SCHOOL LIFE

Information for pupils, parents and educational stakeholders.

TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY

Our school days are filled with lessons and activities tailored to our students special needs. Start and finish times are set to allow for adequate travelling time to arrive at school ready to learn.


9.00am Beginning of School Day. Student arrival.


9.15am – 9.30am Form time and nurture breakfast


12.00 noon – 1.30pm Lunch breaks (staggered to suit classes)


2.30pm End of school day. Students depart

TERM DATES 2024/2025

Term dates and holidays for the academic year.


Autumn 2024

TERM 1
Term starts - Monday 2nd September 2024
Term ends - Friday 18th October 2024

HALF TERM HOLIDAY
Begins - Monday 21st October 2024
Ends - Friday 25th October 2024
Inset day - Monday 28th October 2024

TERM 2
Term starts - Tuesday 29th October 2024
Term ends - Thursday 19th December 2024

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
Begins - Friday 20th December 2024
Ends - Friday 3rd January 2025
Inset day - Monday 6th January 2025


Spring 2025

TERM 3
Term starts - Tuesday 7th January 2025
Term ends - Friday 14th February 2025

HALF TERM HOLIDAY
Begins - Monday 17th February 2025
Ends - Friday 21st February 2025

TERM 4
Term starts - Monday 24th February 2025
Term ends - Friday 4th April 2025

EASTER HOLIDAY
Begins - Monday 7th April 2025
Ends - Tuesday 22nd April 2025


Summer 2025

TERM 5
Term starts – Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Bank Holiday - Monday 5th May 2025
Term ends – Friday 23rd May 2025

HALF TERM HOLIDAY
Begins - Monday 26th May 2025
Ends - Friday 30th May 2025

TERM 6
Term starts - Monday 2nd June 2025
Term ends - Tuesday 22nd July 2024

SUMMER HOLIDAY
Begins - Wednesday 23rd July 2025
Ends - Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Inset day - Thursday 4th September 2025
Inset day - Friday 5th September 2025


Autumn 2025

TERM 1 - Term starts

NP1 (new Students only): Monday 8th September 2025
NP1/NP2 (new students and year 7/9 students): Tuesday 9th September 2025
NP1/NP2/NP3 (all students): Wednesday 10th September 2025

EXPECTATIONS

High expectations and standards are crucial for any school student as they provide a framework for personal growth and academic achievement.

When students are held to high expectations, they are encouraged to strive for excellence and to push themselves beyond their comfort zone towards realising their full potential.

By setting high expectations we aim to cultivate a culture of ambition, resilience, and continuous improvement, empowering our students to become lifelong learners and contributors to society. We do this through a simple list of preferential bahaviours, reinforced through our daily practices.

We help all of our students to grow and to display the following positive attributes.

To follow our school PRIDE values


To attend school every day


To engage with their learning




To follow instructions from staff

To not wear clothes with offensive pictures or writing

To always be civil in their behaviour and speech

POLICIES

We made a promise to remain open and accountable for what we do. We publish our policies and other key information here. Click a policy to download it.