Dates for your diary
2026/2027
This calendar highlights the key dates and events taking place throughout the academic year, helping parents and carers stay informed and plan ahead.
From Parents’ Evenings and Options Events to trips, productions, examinations and results days, it includes the main milestones in school life. Please note that dates may occasionally change, any updates will be shared with families and reflected on this page.
We encourage parents and carers to check the calendar regularly and save any relevant dates to their diaries. We look forward to sharing another successful year with our students and their families.
September
- 17 September: Year 10 Welcome to GCSE & Work Experience Launch
- 22 September: Wootton Academy Open Evening (4:30pm to 7:30pm)
- 22 September: Individual School Photos
- 23 September: Year Group Photos
October
- 5 October: Year 7 – Year 11 Meet the Tutor (Online) for parents/carers
- 15 – 17 October: Year 11 Paris Trip
- 19 October: Year 11 Mock Week 1 begins
November
- 7 November: Year 11 Future Pathways Event
- 10 & 12 November: Kimberley College Open Evening (3:30pm to 8:00pm)
- 18 November: Year 10 & Year 11 Careers Fair
- 19 November: DTP Vaccinations
- 19 November: Year 11 Parents’ Evening
- Week commencing 24 November: School Musical
- 25 November: Flu Vaccinations
- 26 November: Year 7 & Year 8 Excellence Evening
- Week commencing 30 November: Year 7 Assessment Week
December
- Week commencing 7 December: Year 8 Assessment Week
- Week commencing 7 December: Christmas Lunches
- Week commencing 14 December: Year 9 Assessment Week
January
- 11 January: Year 8 Coffee Morning
- Week commencing 11 January: Year 10 Assessment Week
- 14 January: Year 8 Parents’ Evening
- 15 January: DTP Catch-Up Vaccinations
- 18 January: Year 11 Mock Week 2 begins
- 28 January: Year 9 Options Fair & Evening
February
- 4 February: Year 9 Employer Event and Parents’ Evening
- National Apprenticeships Week (beginning 8 February)
- 11 February: Year 10 Parents’ Evening
- 11 February: Year 11 Employer Event
- 12 February: Year 9 Options Deadline
- 12 February: Year 11 Mock Results Day
- 24-25 February: Year 11 Bedford Geography Field Trip
March
- National Careers Week (beginning 1 March)
- British Science Week (beginning 5 March)
- 8 March: Year 8 & Year 9 Coffee Morning
- 18 March: Year 11 Excellence Evening
- 24 March: North Beds Youth Orchestra at Wootton Academy
- 25 March: Year 8 HPV Vaccinations
April
- 21 April: Year 9 Excellence Evening
- 29 April: Student Leaders Evening
May
- 4 May: Year 11 GCSE Exams Begin
- 5 May: Year 10 Excellence Evening
- Week commencing 10 May: Year 7 Assessment Week
- Week commencing 24 May: Year 8 Assessment Week
June
- Week commencing 7 June: Year 9 & Year 10 Assessment Week
- 10 June: Year 7 Parents’ Evening & Golden Ticket Event
- Week commencing 14 June: Year 10 Assessment Week (Maths, English Science)
- Week commencing 14 June: Year 11 GCSE Exams Finish
- 24 June: HPV Catch-up Vaccinations
- 24 June: Year 11 Summer Prom
- 25 June: Sports Day
- 28 June to 2 July: Year 7, Year 8 & Year 9 Enrichment Week
- 28 June to 2 July: Year 10 Work Experience Week
- 29 – 30 June: Transfer Days
July
- 6, 7, 12 July: Year 10 Hunstanton Geography Trip
- 9 July: Sports Day Reserve Date
August
- 12 August: A Level Results Day
- 19 August: GCSE Results Day
Duke of Edinburgh Award Expeditions
- Silver Expedition Year 10: 18 – 20 September
- Bronze Expedition Year 9: 24 – 25 April
- Silver Expedition Year 10: 21 – 23 May
- Bronze Expedition Year 9: 19 – 20 June
Students and families involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme should make a note of these expedition dates. Further details, including timings, kit lists and arrangements, will be shared directly with participants ahead of each expedition.
