Calendar of School Events 2020-2021
Details of school events each half term can be found below.
Due to the current global pandemic, we cannot guarantee that all of these events will go ahead as planned. We will endeavour to keep parents updated with any changes both here and in our weekly Parent Bulletin.
Autumn 1
Tuesday 1st September - Start of Autumn Term
Tuesday 1st, Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd September - Staff Training Days
Friday 4th September - Year 7 students start
Monday 7th September - Years 8-13 students start
Wednesday 9th September - Year 9 Information Evening
Thursday 10th September - School Photographer (Year 7, 10 and 12)
- Year 10 Information Evening
Saturday 12th December - Birmingham Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Wednesday 16th September - Virtual Open Evening
Wednesday 23rd September - Parents Association AGM
Saturday 26th September - Old Girls Association AGM (hosted on Zoom)
Thursday 15th October - Year 7 Settling In Evening
Tuesday 20th October - Year 11 Progress Evening
Friday 23rd October - End of Autumn 1 Half Term
Monday 26th to Friday 30th October - DofE Gold (Open) Expedition
Autumn 2
Monday 2nd November - Start of Autumn 2 Half Term
Wednesday 4th November - Year 13 BMAT & ELAT University Entrance Exams
- Parents Association Meeting
Thursday 5th November - Sixth Form Open Evening
Friday 13th November - Children in Need (Non-Uniform Day)
Tuesday 17th November - Year 13 Progress Evening
Thursday 19th November - Year 11-13 Drama Trip - "Nativity"
Wednesday 27th November - GCSE Certificate Collection
Thursday 26th & Friday 27th November - Staff Training Days
Monday 30th November - Friday 11th December - Year 11 Mock Examinations
Friday 4th December - Parents' Association Christmas Fair
Tuesday 15th December - Year 7 Drama Trip - "Nativity"
Wednesday 16th December - Christmas Concert
Friday 18th December - End of Autumn Term - Tinsel Day (Non-Uniform), students dismissed from 12.30pm
Spring 1
Monday 4th January - Start of Spring Term
Monday 4th - Friday 8th January - Year 13 Mock Examinations
Tuesday 7th January - Year 11 Sixth Form Taster Day
Tuesday 12th January - Year 12 Progress Evening
Wednesday 13th January - Parents Association Meeting
Monday 25th January - Friday 29th January - Well-Being Week
Wednesday 3rd February - Evening of Dance
Monday 8th - Friday 12th February - Year 12 Mid-Year Examinations
Tuesday 9th February - Year 10 Progress Evening
Friday 12th February - End of Spring 1 Half Term
Spring 2
Monday 22nd February - Start of Spring 2 Half Term
- Year 11 GCSE History "Hitler on Trial"
Tuesday 23rd February - Year 9 GCSE Curriculum Options Evening
Wednesday 3rd March - Parents Association Meeting
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th March - Year 7/9 PGL Netball Weekend (students out of lessons P5/6)
Tuesday 9th March - Year 9 Progress Evening
Friday 12th March - Sport Relief (Non-Uniform Day)
Wednesday 31st March - Year 10 Bronze DofE Training Day
Thursday 1st April - End of Spring 2 Half Term
- Year 11 Bronze DofE Training Day
Friday 2nd April - Bank Holiday
Summer 1
Monday 19th April - Start of Summer Term
Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th April - Year 12 Gold DofE Practice Expedition to the Peak District
Tuesday 27th April - Year 8 Progress Evening
Thursday 29th April - Spring Concert
Monday 3rd May - Bank Holiday
Wednesday 5th May - Parents Association Meeting
Tuesday 11th May - Year 7 Progress Evening
Friday 28th May - End of Summer 1 Half Term
Summer 2
Monday 7th June - Start of Summer 2 Half Term
Wednesday 9th June - Parents Association meeting + AGM
Monday 14th June - Soloists Concert
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th June - Year 10 Bronze DofE Training and Qualification
Monday 21st - Friday 25th June - Year 12 Examination Week
Monday 28th June - Friday 2nd July - Literacy Festival Week
Wednesday 30th June - Open Evening
Friday 3rd July - Parents' Association Quiz, Main Hall
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th July - Year 10 Bronze DofE Qualifying Expedition, Lickey Hills
Wednesday 7th July - Year 7 New Intake Day
Monday 12th - Wednesday 14th July - Year 8 Whitemoor Lakes Residential
Wednesday 14th - Friday 16th July - Year 7 Whitemoor Lakes Residential
Friday 16th - Monday 19th July - Year 9 France Residential
Tuesday 20th July - House Festival and Fairs Fair (Non-Uniform Day)
Wednesday 21st July - End of Summer Term - Staff Training Day