025, Thursday 4th September 2025, Friday 3rd October 2025, Thursday 27th November 2025
Occasional day (school closed to students): Friday 28th November
Spring Term 2026
Start of term: Monday 5th January 2026
End of term: 3.30pm Friday 27th March 2026
Half term: Monday 16th to Friday 20th February 2026
Inset day (school closed to students): Monday 5th January 2026
Summer Term 2026
Start of term: Monday 13th April 2026
End of term: 12.40pm Thursday 23rd July 2026
Half term: Monday 25th to Friday 29th May 2026
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.