Info for Students

Welcome to the hub – where you’ll find a mix of helpful information and quick-links to student services like equipment bookings.

If you have any feedback for us, get in touch at admin@esaacademy.org and we’ll do our utmost to implement any notes you have.

Key Info for Students

The School Day

School starts with period 1. Please note that we do not have a morning registration. Our school day starts promptly at 9am with the first lesson of the day. The school is open from 8am serving breakfast so be early, not late!

We have 6 sessions of 55 minutes in our school day as follows:

  • Session 1 - 9.00am

  • Session 2 - 9.55am

  • Break time - 10.50am

  • Session 3 - 11.10am

  • Session 4 - 12.05pm

  • Tutor time - 1.00pm

  • Lunch time - 1.20pm

  • Session 5 - 2.00pm

  • Session 6 - 2.55pm

  • End of day - 3.50pm

Please note:

On Wednesdays we start at session 2 at 9.55am.

On Fridays we finish at 2.55pm after Session 5.

Please also note that other optional activities do continue after Session 6 (from 4pm). The school building will shut at 6pm unless there is a production or event taking place in the evening.

Calendar: Upcoming Events

Term Dates ‘25/26:

  • Autumn Term 1: 5th Sept 2025 - 24th Oct 2024

    Half term: 27th Oct 2024 - 31st Oct 2025

    Autumn Term 2: 4th Nov 2025 - 19th Dec 2025

  • Spring Term 3: 6th Jan 2026 - 13th Feb 2026

    Half term: 16th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026

    Spring Term 4: 23rd Feb 2026 - 27th Mar 2026

  • Summer Term 5: 14th Apr 2026 - 22nd May 2026

    Half term: 26th May 2026 - 29th May 2026

    Summer Term 6: 1st Jun 2026 - 21st Jul 2026

News and Updates