FAMILIES AND CARERS
Academy Day
The school day begins at 8:45am with form time. During this period, the students receive PSHE lessons and discuss any concerns that they have with their tutor.
Timetable:
- 8:45am – 9:25am: Form Time
- 9:25am – 10:25am: Period One
- 10:25am – 11:25am: Period Two
- 11:25am – 11:40am: Break
- 11:40am – 12:40pm: Period Three
- 12:40pm – 1:15pm: lunch
- 1:15pm – 2:15pm: Period Four
- 2:15pm – 3:15pm: Period Five
- 3:15pm – 3:25pm: Afternoon Registration
Total number of compulsory hours in a typical week for Years 7-11 is 33 hours 20 minutes.
Term Dates
We will follow the Sandwell term dates as outlined below.
2026/2027
- Term starts: Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Half-term holiday: Monday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026
- Term ends: Friday 18 December 2026
- Christmas holiday: Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027
- Term starts: Monday 4 January 2027
- Half-term holiday: Monday 15 February 2027 to Friday 19 February 2027
- Term ends: Thursday 25 March 2027
- Easter Holiday: Friday 26 March 2027 to Friday 9 April 2027
- Term starts: Monday 12 April 2027
- Bank Holiday: Monday 3 May 2027
- Half-term holiday: Monday 31 May 2027 to Friday 4 June 2027
- Term ends: Wednesday 16 July 2027
- Summer holiday starts: Monday 19 July 2027
- Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Friday 27 November 2026
- Wednesday 10 March 2027
- Friday 30 April 2027
- Thursday 10 September 2026 – school will finish at 2.15pm for staff training
- Thursday 17 September 2026 – school will finish at 12:40pm for Open Evening
- Thursday 10 December 2026 – school will finish at 2.15pm for staff training
- Friday 18 December 2026 – school will finish at 12.30pm for Christmas holidays
- Wednesday 7 July 2027 – school will finish at 2.15pm for staff training
- Friday 16 July 2027 – school will finish at 12.30pm for Summer holidays
