Term Dates and the Academy Day

Term Dates

2024-25 Term Dates

We will follow the Sandwell term dates as outlined below.

The first day of term will be a staff training day.

This means that students are not required on site until Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

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

AUTUMN TERM 2024

INSET DAY: Monday 2 September 2024
Term starts for students: Tuesday 3 September 2024
INSET DAY: Friday 18 October 2024
Half-term holiday: Monday 28 October 2024 to Friday 1 November 2024
INSET DAY: Friday 15 November 2024
Term ends: Friday 20 December 2024 (half day)
Christmas holiday: Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025

Spring term 2025

Term starts: Monday 6 January 2025
Half-term holiday: Monday 17 February 2025 to Friday 21 February 2025
INSET DAY: Monday 31 March 2025
Term ends: Friday 11 April 2025 (half day)
Easter Holiday: Monday 14 April 2025 to Friday 25 April 2025

Summer term 2025

Term starts: Monday 28 April 2025
BANK HOLIDAY: Monday 5 May 2025
Half-term holiday: Monday 26 May 2025 to Friday 30 May 2025
Term ends: Friday 18 July 2025 (half day)
Summer holiday starts: Monday 21 July 2025

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

INSET DAY: Monday 1 September 2025
INSET DAY: Tuesday 2 September 2025
Term starts for students: Wednesday 3 September 2025
Half-term holiday: Monday 27 October 2025 to Friday 31 October 2025
INSET DAY: Friday 14 November 2025
Term ends: Friday 19 December 2025 (half day)
Christmas holiday: Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026

Spring term 2026

INSET DAY: Monday 5 January 2026
Term starts for students: Tuesday 6 January 2026
Half-term holiday: Monday 16 February 2026 to Friday 20 February 2026
INSET DAY: Monday 20 March 2026
Term ends: Friday 27 March 2026 (full day)
Easter Holiday: Monday 30 March 2026 to Friday 10 April 2026

Summer term 2026

Term starts: Monday 13 April 2026
BANK HOLIDAY: Monday 4 May 2026
Half-term holiday: Monday 25 May 2026 to Friday 29 May 2026
INSET DAY: Monday 29 June 2026
Term ends: Friday 17 July 2026 (half day)
Summer holiday starts: Monday 21 July 2026

Term Calendars

Summer Term 2025

2024/25 Summer Term Calendar – click here for a pdf version

Activity	Date
New term begins	Mon 28^th April 2025
Y11 GCSE Art Exams begin (all week)	Mon 28^th April 2025
Y9 Trip to “& Juliet” (students involved in the showcase)	Wed 30^th April 2025
Y8 Trip to Weston Super-Mare	Thu 1^st May 2025
Academy Closed due to May Bank Holiday	Mon 5^th May 2025
Y8 Vaccinations	Tue 6^th May 2025
Y11 GCSE Examinations Begin	Thu 8^th May 2025
Y8 Full Reports published in Arbor	Tue 13^th May 2025
Y8 Parents Evening	Thu 15^th May 2025
Graduation Event of Scholars Programme	Tue 20^th May 2025
Y10 AP3 Report published in Arbor	Tues 20^th May 2025
End of term (full day)	Fri 23^rd May 2025
Summer Term 2 Begins	Mon 2^nd June 2026
Careers in the Arts Experience Week	Mon 9^th June 2025
Y9, Y10, Y11 Vaccinations	Wed 11^th June 2025
Y10 Geography Trip to Carding Mill Valley	Fri 13^th June 2025
Y10 Geography Trip to Carding Mill Valley	Mon 16^th June 2025
Y7 Full Reports published in Arbor	Mon 16^th June 2025
History Re-enactment experience ( Y10 History and Y8 L4L)	Tue 17^th June 2025
End of GCSE Examinations*	Wed 18^th June 2025
Y7 Parents Evening	Thu 19^thJune 2025
Y8 – Y11 Vaccinations	Fri 20^th June 2025
Start of Y10 Mock Exams	Mon 23^rd June 2025
GCSE Contingency Day (in case of exam disruption)	Wed 25^th June 2025
Y7 and Y9 Bushcraft Camping Trip	Wed 25^th–27^th June 2025
Y10 Work Experience Week	Mon 30^th June 2025
Y6 SEN Induction Day (Invitation only)	Mon 30^th June 2025
Y6 Induction Day 1	Wed 2^nd July 2025
Y6 Induction Evening for Parents and Carers	Wed 2^nd July 2025
Y10 DofE Silver Assessed Expedition Day 1	Wed 2^nd July 2025
Y6 Induction Day 2	Thu 3^rd July 2025
Y10 DofE Silver Assessed Expedition Day 2	Thu 3^rd July 2025
Y10 DofE Silver Assessed Expedition Day 3	Fri 4^th July 2025
Y11 Prom, 6pm-11pm, The Hawthorns	Fri 4^th July 2025
Y9 Full Reports published on Arbor	Fri 4^th July 2025
WBCA Sports Day	Tue 8^th July 2025
Y7 Silent Movies Oscars Evening	Wed 9^th July 2025
Y9 DofE Assessed Expedition Day 1	Thu 10^th July 2025
Y9 Parents Evening	Thu 10^th July 2025
Y9 DofE Assessed Expedition Day 2	Fri 11^th July 2025
The Wizard of Oz Performance Week – dates TBC	Mon 14^th July 2025
Y7 and Y8 AP3 Reports published in Arbor	Tue 15^th July 2025
Last Day of Term (half day)	Fri 18^th July 2025

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

Parents and Carers

Timings of the Day

A typical Academy Day begins at 8:45am and ends at 3:25pm.

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.

Year 7, 9 and 11	Time	Year 8 and 10	Time
Form	08:45 – 09:25	Form	08:45 – 09:25
Period 1	09:25 – 10:25	Period 1	09:25 – 10:25
Period 2	10:25 – 11:25	Period 2	10:25 – 11:25
Break	11:25 – 11:40	Break	11:25 – 11:40
Period 3	11:40 – 12:40	Period 3	11:40 – 12:40
Lunch	12:40 – 13:15	Period 4	12:40 – 13:40
Period 4	13:15 – 14:15	Lunch	13:40 – 14:15
Period 5	14:15 – 15:15	Period 5	14:15 – 15:15
Form	15:15 – 15:25	Form	15:15 – 15:25

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.