2026-27 Academic Year Calendar
Term 1
Wednesday 2 September: INSET Day
Thursday 3 September: INSET Day
Friday 4 September: Students in Year 7 and 11 start (8.30am)
Monday 7 September: Students in Years 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 start (8.30am)
Monday 14 September: Year 10, 11 and 12 Launch Events for families
Thursday 24 September: Year 6 Open Evening 6.00pm
Friday 25 September: INSET Day
Thursday 1 October: Sixth Form Open Evening 6.00pm
Tuesday 13 October: Year 7 trackers sent to families
Wednesday 14 October: Year 11 Careers Fair
Thursday 15 October: Start of Year 11 trial (mock) exams
Tuesday 20 October: Year 7 tutor parents’ evening
Friday 23 October: Final day of term
Term 2
Tuesday 17 November: Year 11 trackers sent to families
Thursday 19 November: Start of Year 12 and 13 trial (mock) exams
Tuesday 24 November: Year 11 parents’ evening
Tuesday 8 December: Year 8 and Year 10 trackers sent to families
Tuesday 15 December: Year 12 and Year 13 trackers sent to families
Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December: Winter Warmer concerts
Term 3
Monday 4 January: Start of Year 9 assessments
Tuesday 5 January: Year 12 and 13 parents’ evening
Tuesday 12 January: Year 10 parents’ evening
Tuesday 26 January: Year 9 trackers sent to families
Tuesday 2 February: Year 9 parents’ evening
Wednesday 3 February: Start of Year 11 trial (mock) exams
Wednesday 10 February: Year 13 Degree Apprenticeship Fair
Friday 12 February: INSET Day
Term 4
Thursday 25 February: Start of Year 10, 12 and 13 trial (mock) exams
Tuesday 2 March: Year 9 Options Evening
Tuesday 9 March: Year 11 trackers sent to families
Tuesday 16 – Friday 19 March: Wilsthorpe Musical
Monday 22 March: Year 10 work experience
Tuesday 23 March: Year 11 parents’ evening (intervention evening)
Tuesday 23 March: Year 12/13 trackers sent to families
Thursday 25 March: INSET Day
Term 5
Tuesday 13 April: Year 10 trackers sent to families
Thursday 15 – Saturday 17 April: Bronze/Silver Duke of Edinburgh expeditions
Monday 3 May: Bank holiday
Tuesday 4 May: Start of Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 assessments
Term 6
Tuesday 8 June: Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 trackers sent to families
Tuesday 15 June: Year 8 parents’ evening
Friday 18 June: Year 13 Prom
Monday 21 June: Sports Day
Tuesday 22 June: Start of Year 10 and Year 12 progress exams
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 June: Year 6 Transition Days
Friday 25 June: Year 11 Prom
Tuesday 29 June: Year 7 parents’ evening
Friday 2 July: Sixth Form Taster Day
Monday 5 July: Year 12 Future Applications Day
Thursday 8 – Saturday 10 July: Silver Duke of Edinburgh qualifying expedition
Friday 9 July: INSET Day
Monday 12 July: Year 12 work experience
Tuesday 13 July: Year 10 and Year 12 trackers sent to families
Tuesday 13 July: Year 7 Forensics Day
Wednesday 14 July: Year 8 Shakespeare Day
Thursday 15 July: Awards Evening