Term Dates and the Academy Day

Term Dates

2025-26 Term Dates

We will follow the Sandwell term dates as outlined below.

The first two days of term will be staff training days.

This means that students are not required on site until Wednesday 3rd September 2025.

We will also confirm the dates of additional Staff Inset Days that are not included here.

Autumn Term 2025

2025/26 Autumn Term Calendar

Events may be subject to change and more may be added as the term goes on.

Calendar for Autumn Half Term 2 – Key Dates

Date	Event
Monday 3^rd November	Autumn Term 2 begins
Monday 3^rd November	Year 11 Mock Exams begin (two weeks)
Monday 3^rd November	Get Technical – Behind the Curtain of Moulin Rouge KS4 Drama Students – workshop and evening performance
Monday 10^th November	Antibullying Week begins
Tuesday 11^th November	Remembrance Day
Thursday 13^th November	Children in Need Fundraising Events
Friday 14^th November	Academy closed to students – INSET Day
Tuesday 18^th November	Students vaccinations – all year groups
Tuesday 18^th November	Year 6 Fair Banding Tests (after school)
Wednesday 19^th November	Year 6 Fair Banding Tests (after school)
Monday 24^th November	UK Parliament Week begins
Wednesday 26^th November	Y11 Drama Unit 2 Performances (Evening)
Thursday 27^th November	GCSE Awards Evening – Class of 2025
Friday 28^th November	Visit from local MP
Wednesday 3^rd December	Theatre School Christmas Show
Thursday 4^th December	Y10 Travel and Tourism trip to Think Tank, Birmingham
Tuesday 9^th December	Student Vaccinations
Thursday 11^th December	Save the Children – Festive Jumper Day
Thursday 11^th December	WBCA Christmas Fayre 4:30 – 6:30pm
Thursday 18^th December	Year 11 Mock Results Day
Friday 19^th December	End of Autumn Term – half day for students (12:30pm finish)

Spring Term 2026

2025/26 Spring Term Calendar

Events may be subject to change and more may be added as the term goes on.

Summer Term 2026

2025/26 Summer Term Calendar

Events may be subject to change and more may be added as the term goes on.

Gates open at 8:25 am each day.
Students must be on site no later than 8:40 am and must assemble on the playground.
At 8:40 am students should make their way to their form room for registration.
Students who arrive at registration after 8:45 am are classed as late.
Breakfast club is available from 8:25 am (from week 2 in September)
Afterschool clubs are not generally available in the first few weeks of Autumn term while our extra-curricular provision is still being finalised, but once finalised, can be viewed here.
Directed Study Support will begin for Year 11 within the first few weeks of term. We will also offer specific intervention and revision sessions to targeted KS4 students during school holidays.

Total number of compulsory hours in a typical week for all year groups is 33 hours 20 minutes.

From September 2024 Y11 will take the earlier lunch time slot in readiness for GCSE exams that begin at 1:30pm.

Y7, 9, 11 will go to lunch at 12:40pm.

Y8 and 10 will go to lunch at 13:40pm.