Friday 17th April 2026
Racing to Succeed
We would like to congratulate Max in Year 7 on his fantastic achievement when he won his first big race of the year last week. He is clearly demonstrating our STRIVE values in abundance – he has shown Teamwork, Self- Discipline and Resilience in equal measure to achieve this amazing feat. Well done, Max; we are extremely proud of you!
Summer Uniform Reminder
It has been great to see so many of our students opting to wear their summer uniform this week. As the weather (hopefully!) hots up, the polo shirt is a favourable option. Please can remind your son, however, that blazers remain compulsory in an around school and reiterate the other rules around summer
- Your navy summer polo shirt replaces your shirt and tie
- Summer polo shirts do not need to be tucked in
- Blazers should still be worn, however, summer blazer rules will be in operation*
- Jumpers remain optional
All other expectations remain the same, e.g. shoes, school trousers, no hoodies.
*Summer blazer rules: you should wear your blazer to and from school. You can remove them in lessons, and they are not required at break and lunch.
Parent Space
The dates for our summer term Parent Space drop-in sessions are Friday 24th April, 1st May, 22nd May, 12th June, 26th June and 3rd July. For more information about this, please see our flyer below.
Year 9 Parents’ Evening Thursday 23rd April 4pm – 7pm
This will be an opportunity for parents and students to discuss progress with Year 9 teachers. Time is limited, and so it would be helpful if parents prioritised staff from subjects that their sons are considering taking as an option when making bookings. Bookings open at 6pm on Friday 17th April on our Arbor system and parents of Y9 students will have received a separate communication about this.
Year 11 Updates
Prom payment update
We have made an amendment to the deadline date for final payment for those students that had already paid the deposit for this years Prom. The new payment deadline date is Friday 15th May. A text with a letter attachment has been sent to all attending students today.
Yearbook payment reminder
We are finalising the 2026 Leavers Yearbook and would like to thank those parents that have already made a voluntary contribution towards the overall cost of this. Every Year 11 student will get a copy of this at the Year 11 Leavers event but every donation to the overall cost is very gratefully received. Payments can be made via your ParentPay account.
GCSE Exam Start Times
A few weeks ago, our Year 11 students received their GCSE summer examination timetable. For any morning examinations shown on this timetable the start time is shown as 8.00am. This is the default time added by our information system that sets this as the default start time. We apologise for any confusion this has caused and would like to clarify that the earliest a morning examination will start is 8.30am. Afternoon examinations will start immediately after lunch at 1.55pm.
In addition, prior to all morning examinations, we will hold supervised breakfast examination preparation sessions from 8.00am in our canteen. All students (that are involved in that particular morning exam) are welcome to attend, grab a yummy pastry (or two!) and work with staff on any last-minute examination preparations that they feel they might need.
Dates for your diary:
Thursday 23rd April Year 9 Parents Evening
Friday 1st May Options deadline
* Additional Diary dates show in digital calendar on website below.
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