School Term Dates 2020-2021
| School Closes | School Re-opens | Training Day | |
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Wednesday 2nd September 2020 (Year 7, 10 & 12 only) |
Tuesday 1st September 2020 | ||
| Autumn Half Term | Friday 23rd October 2020 | Tuesday 3rd November 2020 | Monday 2nd November 2020 |
| Christmas | Friday 18th December 2020 | Monday 4th January 2021 | |
| Spring Half Term | Friday 12th February 2021 | Monday 22nd February 2021 | |
| Easter | Thursday 1st April 2021 (Holy Thursday) |
Monday 19th April 2021 | |
| Bank Holiday | Friday 30th April 2021 | Tuesday 4th May 2021 | |
| Summer Half Term | Friday 28th May 2021 | Monday 7th June 2021 | |
| Summer | Friday 16th July 2021 | Monday 19th July 2021 Tuesday 20th July 2021 Wednesday 21st July 2021 |
School Term Dates 2021-2022
| School Closes | School Re-opens | Training Day | |
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Thursday 2nd September 2021 (Year 7, 11 & 12 only) |
Wednesday 1st September 2021 | ||
| Autumn Half Term | Friday 22nd October 2021 | Monday 1st November 2021 | |
| Christmas | Friday 17th December 2021 | Monday 3rd January 2022 | |
| Spring Half Term | Friday 11th February 2022 | Monday 21st February 2022 | |
| Easter | Thursday 14th April 2022 (Holy Thursday) |
Monday 25th April 2022 | |
| Bank Holiday | Friday 29th April 2022 | Tuesday 3th May 2022 | |
| Summer Half Term | Friday 27th May 2022 | Monday 6th June 2022 | |
| Summer | Friday 15th July 2022 |
Holidays in Term Time
The school will not authorise holidays in term time unless there are very exceptional circumstances.
The main reasons for this being:
(i) there is a direct relationship between underachievement and poor attendance
(ii) Students are now undertaking more exams throughout the school year, and from an earlier age, therefore any absence will have a greater impact on their results
As you know, school is open for only 190 days in the year for students (52% of the year). We want to ensure that every effort is made to secure a successful future for every one of our young people and thank you for your support in this matter.
Obviously the school will consider extreme personal circumstances which might warrant an absence being authorised ie
- Where it is company/organisational policy for an employee to take leave at a specific time in the year and there is no opportunity for a family holiday in school holidays. This must be evidenced by production of the policy document of the organisation.
- Service personnel returning from/scheduled to embark upon a tour of duty abroad
The school appreciates your support and understanding in this matter.