School Calendar

General

02Sep

Staff Development Day 2

09:00 - 15:30 | Term Dates

03Sep04Sep

Term Dates

03Sep

08:40 - 14:25 | Student Event

03Sep

Yrs 8, 9, 10, 11 & 13

11:15 - 14:25 | Student Event

07Sep08Sep

General

Van Cols Yrs 7, 9 & 12 - Individual Photographs

09Sep

07:30 - 12:00 | Student Event

12Sep

Dover Test

08:00 - 13:00 | After School Event

14Sep15Sep

General

16Sep

Yr 9 Tale of Two cities

17:50 - 22:30 | Trips

21Sep22Sep

General

23Sep24Sep

Yr 10 Quex Park Trip

Trips

Yr 13 Geography Coastal Fieldwork Day

24Sep

08:40 - 14:20 | Trips

2025-2026 Celebration Evening

24Sep

18:00 - 20:00 | After School Event

Yr 11 FPN NEA1 Practical (TBC)

28Sep29Sep

Exam

28Sep29Sep

General

29Sep30Sep

Exam

30Sep01Oct

Exam

October 2026

01Oct02Oct

Exam

01Oct

Yr 13 Parents' Evening 1

15:00 - 18:30 | After School Event

02Oct03Oct

Exam

02Oct03Oct

Scholastic Book Fair

Student Event

Yrs 10 & 11 Outdoor Cinema Night

02Oct

18:30 - 21:30 | After School Event

05Oct06Oct

General

Yr 11 Drama Primary School Performance (TBC)

05Oct10Oct

01:00 - 01:00 | Student Event

05Oct09Oct

Scholastic Book Fair

01:00 - 01:00 | Student Event

Yr 10 German Exchange (students in Cologne)

07Oct15Oct

Trips

Yr 12 & 13 UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

07Oct08Oct

Student Event

10Oct11Oct

PPSA AGM

After School Event

Yr 11 Data (ATL only) Deadline

12Oct13Oct

Exam

12Oct13Oct

General

Van Cols - Yrs 11 & 13 - Individual & whole year group photographs

12Oct

07:30 - 12:00 | Student Event

UCAS Early Entry Deadline

14Oct15Oct

Exam

15Oct

Yr 11 Parents' Evening 1

15:00 - 18:30 | After School Event

19Oct20Oct

General

21Oct

House Netball

08:55 - 15:20 | House Events

GCSE PE Netball NEA Moderation

22Oct23Oct

Exam

22Oct

Yr 7 Form Tutors Meeting

15:00 - 16:30 | After School Event

Film Studies NEA Day 1 (All Day - TBC)

23Oct24Oct

Exam

23Oct24Oct

Last Day of Term 1

Term Dates

26Oct31Oct

Term Dates

November 2026

02Nov03Nov

First Day of Term 2

Term Dates

02Nov03Nov

General

03Nov07Nov

Yr 11 Mock Exams

Exam

09Nov10Nov

General

09Nov14Nov

Yr 11 Mock Exams

Exam

16Nov17Nov

General

16Nov17Nov

Yr 11 Art Mock Exam

Exam

17Nov18Nov

Yr 11 Photography Mock

Exam

Year 11 Mock Speaking exams (all day)

18Nov21Nov

Exam

Yr 11 Drama NEA 1 - Writing Day

18Nov19Nov

Exam

Yr 11 Mock Speaking exams (all day)

23Nov25Nov

Exam

23Nov24Nov

General

Yrs 7- 11 Flu Vaccination

24Nov

08:00 - 12:30 | Student Event

25Nov28Nov

Yr 13 Geneva Trip

Trips

Religious Studies Conference, London

25Nov

07:30 - 19:00 | Trips

25Nov

House Rowing

08:55 - 15:20 | House Events

Yr 11 Mock Results Morning & Results sent home

30Nov01Dec

Student Event

Yr 11 Post-mock Trip (TBC)

30Nov01Dec

Student Event

30Nov01Dec

General

December 2026

01Dec

Yr 7 Pantomime Trip

11:45 - 17:00 | Trips

Yr 11 Parents' Evening 2 - SLT/Pastoral

02Dec

16:00 - 19:00 | After School Event

03Dec04Dec

Winter Showcase (TBC)

Student Event

07Dec08Dec

General

Yr 12 Unit 1 Criminology NEA (All day)

07Dec08Dec

Exam

Yr 12 Unit 1 Criminology NEA (All day)

08Dec09Dec

Exam

Yr 13 Religious Studies Day

08Dec09Dec

Exam

09Dec10Dec

Student Event

10Dec11Dec

Charity Event

10Dec

11:30 - 14:25 | Student Event

Sixth Form Options Evening

10Dec

17:30 - 20:00 | After School Event

Film Studies NEA Day 2 (all day - TBC)

11Dec12Dec

Exam

Yrs 7, 8 & 11 Trip to Aachen, German Christmas Market

14Dec18Dec

Trips

14Dec19Dec

Festive Activities

Student Event

14Dec15Dec

General

Yr 10 Oil Painting Workshop

15Dec

08:55 - 15:20 | Student Event

Yrs 7 & 8 Carol Service Rehearsal

17Dec

12:20 - 14:20 | Student Event

17Dec

Carol Service

18:00 - 19:30 | After School Event

18Dec

Last Day of Term 2

13:00 - 13:30 | Term Dates

21Dec26Dec

Term Dates

28Dec02Jan

Term Dates

Yr 11 FPN NEA2 Trial Practical (TBC)

January 2027

04Jan09Jan

Exam

04Jan05Jan

First Day of Term 3

Term Dates

04Jan05Jan

General

Yr 13 Unit 3 Criminology NEA (all day)

05Jan07Jan

Exam

11Jan12Jan

General

Yr 11 FPN NEA2 Trial Practical (TBC)

11Jan16Jan

Exam

Yr's 12 & 13 Life Model Workshop

12Jan13Jan

Student Event

13Jan14Jan

UCAS Deadline

Exam

Yr 13 Photography Mock Exam

14Jan15Jan

Exam

14Jan

Yr 8 (HPV) Vaccination

08:00 - 12:30 | Student Event

14Jan

Yr 9 Parents' Evening

15:00 - 18:30 | After School Event

15Jan16Jan

Exam

18Jan19Jan

Exam

18Jan19Jan

General

19Jan23Jan

Yr 13 Mock Exams

Exam

Yr 11 Drama NEA 2 writing day

21Jan23Jan

Exam

25Jan27Jan

Yr 13 Mock Exams

Exam

25Jan26Jan

General

Yrs 9 - 11 UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge

27Jan28Jan

Student Event

29Jan30Jan

Yr 11 A Level Taster Day

Student Event

February 2027

01Feb02Feb

General

02Feb03Feb

Yr 11 GCSE PE NEA

Exam

Yr 13 Mock Results Morning & Results sent home

03Feb04Feb

Student Event

04Feb

Yr 13 Parents' Evening 2

15:00 - 16:30 | After School Event

08Feb09Feb

General

House Cross-country (all week)

08Feb13Feb

House Events

Yr 13 DT NEA Practical Day (TBC)

09Feb10Feb

Exam

Year 11 DT NEA Practical Day (TBC)

10Feb11Feb

Exam

12Feb13Feb

Last Day of Term 3

Term Dates

15Feb20Feb

Term Dates

22Feb23Feb

General

Y11 FPN NEA2 Practical (TBC)

22Feb27Feb

Exam

March 2027

01Mar02Mar

General

01Mar03Mar

Exam

01Mar06Mar

Student Event

03Mar04Mar

Trips

04Mar05Mar

Yrs 9 & 10 Careers Fayre

Student Event

04Mar05Mar

World Book Day

Student Event

GCSE Options Evening (5:30pm - 8:00pm)

04Mar

17:30 - 20:00 | After School Event

08Mar09Mar

General

09Mar

Sports Award Assembly

08:55 - 11:00 | Student Event

10Mar11Mar

Yr 11 Music NEA Day

Exam

10Mar

Young Carers Workshop

08:55 - 11:00 | Student Event

School Experience Day (External)

11Mar12Mar

Trips

15Mar16Mar

General

18Mar

Yr 11 Parents' Evening 2

15:00 - 16:30 | After School Event

Comic Relief House Activities (TBC)

19Mar20Mar

Student Event

22Mar23Mar

General

House Cup Winners Assembly

24Mar

08:35 - 08:45 | House Events

25Mar

Last Day of Term 4

14:30 - 15:00 | Term Dates

26Mar27Mar

Term Dates

29Mar30Mar

Term Dates

30Mar03Apr

Term Dates

April 2027

05Apr10Apr

Term Dates

12Apr13Apr

General

12Apr13Apr

First Day of Term 5

Term Dates

GCSE Photography Prep Day

12Apr13Apr

Exam

13Apr15Apr

GCSE Photography Exam

Exam

Yr 10 German Exchange (students from Cologne)

14Apr22Apr

01:00 - 01:00 | Student Event

15Apr21May

MFL GCSE Speaking Window

Exam

Film Studies NEA Day 3 (all day - TBC)

15Apr16Apr

01:00 - 01:00 | Exam

Film Studies NEA Day 4 (all day - TBC)

16Apr17Apr

Exam

19Apr20Apr

General

19Apr20Apr

Exam

19Apr24Apr

Student Event

20Apr22Apr

Exam

22Apr23Apr

Spring Showcase (TBC)

Student Event

26Apr27Apr

A Level Art Prep Day

Exam

26Apr27Apr

General

27Apr30Apr

A Level Art Exam

Exam

29Apr

Yr 8 Parents' Evening

15:00 - 18:30 | After School Event

A Level Photography Prep Day

30Apr01May

Exam

30Apr01May

Yr 11 Study Leave Begins

Student Event

30Apr01May

Year 11 Late Start

Student Event

May 2027

03May04May

General

03May04May

Term Dates

04May07May

A Level Photography Exam

01:00 - 01:00 | Exam

07May08May

Yr 13 Study Leave

Student Event

10May11May

General

13May

Yr 12 Parents' Evening

15:00 - 18:30 | After School Event

17May18May

General

24May25May

General

27May

Yr 10 Parents' Evening

15:00 - 16:30 | After School Event

28May29May

Last Day of Term 5

Term Dates

31May01Jun

Term Dates

June 2027

01Jun05Jun

Term Dates

07Jun08Jun

First Day of Term 6

Term Dates

07Jun08Jun

General

11Jun

Yrs 7 & 8 Disco

18:00 - 22:00 | After School Event

14Jun15Jun

General

Yr 10 Art & Photography Mock

14Jun15Jun

Exam

Yrs 7 & 8 UKMT Junior Maths Challenge

15Jun16Jun

Student Event

Yr 12 Religious Studies Day

15Jun16Jun

Student Event

Yr 12 Art & Photography Mock

16Jun17Jun

Exam

16Jun

Dover Smart Conference

10:00 - 14:00 | Student Event

17Jun19Jun

Yr 10 & 12 Mock Exams

01:00 - 01:00 | Exam

17Jun

Yr 5 Open Evening

17:30 - 20:00 | After School Event

21Jun26Jun

Yr 10 & 12 Mock Exams

Exam

21Jun22Jun

General

23Jun

Open Morning Tours

09:30 - 10:30 | Student Event

24Jun

STEP Day

09:10 - 15:40 | Student Event

24Jun

Open Morning Tours

09:30 - 10:30 | Student Event

25Jun

Open Morning Tours

09:30 - 10:30 | Student Event

Sixth Form Induction (TBC)

28Jun29Jun

Student Event

28Jun29Jun

General

Yr 7 Induction + Welcome Evening for Parents/Carers

July 2027

01Jul

09:00 - 15:30 | Student Event

02Jul

Sports Day

08:55 - 15:20 | House Events

05Jul06Jul

General

08Jul

Yr 7 Parents' Evening

16:00 - 18:00 | After School Event

12Jul13Jul

General

12Jul13Jul

Yr 7 Forensics Day

Trips

Yrs 10 & 12 Mid-key Stage Trips

12Jul13Jul

Trips

15Jul

Summer Fair

11:55 - 14:25 | Student Event

16Jul

Last Day of Term 6

13:00 - 13:30 | Term Dates

19Jul20Jul

General

22Jul24Jul

Term Dates