Principal's Note
Last week’s Character Games once again showed true Team Boulton spirit! Pupils performed excellently, embodying not only our values of Respect, Curiosity and Perseverance but also our virtues of Determination, Integrity, Judgement, Kindness, Motivation, Reflection and Resilience.
This year, we acknowledged individual pupils within each Year Group who displayed exceptional character, cheering on their peers and making a positive contribution to the Games. Well done to Louisa, Ayaan, Nisha and Ayan.
We look forward to continuing our work on Character Development in the new academic year.
We usher in the end of term with exciting events such as Arts Fest and end of term Rewards. Please review the information below for important details about the final week of term and 2026-27.
Mr Cole, Principal
Arts Fest
Our annual Arts Fest takes place on Wednesday 15th July, from 3.30 – 5.30pm. This promises to be an exciting celebration of our pupils’ hard work and talents in Art, Drama, Music and Literature.
To allow staff to prepare the grounds for Arts Fest, all pupils will be dismissed from school on Wednesday from 12.45pm. All pupils (unless supporting or taking part in Arts Fest) should be offsite by 1.00pm.
Parents / families of pupils taking part in Arts Fest should already have received their Arts Fest tickets (QR code). Refreshments will be available on the day, ranging from £1 – £2.
All funds raised will be donated to Beyond the Horizon – a local charity that provides support for children, young people and families facing loss, trauma or separation.
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End of Term
Friday 17th July 2025 is the final day of term. Pupils should bring all their usual school equipment in on this date, including laptops. Pupils should wear academy uniform or academy PE kit.
On Friday, pupils will be dismissed from school from 12.00pm – all pupils will be offsite by 12.15pm.
First Day, First Week Arrangements
We are operating a staggered start to the 2026-27 academic year to allow our youngest and oldest pupils to acclimatise, before bringing back all other year groups:
- Thursday 3rd September 2026 – Year 7 in school
- Friday 4th September 2026 – Year 7 and Year 11 in school
- Monday 7th September 2026 – All year groups in school
Timings of the school day may be viewed here.
Term Dates for 2026 – 2027 may be viewed here.
Parental Meetings with Form Tutors
In advance of the first days in school, pupils will be invited to attend school with their parents to meet their form tutors. These meetings will happen on Wednesday 2nd, Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September, depending on your child’s year group and form tutor. Please look out for a specific time slot.
Free School Meals
From the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, the Government is expanding eligibility for free school meals. This means that more families may qualify.
You may receive communication from the local authority about this in the coming weeks. Please note that any changes come into effect from 1st September 2026.
All pupils who currently receive free school meals will continue to do so until the end of this academic year. Any pupils who are now eligible for free school meals who were not previously will receive free school meals from 1st September 2026.