Orchard School Events' List
Key: Green = Parents’ evenings, term dates, reports etc. Red = GCSE and exams. Purple = general. Blue = sport.
Please note that extra dates will be added to the calendar during the academic year. Updated calendars will be issued at the start of each term.
Last updated 8th December 2019
Academic year 2019 - 2020
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Term 1 |
December 2019 |
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9 |
Monday |
Individual Christmas Quiz – Registration Carol Service 2:30 p.m. Year 11 Christmas Meal – 7 p.m. |
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10 |
Tuesday |
Reports to parents Years 1- 11 Christmas Dinner Senior Inter-House Quiz p.m. |
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11 |
Wednesday |
Lower School Pantomime |
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12 |
Thursday |
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13 |
Friday |
Christmas Party Years 1 – 6, Ice-Skating Years 7 – 11 End of term 1 p.m. |
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Term 2 |
January 2020 |
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7 |
Tuesday |
Start of term |
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20 |
Monday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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21 |
Tuesday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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22 |
Wednesday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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23 |
Thursday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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24 |
Friday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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27 |
Monday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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28 |
Tuesday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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29 |
Wednesday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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30 |
Thursday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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31 |
Friday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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February 2020 |
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3 |
Monday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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4 |
Tuesday |
Year 11 mock exams |
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7 |
Friday |
Year 7 Geography Trip – provisional date |
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11 |
Tuesday |
Year 3/4 Trip |
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14 |
Friday |
Charity Day – Action Aid |
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24 |
Monday |
Start of half-term |
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28 |
Friday |
End of half-term |
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March 2020 |
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4 |
Wednesday |
Year 11 – student targets and comments – PDP |
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5 |
Thursday |
World Book Day |
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11 |
Wednesday |
Reports – student targets and comments Years 1 – 10 lesson 1 |
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12 |
Thursday |
Reception – Year 3/4 Fun Swim |
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16 |
Monday |
Year 11 reports to parents Pi Day |
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17 |
Tuesday |
Year 8 Geography trip – provisional date |
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18 |
Wednesday |
Year 11 Parents’ Evening 5 – 7 p.m. |
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19 |
Thursday |
Years 5 & 6 Fun Swim |
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20 |
Friday |
Charity Day |
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23 |
Monday |
Reports to parents – Years 1- 10 |
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25 |
Wednesday |
Parents’ Evening & Year 9 Options’ Evening 5 -7 p.m. |
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26 |
Thursday |
Senior Inter-House Swimming Easter Service – 3 p.m. |
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27 |
Friday |
Easter Buffet Easter egg decorating competition |
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28 |
Saturday |
Ski trip departure date |
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April 2020 |
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1 |
Wednesday |
End of term 15:45 finish |
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4 |
Saturday |
Ski trip return date |
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Term 3 |
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20 |
Monday |
Start of term |
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21 |
Tuesday |
Final date for GCSE candidates to be informed of non-examination assessment marks for WJEC subjects |
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22 |
Wednesday |
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23 |
Thursday |
Final date for GCSE candidates to be informed of non-examination assessment marks for AQA subjects except for Art & Design and PE |
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24 |
Friday |
Senior Inter-House Rounders |
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29 |
Wednesday |
Charity Day |
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May 2020 |
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1 |
Friday |
Final date for GCSE candidates to be informed of non-examination assessment marks for Pearson Edexcel and OCR subjects Year 9 Geography trip |
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5 |
Tuesday |
GCSE ICT Practical Exam |
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8 |
Friday |
Bank Holiday |
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11 |
Monday |
Final date for GCSE candidates to be informed of non-examination assessment marks for AQA Art & Design A.M. Year 11 GCSE ICT P.M. Year 11 GCSE Religious Studies Years 5 & 6 Trip |
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12 |
Tuesday |
P.M. Year 11 Combined Science Biology Paper 1 Year 3/4 Trip Years 5 & 6 Trip |
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13 |
Wednesday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE English Literature Component 1 P.M. Year 11 GCSE Physical Education Paper 1 Years 5 & 6 Trip |
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14 |
Thursday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Combined Science Chemistry Paper 1 |
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15 |
Friday |
P.M. Year 11 GCSE Physical Education Paper 2 |
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18 |
Monday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Geography Paper 1 P.M. Year 11 GCSE Sociology Component 1 P.M. Year 11 GCSE German Listening & Reading P.M. Year 11 GCSE Drama Senior School exams start |
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19 |
Tuesday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Mathematics Paper 1 P.M. Year 11 GCSE Religious Studies Paper 2 Senior School exams |
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20 |
Wednesday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Spanish Listening & Reading P.M. Year 11 GCSE Combined Science Physics Paper 1 Senior School exams |
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21 |
Thursday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE English Literature Component 2 Senior School exams |
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22 |
Friday |
P.M. Year 11 GCSE Sociology Component 2 Senior School exams |
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25 |
Monday |
Start of half-term |
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29 |
Friday |
End of half-term |
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June 2020 |
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1 |
Monday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE History Unit 1 P.M. Year 11 GCSE Combined Science Biology Paper 2 Senior School exams continue |
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2 |
Tuesday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE English Language Component 1 Senior School exams |
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3 |
Wednesday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Spanish Writing P.M. Year 11 GCSE Geography Paper 2 Senior School exams |
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4 |
Thursday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Mathematics Paper 2 P.M. Year 11 GCSE History Unit 2 Senior School exams |
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5 |
Friday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE English Language Component 2 P.M. Year 11 GCSE German Writing End of Senior School exams |
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8 |
Monday |
Start of Junior School exams A.M. Year 11 GCSE Mathematics Paper 3 |
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9 |
Tuesday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE History Paper 3 Junior School exams |
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10 |
Wednesday |
P.M. Year 11 GCSE Combined Science Chemistry Paper 2 Junior School exams |
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11 |
Thursday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Geography paper 3 P.M. Year 10 GCSE Statistics paper 1 Junior School exams |
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12 |
Friday |
A.M. Year 11 GCSE Combined Science Physics paper 2 Junior School exams Final date of compulsory attendance for Year 11 but students welcome in school full-time until the end of term |
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16 |
Tuesday |
A.M. Year 10 GCSE Statistics paper 2 |
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23 |
Tuesday |
Reports – targets and comments Years 1 – 9 – lesson 1 |
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24 |
Wednesday |
Reports – targets and comment Year 10 – PDP GCSE Exams Contingency Day – all GCSE students must be available on this day in case an exam is re-scheduled by an Awarding Body due to a national emergency/disaster Year 9 History Trip – provisional date |
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25 |
Thursday |
Year 11 Prom Fun Swim – Reception & Years 3/4 |
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26 |
Friday |
Sports Day |
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29 |
Monday |
Reserve Sports Day |
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July 2020 |
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1 |
Wednesday |
Year 8 History trip – provisional date |
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2 |
Thursday |
Fun Swim – Years 5 - 6 |
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3 |
Friday |
Charity Day Spotlight Evening Reports to Year 10 |
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6 |
Monday |
Reports to parents Years 1 - 9 Summer Barbecue and New Intake Taster Day Start of Year 10 Work Experience |
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7 |
Tuesday |
Year 10 Work Experience |
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8 |
Wednesday |
Year 10 Work Experience Parents’ Evening 5 – 7 p.m. |
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9 |
Thursday |
Year 10 Work Experience Junior Swimming Gala |
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10 |
Friday |
End of Year 10 Work Experience Junior/Intermediate Inter-House Rounders |
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13 |
Monday |
Activity Day Ice-Skating Years 7 – 10 |
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14 |
Tuesday |
Activity Day |
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15 |
Wednesday |
Activity Day |
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16 |
Thursday |
End of Term Review Show – 11 a.m. End of term – 12 noon |
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August 2020 |
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20 |
Thursday |
GCSE results 10 a.m. – 12 noon in school. 10:30 – 12 noon by telephone. |
Term dates 2019 – 2020
Autumn Term
Thursday 5th September 2019 – Friday 13th December 2019 (1 p.m. finish)
Half-term: Monday 21st October 2019 – Friday 25th October 2019
Spring Term
Tuesday 7th January 2020 – Wednesday 1st April 2020 (15:45 finish)
Half-term: Monday 24th February 2020 – Friday 28th February 2020
Summer Term
Monday 20th April 2020 – Thursday 16th July 2020 (noon finish)
Half-term: Monday 25th May 2020 – Friday 29th May 2020
May Day: Monday 4th May 2020
Term dates 2020 – 2021
Autumn Term
Tuesday 8th September 2020 – Wednesday 16th December 2020 (1 p.m. finish)
Half-term: Monday 26th October 2020 – Friday 30th October 2020
Spring Term
Thursday 7th January 2021 – Wednesday 31st March 2021 (15:45 finish)
Half-term: Monday 15th February 2021 – Friday 19th February 2021
Summer Term
Monday 19th April 2021 – Friday 16th July 2021 (noon finish)
Half-term: Monday 31st May 2021 – Friday 4th June 2021
May Day: Monday 3rd May 2021
