The School Day

Due to Covid-19 the school day has been changed to staggered start times/finish times and break/lunch times

Start times: 8.25am (all students)

End of day:

3pm: Year 7, 8 & 10     

3.10pm: Year 9 & 11

Contact times: 

8.20am to 3.10pm for Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 

8.20am to 4pm for Year 11

Total contact times:

Extra Curricular Events: Thursday

Reception & The School Office is open between 08.00 and 16.00.

We reserve the right to detain a pupil until 3.10pm without prior notification. Your child will be issued with an official slip at least 24 hours in advance if he/she is to be detained beyond 15.10 hrs. We will also send a text notifying you if your child will be detained.

Please note that the calendar dates are accurate at the time of uploading on the website and may be subject to change in accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines.

Detentions

If pupils are issued with a detention the student will be given a slip by the member of staff. A text 24 hours prior to the detention date will be sent to the parent/carer notifying of the detention and the duration. 

Detentions are held as follows:

Headteacher's Detentions: Tuesday 15.15 - 17.15 hrs (2 hour detention)

Homework Detentions: KS3: Tuesday 15.00 - 16.00 hrs (Undertaken by the Department). KS4: Wednesday.

General Detentions: Wednesday 15.00 - 16.00 hrs (for 30 minute or 1 hour detention)

Maths Detentions: Thursday 15.00 - 15.30 hrs

Pupil lists are sent to each class period 5 and students will be taken to the hall or designated room at the end of the school day by their class teacher.

Please refer to the Homework Calendars which show the date when homework is due in by and detention date.

Failure to Attend Any Detention will result in the following:

Any student failing to attend a 30-minute detention will receive a 1-hour Headteachers Detention and should they fail to attend the 1-hour Head detention they will go to a 2-hour Headteacher detention the following week. 

Any student failing to attend a 2-hour Headteacher detention will go to Inclusion the next working day to complete.

Term Dates 2023 - 2024

Autumn Term: 1^st September – 15^th December 2023

Term 1:         1^st September 2023 – 20^th October 2023

Half Term:    23^rd October 2023 – 27^th October 2023

Term 2:         30^th October 2023 – 15^th December 2023

Christmas Holiday: 18^th December 2023 – 1^st January 2024

Spring Term: 2^nd January – 28^th March 2024

Term 1:         2^nd January 2024 – 9^th February 2024

Half Term:    12^th February 2024 – 16^th February 2024

Term 2:         19^th February 2024 – 28^th March 2024

Easter Holiday:  29^th March 2024 – 12^th April 2024

Summer Term: 15^th April – 24^th July 2024

Term 1:         15^th April 2024 – 24^th May 2024

Half Term:    27^th May 2024 – 31^st May 2024

Term 2:         3^rd June 2024 – 24^rd July 2024

Actual last day of term Friday 19^th July 2024

Inset Days:

School will be closed on the following dates:

Friday 1^st September 2023

Friday 24^th November 2023

Tuesday 2^nd January 2024

Monday 22^nd July 2024 Disaggregated

Tuesday 23^rd July 2024 Disaggregated

Wednesday 24^th July 2024 (in lieu of 1^st September)