All students should be onsite moving to lessons at 8.30am. Gates will be closed at 8.35am, and students not onsite will be recorded as late.
Students will all be able to arrive and leave from either gate A or C. The School site opens to children from 8am.
Term Dates
Autumn Term 2023
Teacher Training (School Closed to Students) – Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th Sept
Autumn Term 1: Wednesday 6th September – Friday 27th October
Year 7 and 12 start Wednesday 6th September
All other school years (no Y12) Thursday 7th September
Sixth Form Progress Evening – Thursday 26th October
Half Term Holiday: Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November
Autumn Term 2: Monday 6th November – Friday 22nd December
Teacher Training (School Closed to Students) – Monday 6th November
Year 9 Progress Evening – Thursday 14th December
Christmas Holidays: Monday 25th December – Friday 6th January
Spring Term 2024
Spring Term 1: Monday 8th January – Friday 9th February
Teacher Training (School Closed to Students) – Monday 8th January
Teacher Training Afternoon – (School Closed to Students in the Afternoon) – Wednesday 7th February
Half Term: Monday 12th February – Friday 16th February
Spring Term 2: Monday 19th February – Friday 22nd March
Year 8 Progress & Pathways Evening – Thursday 7th March
School Closing for Holidays – 12 noon – Friday 22nd March
Easter Break
Monday 25th March – Friday 5th April
Summer Term 2024
Summer Term 1: Monday 8th April – Friday 24th May
Year 11 Progress Evening – Thursday 11th April
Year 10 Progress Evening – Thursday 25th April
Half Term
Monday 27th May – Friday 31st June
Summer Term 2: Monday 3rd June – Friday 19th July
School Closing for Holidays – 12 noon – Friday 19th July
Illness
If a child is too ill to attend school, parents/carers must phone 0121 566 6444 before 8.45am or the child will be marked as absent without authorisation.
Late
Any students arriving late to school need to enter through the Wake Green Road entrance (Gate A), will be marked late for school and given a 30 minute detention (see below)
End of the School day.
Students must leave the school site promptly at the end of the day unless they are taking part in a supervised activity, you will be advised of a finish time. A full list of extra-curricular activities is on our website here: School clubs.
Transport.
Students coming to school by bike should secure their bike in the appropriate location and have a good awareness of road safety. Please ensure that if you drive your child to school, you respect the road markings and park in a way which shows consideration for our neighbours and other road users.
Detentions.
Detentions of 30 minutes or 60 minutes are issued daily and parents/carers will be informed by text message if their child has a detention.