Key Dates 2026-27

Information Evenings and Parents’ Evenings

Wednesday 16^th September – Year 12 Parents' Information Evening – In Person in the SBS Hall

Monday 5^th October – Year 13 Parents' Information Evening – In Person in the SBS Hall

Wednesday 4^th November – Year 13 Parents' Consultation Evening – In Person at SBS

Monday 11^th January – Year 12 UCAS and Post-18 Destinations Evening – In Person in the SBS Hall

Monday 25^th January – Year 12 Early Entry Information Evening – In Person in the SBS Hall

Wednesday 5^th May – Year 12 Parents' Consultation Evening – In Person at SBS

Mock Examinations

Thursday 26^th November – Friday 4^th December – Year 13 Mock Window 1 (located at SBS)

Monday 22^nd February – Tuesday 2^nd March – Year 13 Mock Window 2 (located at SBS)

Monday 28^th June – Friday 2^nd July – Year 12 Mock Window 1 (located at DGS)

Applications and Enrolment

Wednesday 18^th November – D6 Open Evening

Monday 11th January – deadline for applications for September 2027 entry

Monday 28^th June – Wednesday 30^th June – Rising Year 12 Induction Event (Monday-Wednesday)

UCAS Deadlines / Destinations

Wednesday 18^th November – Early Entry Interviews Mock Session

Monday 28^th September – Early Entry UCAS Internal Deadline

Thursday 1^st October – Music Conservatoire External Deadline

Wednesday 14^th October – Year 13 Mock Interview Event

Thursday 15^th October – Early Entry UCAS External Deadline

Monday 2^rd November – UCAS application submission to school

Monday 30^th November – UCAS Internal Deadline

Wednesday 13th January – UCAS External Deadline

w/b 11^th January – D6 Careers in the Curriculum Week

w/b Monday 15^th – 19^th March – Year 12 Work Experience Week

Reporting and Snapshots

Friday 25^th September – Year 12 subject change deadline

w/b 19^th October – Year 13 Snapshot 1 Published

w/b 30th November – Year 12 Snapshot 1 Published         

w/b 11^th January – Year 13 Snapshot 2 Published

Monday 13^th January - Year 12 in class assessment week

w/b 22nd March – Year 13 Snapshot 3 Published

w/b 26th April – Year 12 Snapshot 2 Published

w/b 19^th July – Year 12 Snapshot 3 Published

Thursday 12^th August – A Level Results Day

Educational Visits and Work Experience

Trips and Educational Visits

Wednesday 23^rd to Friday 25^th September – Year 13 Biology Residential

Friday 2^nd October – Oktoberfest Year 13

Thursday 12^th November – Biology in Action Year 12

Friday 13^th November – Physics in Action Year 12

Monday 16^th November – Psychology in Action Year 12

Thursday 19^th November – Chemistry in Action Year 12

Thursday 26^th November – Economics in Action Year 12

Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th February – Year 13 Art, English & and French trip to Paris

Sunday 14^th to Thursday 18^th March – Year 12 & 13 German & History trip to Paris

W/b Monday 22^nd March – Geography residential week (TBC)

23^rd & 24^th March – Dance Show at Cornerstone

Mon 12th July 2027 to Wed 14th July 2027 – Isle of Wight Residential

Monday 19^th July – Year 12 End of Year Trip (provisional)

Celebration and Events

Wednesday 23^th September – Year 12 Photo Day

Friday 23^rd October – Whole Year 13 Whole Cohort Photo

Wednesday 16^th December – Cinema Trip, Cineworld Didcot (Provisional)

Friday 18^th December – D6 Christmas Concert Cockcroft Hall

Thursday 7^th January – Winter Ball, The Barn Didcot (Provisional)

Monday 18^th January – Culture Evening (Provisional)

Wednesday 24^th March – D6 Spring Concert – Cockcroft Hall

Thursday 29^th April – Awards Evening, The Cornerstone (Provisional)

Friday 28^th May – Year 13 Leavers’ Afternoon

Tuesday 29^th June – Summer Ball, Lains Barn (Provisional)

Dress Down Days

Thursday 1^st October

Thursday 5^th November

Thursday 10^th December

Thursday 7^th January

Thursday 4^th February

Thursday 4^th March

Thursday 15^th April

Thursday 6^th May

Thursday 10^th June

Thursday 1^st July