At our school, we adhere to the current guidelines by operating for 39 weeks each year, allocating 5 days specifically for teacher training. This structure allows us to meet the legal requirement of 190 teaching days. Furthermore, our school exceeds the mandated 32.5 hours of instruction per week.
School Hours:
| Monday | 08:25 - 15:25 |
| Tuesday | 08:25 - 15:25 |
| Wednesday | 08:25 - 15:25 |
| Thursday | 08:25 - 15:25 |
| Friday | 08:25 - 13:00 (with teacher clubs available until 14:00, except on the last Friday of each term) |
The academic year is divided into six distinct terms. This structure allows us to provide a balanced and enriching educational experience for all pupils.
Term 1: Tuesday 2nd September to Friday 17th October
Term 2: Monday 3rd November to Friday 19th December
Term 3: Monday 5th January to Friday 13th February
Term 4: Monday 23rd February to Friday 27th March
Term 5: Monday 13th April to Friday 22nd May
Term 6: Monday 1st June to Wednesday 22nd July.
PLEASE NOTE: There is 1 more Teacher Training Day to be added to the calendar. We always aim to give at least two weeks notice with this training day being added to the calendar.
8th: Whole School Photos - including sibling 08:30
10th: 15:30 Meet the teacher event - find out about homework, website, and expectations for your year group
11th: RAF STEM visit for KS2
w/b 15th: Y6 Assessment week
25th: Y4 residential information evening 15:30
26th: European Day of Languages - information to come from class teacher.
w/b 29th: Y4 & Y5 Assessment week
1st: Black History Month
w/b 6th: Y3 Assessment Week
6th - 8th: Y4 Residential
10th: World Mental Health Day
14th & 15th: Parent Evening - book your slot 15:30 - 17:00
16th: Y6 Class Assembly - 15:00
17th: Last Day of Term
3rd: Back to School
w/b 3rd: Y2 Assessment Week
5th: Flu Immunisation for those that have booked - info to come out.
Guy Fawkes Disco 15:30 - 16:30
w/b 10th: Anti-Bullying Week
Y6 Assessment Week
11th: Remembrance Day at Cenotaph
27th: Y5 Class Assembly - 15:00
5th: Dress Down Day for Christmas Fair
9th: 09:30 EYFS Nativity Performance
11th: Christmas Jumper Day
Christmas Dinner
Christmas Disco - 15:30 - 16:30
12th: Christmas Fair 13:00 - 15:30
15th: KS1 Christmas Nativity 13:30
16th: Reports to Parents
KS2 Christmas Show 13:30
17th: KS2 Christmas Show 13:30
18th: Spelling Bee
19th: Last Day of Term
Back to school Monday 5th January 2026
w/b 12th January Y1 Phonics Screening Check initial assessment
13th: School of Kindness - NSPCC Y1-Y6
15th: Young Voices Birmingham - those that have singed up.
w/b 19th January Y6 Assessment Week
19th: Matin Luther King Day
27th: Holocaust Memorial Day - age appropriate
29th: Y3 Class Assembly 15:00
w/b 2nd February Review IEPs & Y5 Assessment Week
5th: Y4 Class Assembly 15:00
6th: NSPCC Number Day
w/b 9th February Y3 & Y4 Assessment Week
10th: Safer Internet Day
Parents Evening 15:30 - Please book your appointment
11th: Parents Evening 15:30 - Please book your appointment
12th: Topic Celebration 14:30 - come and share learning with your child/ren.
13th: End of term - no clubs.
17th: Ramadan starts
w/b 23rd February Back to School. Ramadan continues. Y1 Assessment Week.
23rd: Back to School
27th: St. David's Day - children in this house can come dressed in yellow.
w/b 2nd March Ramadan continues. Y2 & Y6 Assessment Week
4th: Holi - day of celebration
5th: World Book Day - theme to come out via Miss Dickson
w/b 9th March Ramadan continues. Arts week
w/b 16th March Ramadan comes to an end. Review IEPs. Science Week
17th: St. Patrick's Day - children in this house can come in green.
19th: Wiltshire Cricket Workshop for whole school.
w/b 23rd March Shakespeare Week - dress up on Friday 27th.
26th: Reports to Parents
Spelling Bee
Easter Bonet Parade 15:00
Easter Disco 15:30 - 16:30
27th: Last Day of Term - no clubs
13th: Back to School
23rd: St. George's Day - children in this house can come dressed in red.
w/b 11th Y6 SATs Week - children come to breakfast for a bacon bap.
w/b 18th Review IEPs with Parents
21st: Maths Whiz
Y2 Class Assembly 15:00
22nd: Last day of term - no clubs
Back to school Monday 1st June
w/b 1st June Y1, Y2, & Y5 Assessment Week
3rd, 4th, & 5th: Y4 Multiplication Check
w/b 8th June Y1 Phonics Screening Check
Y3 & Y4 Assessment Week
Y6 Berlin residential
w/b 29th June Review IEPs with Parents
1st: Transition Assembly & transition day working with new teacher for next year
2nd: Nursery Class Assembly 09:00
Y1 Class Assembly 15:00
6th: Y1 & Y2 End of Year Trip
7th: EYFS Waterworld
Y5 & Y6 End of Year Trip
8th: Transition Day - working with new teacher for next year.
9th: Reports to Parents
Y3 & Y4 End of Year Trip (this may change to either the Monday or Tuesday).
10th: Summer Fair 13:00 - 15:00
Camp Out 18:00 until 08:00 next day.
13th: Spelling Bee 09:00
Music Performance 14:00 - parents welcome
14th: EYFS Sports morning 09:00
15th: Last transition day working with new teacher for next year.
16th: KS1 Sports Morning 09:00
KS2 Sports Afternoon 13:00
20th: Reception Graduation 09:30
Y6 Leaver's Show 18:00
21st: Y6 BBQ & Disco 16:00 - 17:30
22nd: Y6 Leaver's Assembly 09:00
Last Day of the year - School finishes at 15:25
Term 1: Wednesday 2nd September to Friday 16th October
Term 2: Monday 2nd November to Friday 18th December
Term 3: Monday 4th January to Friday 12th February
Term 4: Monday 22nd February to Thursday 25th March
Term 5: Monday 12th April to Friday 28th May
Term 6: Monday 7th June to Friday 23rd July
PLEASE NOTE: There is a further teacher training day to be added to the academic year and as always, we will try and give parents at least two weeks notice.
Good morning Mr Allen,
I just wanted to say what a fantastic programme this is, Olivia has been telling us all about the hippocampus, including what it does and where it is! It gave us a good laugh when she brought it up at the dinner table the other night.
Kind regards,
Dan M
