School calendar

15Nov

Yr8

11:25 - 15:15 | Sports Events

15Nov

Life Drawing

15:30 - 17:00 | Event

16Nov

Yr11 House Matches

09:05 - 12:25 | Sports Events

16Nov

6th Form Open Morning

09:15 - 10:30 | Open Day

Yr 11 Mock Orals- MFL -ALL WEEK

19Nov

Event

19Nov

EARLY CLOSE

Event

Year 12 Vodafone Insight Careers Day

19Nov

Trip

Year 12 'Safe Drive, Stay Alive'

20Nov

Trip

20Nov

Year 11 Praise Assembly

Event

20Nov

DigiGirlz 2018 - Yr8

08:00 - 16:30 | Event

Year 12 Geography - Oxford

21Nov

Trip

Interschool Debating Competition

21Nov

12:25 - 15:15 | Event

21Nov

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

22Nov

Year 13 Praise Assembly

Event

22Nov

6th Form Open Evening

Open Day

Developing Lifeskills Workshop - Yrs 9&10

22Nov

09:05 - 15:15 | Event

Christmas Carol Performance - Yr8

23Nov

09:00 - 10:00 | Event

23Nov

FASHTECH - Yr10 Media

09:00 - 16:30 | Event

Man Made Boys Dance Project - Yrs 7&8

23Nov

15:30 - 18:30 | Event

26Nov

Yr 11 Mock Exam Week

Event

Year 7 Minimum Expectations Week

26Nov

Event

Year 12 Vodafone Insight Careers Day

26Nov

Trip

Years 8 & 9 Progress Reports to Parents

26Nov

Event

Head's Breakfast- Students

27Nov

Event

27Nov

Year 12 Praise Assembly

Event

Take a Chance Workshops - Yr10

27Nov

08:50 - 14:15 | Event

28Nov

Year 7 Praise Assembly

Event

Years 8&9 Extended Tutor time till 9.15am for reports

28Nov

Event

28Nov

Rotary Youth Speaks

18:30 - 22:00 | Event

29Nov

6th Form Open Morning

09:15 - 10:15 | Open Day

Man Made Dance Performance - Yr8

29Nov

14:30 - 21:30 | Event

29Nov

Life Drawing

15:30 - 17:00 | Event

Yr8 Ski Trip Information Evening

29Nov

17:30 - 18:15 | Event

30Nov

Year 10 Praise Assembly

Event

Years 12 /13 Senior Maths Challenge- 2nd round

30Nov

Event

Year 11 Mock Exam Week (except Maths & English)

03Dec

Event

03Dec

Work Experience - Yr12

Event

04Dec

Year 11 Art Mock

Event

Wildlife Trust - Volunteering - Yr10

04Dec

Event

04Dec

Yr13 Cell Biology

09:00 - 16:00 | Event

Year 11 GCSE Drama Devised exam

05Dec

Event

05Dec

6th Form Open Morning

09:15 - 10:15 | Open Day

05Dec

Parents' Forum

18:00 - 19:30 | Event

06Dec

PARENT TOURS

Open Day

Yr9 Christmas Science Lectures

06Dec

08:50 - 13:30 | Event

06Dec

Life Drawing

15:30 - 17:00 | Event

07Dec

Christmas Fair

Event

Sport Activators Training Day - Yr10

07Dec

09:00 - 14:30 | Sports Events

Yr9 Careers Options Event

07Dec

11:25 - 13:25 | Event

10Dec

Housepoint Update

Event

11Dec

Christmas Lunch

13:25 - 14:15 | Event

12Dec

Christmas Lunch

13:25 - 14:15 | Event

War Rooms Houses of Parliament - Yr12

13Dec

07:30 - 18:00 | Event

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime - Yrs 12&13

13Dec

12:00 - 19:00 | Event

13Dec

Christmas Lunch

13:25 - 14:15 | Event

14Dec

House Assemblies

Event

Christmas Concert- all day rehearsals

14Dec

Event

14Dec

Christmas Concert

19:00 | Event

Saturday School Detentions

15Dec

Event

18Dec

Presentation Evening

18:00 - 21:00 | Event

Yr11 BTEC Examination Dance

19Dec

09:00 - 20:00 | Event

19Dec

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

Last Day of Term - Early close at 1.25pm

21Dec

Term Dates

07Jan

Spring term 2a begins

Term Dates

Yr 11 GCSE art trip - V&A

10Jan

09:00 - 16:30 | Trip

10Jan

Yr 11 Macbeth

17:30 - 23:30 | Trip

15Jan

Sixth Form Open Morning

09:15 - 10:30 | Open Day

15Jan

Apprenticeship Awareness

13:25 - 14:10 | Event

Yr 10 Sheepdrover Countryside Environment

16Jan

09:00 - 15:15 | Trip

17Jan

Yr 11 art trip

09:00 - 16:30 | Trip

18Jan

A Level Biology Live

08:00 - 17:30 | Trip

21Jan25Jan

Yr 13 Mock Exam week

Event

21Jan

GCSE Biology Live

09:00 - 15:45 | Trip

22Jan

Breakout Dance

14:30 - 21:30 | Event

Yr 10 Take a Chance workshops

23Jan

08:50 - 14:15 | Event

24Jan

Yr 7 parents afternoon

16:40 - 17:30 | Event

30Jan

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

31Jan

Yr 9 parents evening

17:00 - 20:00 | Parents Evening

02Feb

Yr11 Media Masterclass

Event

Year 9 Revision and Study skills week

04Feb08Feb

Event

05Feb

Student Takeover Day

09:05 - 15:15 | Event

05Feb

19:00 - 20:00 | Event

yr 9 and 11 intermediate maths challenge

07Feb

09:05 - 15:15 | Event

Year 11 BTEC works skills placement

11Feb15Feb

Event

National Theatre & V&A - Yrs 12&13

12Feb

Event

12Feb

Yr 7 Birds of prey

09:05 - 13:25 | Event

Yr9&10 French Exchange Dry Slope Skiing

14Feb

15:30 - 19:30 | Event

Last day of Spring term 2a

15Feb

Term Dates

Yr 10 Sheepdrover countryside environment

15Feb

09:00 - 15:15 | Trip

Sixth form USA ski trip departs

16Feb

Trip

18Feb22Feb

Spring half term break

Term Dates

Sixth form USA ski trip returns

24Feb

Trip

Les Miserables show rehearsal

24Feb

Event

25Feb

Spring term 2b begins

Term Dates

Years 7 and 8 Revision and Study skills week

25Feb01Mar

Event

New York trip information evening

25Feb

18:00 - 19:00 | Event

27Feb

Yr 10 Art trip

09:00 - 15:00 | Trip

Yr 10 Take a chance workshops

28Feb

08:50 - 14:15 | Event

Yrs9&10 French Exchange Dry Slope Skiing

28Feb

15:30 - 19:30 | Event

03Mar

School Show Rehearsal

10:00 - 16:00 | Event

05Mar

Yr 12 Geography trip

08:30 - 15:15 | Trip

06Mar

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

06Mar

Yr 10 parents evening

17:00 - 20:00 | Parents Evening

07Mar

World Book Day

13:25 - 14:00 | Event

Les Miserables school performance

07Mar

19:00 | Event

Les Miserables school performance

08Mar

19:00 | Event

Les Miserables school performance

09Mar

19:00 | Event

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze presentation evening

14Mar

Event

15Mar

Yr 9 vaccinations

09:00 - 13:00 | Event

Red Nose Day - non uniform

15Mar

09:05 - 15:15 | Event

Yr 10 Revision and study skills week

18Mar22Mar

Event

19Mar

19:00 - 20:00 | Event

20Mar

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

25Mar29Mar

Years 7 and 8 exam week

Event

25Mar29Mar

Yr 13 exam resits

Event

Yr 10 Take a chance workshops

26Mar

08:50 - 14:15 | Event

Yr 10 volunteers at Winter Games

26Mar27Mar

17:00 - 08:30 | Trip

Yrs 8 and 10 French exchange departs

27Mar05Apr

Trip

27Mar

County Youth Games

09:00 - 16:00 | Event

Years 12 and 13 Student Support evening

28Mar

Event

29Mar01Apr

Yr 12 Geography trip

09:00 | Trip

04Apr

School Dance Show

21:00 - 23:00 | Event

08Apr22Apr

Easter Holidays

Term Dates

22Apr26Apr

Yr 10 exam week

Event

23Apr

Summer 3a term begins

Term Dates

Yr 10 Take a Chance workshops

25Apr

08:50 - 14:15 | Event

25Apr

Summer Concert

19:00 - 21:00 | Event

Yrs 7 and 8 Junior Maths challenge

30Apr

Event

30Apr

German Exchange arrival

Event

01May

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

Yr 13 A Level business trip

03May

08:00 - 17:00 | Event

German Exchange children depart

07May

Event

09May

Yr 12 Wellbeing evening

Event

09May

French Exchange arrive

Event

U15/U17 District Athletics

10May

09:00 - 16:00 | Event

14May

19:00 - 20:00 | Event

French Exchange children leave

15May

Event

15May

Yr 8 Parents evening

17:00 - 20:00 | Event

17May20May

Yr 12 Biology trip

07:30 - 18:00 | Trip

Friends of The Downs School quiz

17May

19:30 | Event

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze practice

18May19May

Event

18May

19:00 - 20:00 | Event

22May

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

24May

Yr 13 study leave begins

Event

24May

Yr 13 Leavers Day

11:30 - 14:00 | Event

27May31May

Spring half term break

Term Dates

03Jun

Summer Term 3b begins

Term Dates

04Jun

Yr 10 Geography trip

09:00 - 19:00 | Trip

05Jun

U13 District Athletics

09:30 - 15:00 | Sports Events

Yrs 7 and 8 Junior Maths Kangaroo

11Jun

Event

11Jun

Yr 12 'After 18' Day

09:00 - 15:15 | Event

13Jun

Yr 12 UCAS day

09:00 - 15:15 | Event

Yr 8 and 9 girls HPV vaccinations

14Jun

Event

21Jun

Yr 11 Prom

Event

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Expedition

22Jun23Jun

Event

House Charity Day - Chiltern and Ridgeway

24Jun

Event

Sixth Form Induction Day 1

24Jun

Event

Sixth Form Induction Day 2

25Jun

Event

25Jun

Broaden Your Horizons

12:45 - 15:15 | Event

26Jun

Rising Y7 Induction Day

Event

26Jun

County Youth Games

08:00 - 17:00 | Sports Events

26Jun

12:25 - 13:25 | Event

Rising Yr 7 Induction Evening

27Jun

18:00 | Event

28Jun

Yr 12 study leave ends

Event

28Jun

Yr 13 Prom

Event

Sports Day (field events and 1500m)

28Jun

Sports Events

Year 9 Thorpe Park STEM Day

02Jul

07:00 - 18:00 | Event

03Jul

Cross Curricular Day

Event

Sports Day 1 - Field events

04Jul

Sports Events

Sports Day - track events

05Jul

Sports Events

House Charity Day - Beechwood and Perborough

08Jul

Event

11Jul

Yr 7 Wellbeing evening

Event

Sports Day field events (Reserve date)

11Jul

Sports Events

Sports Day - track events (Reserve date)

12Jul

Sports Events

Silver Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition

13Jul14Jul

Event

Final day of Summer term. School closes at 13:25

19Jul

Term Dates