School Times

Below is a breakdown of our school day; start and end times, registration, lesson periods, lunch time and breaks. The total amount of time students are in school in a typical week is 32.5 hours, excluding any after school activities.

“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them ” – E. V. Lucas

8:50am	Warning Bell	Duty teams active Students and Staff go to registration
9am – 9:15am	Mentor Time	Students arriving late report to reception
9:15am – 10:15am	Period 1
10:15am – 10:30am	Break	Duty teams active
10:30am – 11:30am	Period 2
11:30am – 12:30pm	Period 3
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Lunch	Lunchtime Supervisors active
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Period 4	(includes afternoon registration)
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Period 5
3:30pm – 3:40pm		Duty teams active

Assembly Rota

Assemblies will take place from 9am to 9:15am, on the days indicated below:

Monday: No assemblies
Tuesday: Baggaley House assembly and Buxton House assembly
Wednesday: Fanshawe House assembly and Gosforth House assembly
Thursday: Millican House assembly and Spaven House assembly
Friday: Year assembly in Phoenix Hall – year groups rotate weekly and will be advised via the slides shown to students in mentor time of the same week

On assembly days, Houses / year groups should go straight to the Hall to be ready to start assembly at 9am, rather than going to mentor rooms.

Leave of Absence for Students

There is no automatic right for students to be granted authorised absences. We consider every request for leave of absence in relation to the context of the request, the individual student’s attendance and educational attainment.

Only the school can approve absence, not parents. Parents and carers need to be aware that absences from school can have a detrimental effect on student’s progress and achievement in examinations.

To apply for a student leave of absence, please complete the “Leave of Absence Form for Students” that can be downloaded from the policies page, and return to reception at least two weeks before the date of the proposed absence.

Student Absence Penalty Notice Advice for Parents and Carers Download

Term Dates – 2025 / 2026 Academic Year

Autumn

Term 1: Thursday 4th September 2025 to Friday 24th October 2025
Term 2: Monday 3rd November 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025

Spring

Term 3: Monday 5th January 2026 to Friday 13th February 2026
Term 4: Monday 23rd February 2026 to Friday 27th March 2026

School Times / Term Dates

School Times

Assembly Rota

Leave of Absence for Students

Term Dates – 2025 / 2026 Academic Year

Term Dates – 2026 / 2027 Academic Year