The School Day

We have 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:

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

We reserve the right to detain a pupil until 3.10pm (7, 8 and 10) and 3.20pm (9 and 11) without prior notification. Your child will be issued with an official slip at least 24 hours in advance if they have to be detained beyond 3.10/3.20pm. 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.

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 2024 - 2025

Autumn Term: 2^nd September – 20^th December 2024

Term 1:         2^nd September 2024 – 25^th October 2024

Half Term:    28^th October 2024 – 1^st November 2024

Term 2:         4^th November 2024 – 20^th December 2024

Christmas Holiday: 23^rd December 2024 – 3^rd January 2025

Spring Term 6^th January – 4^th April 2025

Term 1:         6^th January 2025 – 14^th February 2025

Half Term:    17^th February 2025 – 21^st February 2025

Term 2:         24^th February 2025 – 4^th April 2025

Easter Holiday:  7^th April 2025 – 21^st April 2025

Summer Term: 22^nd April – 22^nd July 2025

Term 1:         22^nd April 2025 – 23^rd May 2025

Half Term:    26^th May 2025 – 30^th May 2025

Term 2:         2^nd June 2025 – 22^nd July 2025

(Actual last day of term Friday 18^th July 2025)

Inset Days

The school will be closed on the following days:

Monday 2^nd September 2024

Friday 29^th November 2024

Monday 6^th January 2025

Monday 21^st July 2025 Disaggregated

Tuesday 22^nd July 2025 Disaggregated