The School Day
For many years the school operated on a two week timetable to better balance the time spent on minority subjects. In September 2007, the school system switched to a single-week timetable format and reformatted the timing and length of the school day. The system of six, fifty-minute lessons per day has been replaced by five, one-hour lessons—a system previously used up until the mid-1990s but now with an extra lesson allocated after normal school time.
- 08:25 - Morning Registration
- 08:40 - "Act of Worship" - assembly/service/notices or 'Believe' Time
- 09:00 - Period 1
- 10:00 - Period 2
- 11:00 - Morning Break (15 minutes Long)
- 11:20 - Period 3
- 12:20 - Lunch Break (55 minutes Long)
- 13:15 - Period 4
- 14:15 - Period 5
- 15:15 - End of Regular School Day
- 15:20 - Period 6 (allocated for AS/A2 courses and Key Stage 4 Triple Science
- 16:20 - End of School Day
Food and drink are provided by the school at morning break and lunch time. Some students in Key Stage 4 spend time at both campuses for GCSE subjects. On Thursdays, there is a slight difference in the timetable, as shown below:
- 08:25 - Morning Registration
- 08:40 - "Act of Worship" - assembly/service/notices or 'Believe' Time
- 09:00 - Period 1
- 10:00 - Period 2
- 11:00 - Morning Break (15 minutes Long)
- 11:20 - Period 3
- 12:20 - Lunch Break (40 minutes Long)
- 13:00 - Afternoon Registration
- 13:10 - Years 9/10/11 leave (unless staying for revision purposes)
- 13:15 - Year 7/8 "Enrichment" activities
- 15:15 - All Years Leave - End of Regular School Day
- 15:20 - Period 6 (allocated for AS/A2 courses and Key Stage 4 Triple Science
- 16:20 - End of School Day
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