The School Day

The school operates a two week 25 period timetable with five periods per day. Each day also includes a registration period first thing, a morning break and a lunchtime.

Bells are rung throughout the day.

The school day is dependant on your year group. Please see below.

Years 7 & 8
Registration	8:40am
Period 1	9:10am
Period 2	10:10am
Break	11:10am
Period 3	11:30am
Period 4	12:30pm
Lunch	1:30pm
Period 5	2:10pm
End of Day	3:10pm

Years 9, 10 & 11
Registration	8:40am
Period 1	9:10am
Period 2	10:10am
Break	11:10am
Period 3	11:30am
Lunch	12:30pm
Period 4	1:10pm
Period 5	2:10pm
End of Day	3:10pm

School Bus Pass Application

Assembly pattern

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10	Year 11
Salendine Hall	Salendine Hall	Salendine Hall	Salendine Hall	Salendine Hall
Monday Reg	Tuesday Reg	Friday Reg	Thursday Reg	Wednesday Reg

Students are expected to be seated in the Salendine Hall for main assembly at the beginning of registration. Each form has an allocated area of seating and your form tutor will be sat with you.

Term Dates

Please see below for term dates for the 26/27 academic year. We aim to keep you as up-to-date as possible with term dates so as you can plan family holidays outside term time. This is important so that it does not negatively affect outcomes for children by missing out on school time.

Term Dates 2026/2027

Autumn Term 2026

First day:         Wednesday 2^nd September
Half-term:        Monday 26^th October – Friday 30^th October
Last day:         Friday 18^th December

Spring Term 2027

First day: Monday 4^th January
Half-term: Monday 15^th – Friday 19^th February inclusive
Last day: Thursday 25^th March

Summer Term 2027

First day: Monday 12^th April
Half-term: Monday 31^st May – Friday 4^th June inclusive
Last day: Wednesday 21^st July

Open Evening Thursday 24^th September 2026
(school closes to students at 2.10pm)

INSET / staff training / student holidays

Tuesday 1^st September 2026
Thursday 22^nd October 2026
Friday 23^rd October 2026
Monday 4^th January 2027
Friday 12^th February 2027

Bank Holidays

Christmas Day	Friday 25^th December 2026
Boxing Day	Saturday 26^th December 2026
New Years Day	Friday 1st January 2027
Good Friday	Friday 26th March 2027
Easter Monday	Monday 29th March 2027
May Day	Monday 3rd May 2027
Spring Bank Holiday	Monday 31st May 2027
August Bank Holiday	Monday 30th August 2027

Term Dates 2027/2028

Autumn Term 2027

First day:         Tuesday 7^th September
Half-term:        Monday 25^th October – Friday 29^th October
Last day:          Friday 17^th December

Spring Term 2028

First day:          Wednesday 5^th January
Half-term:         Monday 21^st – Friday 25^th February inclusive
Last day:           Friday 7^th April

Summer Term 2028

First day:      Monday 24^th April
Half-term:    Monday 29^th May – Friday 2^nd June inclusive
Last day:      Friday 21^st July

Open Evening TBC
(school closes to students at 2.10pm)

INSET / staff training / student holidays

1. Monday 6^th September 2027
2. Friday 22^nd October 2027
3. Tuesday 4^th January 2028
4. Monday 24^th July 2028
5. Tuesday 25^th July 2028

Bank Holidays

Christmas Day (Substitute Day)	Monday 27^th December 2027
Boxing Day (Substitute Day)	Tuesday 28^th December 2027
New Years Day (Substitute Day)	Monday 3rd January 2028
Good Friday	Friday 14th April 2028
Easter Monday	Monday 17th April 2028
May Day	Monday 1st May 2028
Spring Bank Holiday	Monday 29th May 2028
August Bank Holiday	Monday 28th August 2028

Leave of Absence

As a parent, you have a legal responsibility to ensure your child’s attendance at school. We are only able to authorise absence from school in exceptional circumstances. In making a request for a leave of absence you will need to explain why the circumstances are exceptional. You must also make your application as far in advance as possible, ideally four weeks before the planned absence.