
Term Dates
Autumn Term 2021
COVID update for September
Schools have been asked to test pupils on site on their return to school in September to pick up any cases following increased mixing over the summer period. In order to facilitate this, schools are able to stagger the return of pupils. The proposed format for this is as follows:
- Parents will be sent a consent form, once completed you will be allocated an appointment time. Pupils will not be tested without prior parental permission.
- Pupils will arrive at school for their first test and will leave immediately.
- Pupils will be able to return to school the following day, if they have received a negative test result.
- If you do not hear from us, you can assume your child’s test is negative.
- Please note, the return date for Y8 and Y9 is one day later than originally calendared. This is to enable us to test our very large cohort of pupils. All pupils will receive a 2nd test within 3 to 5 days of their first.
Staff Training Day 1 and TEST and LEAVE DAY for Y7, Y12 and Y13 | Wednesday 1 September 2021 |
Start of term for Y7 and Y12 only | Thursday 2 September 2021 |
TEST and LEAVE DAY for Y10 and Y11 | Thursday 2 September 2021 |
Start of term for Y10, Y11 and Y13 | Friday 3 September 2021 |
TEST and LEAVE DAY for Y8 and Y9 | Friday 3 September 2021 |
Start of term for Y8 and Y9 | Monday 6 September 2021 |
School Closed for Staff Training Day | Friday 1 October 2021 |
Half term | Monday 25 October to Wednesday 3 November 2021 (incl) |
Disaggregated Staff Training Days 3 & 4 | Monday 1 November and Tuesday 2 November 2021 |
Staff Training Day 5 | Wednesday 3 November 2021 |
Re-open | Thursday 4 November 2021 |
School closed for Queens Jubilee Bank Holiday | Friday 3 December 2021 |
Re-open | Monday 6 December 2021 |
Last day of term | Friday 17 December 2021 (early closure 12.30pm) |
Spring Term 2022
The Government has just announced that all secondary school students should have the
opportunity to receive an on-site LFD test on their return to schools in January 2022.
Test and leave and phased return to school
We are phasing the return of pupils to school to allow for the testing of all pupils the day
before they start school – please see table below. We understand that this may cause
inconvenience for parents but hope you will appreciate that this situation is not of our
making. We will be providing online learning for pupils on the days that they are not in
school. Pupils will come into school on their test day, complete their test (around ten
minutes) and then leave the site. This will enable us to notify any pupil identified as positive
to isolate to ensure the safety of all. For their test, pupils do not need to attend in their
uniform.
Emails have been sent to all parents in December regarding the booking system which closed on 28/12/21. Please see the details in the letter below.
TEST AND LEAVE DAY for Y11, Y12 and Y13 | Tuesday 4 January 2022 - no pupils in school |
TEST AND LEAVE DAY for Y9 and Y10 | Wednesday 5 January 2022 |
Start of term for Y11, Y12 and Y13 | Wednesday 5 January 2022 |
TEST AND LEAVE DAY for Y7 and Y8 | Thursday 6 January 2022 |
Start of term for Y9 and Y10 | Thursday 6 January 2022 |
Start of term for Y7 and Y8 | Friday 7 January 2022 |
Half term | Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2022 (incl) |
Re-open | Monday 21 February 2022 |
Last day of term | Friday 1 April 2022 |
Summer Term 2022
Start of term | Tuesday 19 April 2022 |
School closed for May Day bank holiday | Monday 2 May 2022 |
Half term | Monday 30 May to Friday 3 June 2022 (incl) |
Re-open | Monday 6 June 2022 |
Last day of term | Friday 22 July 2022 (early closure 12.30pm) |
Autumn Term 2022
Please note: There has been an update to the Start of Term dates for Years 12 and 13 below. Year 12 will now start on Monday 5 September and Year 13 will start on Tuesday 6 September 2022.
School closed for Staff Training Day | Thursday 1 September 2022 |
Start of term (Yr 7 ONLY) | Friday 2 September 2022 |
Years 8 - 12 return | Monday 5 September 2022 |
Year 13 return | Tuesday 6 September 2022 |
School closed for Staff Training Day 2 | Friday 7 October 2022 |
Half term | Monday 24 October-Wednesday 2 November 2022 |
Disaggregated training days 3 and 4 | Monday 31 October/Tuesday 1 November 2022 |
School closed for Staff Training Day 5 | Wednesday 2 November 2022 |
Re-open | Thursday 3 November 2022 |
Last day of term | Friday 16 December 2022 (early closure 12.30pm) |
Spring Term 2023
Term begins | Tuesday 3 January 2023 |
Half term | Monday 13 February - Friday 17 February 2023 |
Last day of term | Friday 31 March 2023 |
Summer Term 2023
Term begins | Monday 17 April 2023 |
May Day bank holiday | Monday 1 May 2023 |
Half term | Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June 2023 |
Last day of term | Friday 21 July 2023 (early closure 12.30pm) |