Info for Parents & Carers

Welcome to the hub – where you’ll find a mix of statutory key information for Parents and Carers and helpful resources such as ‘This Term’ content from our marketing team and a letters archive.

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 Information for Parents and Carers

Calendar: Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events
A Night At The Musicals 2025
Dec 9
A Night At The Musicals 2025
Music Show
Mar 4
Music Show
Dance Showcase
Mar 24
Dance Showcase
Heathers: The Musical
Jun 9
Heathers: The Musical

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.

Total hours of education provided: 32 hours and 20 minutes.

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.

Term Dates 25/26:

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    Autumn Term 1: 3rd Sept 2025 - 24th Oct 2025

    Autumn Term 2: 3rd Nov 2025 - 19th Dec 2025

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

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

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    Summer Term 5: 13th Apr 2026 - 22nd May 2026

    Summer Term 6: 1st Jun 2026 - 22nd Jul 2026

3rd Sept 2025 - INSET 1
4th Sept 2025 - INSET 2
5th Sept 2025 - Yr11 & Yr13 only
8th Sept 2025 - Yr11 & Yr13 only
9th Sept 2025 - Yr10 & Yr12 only
10th Sept 2025 - Yr10 & Yr12 only
11th Sept 2025 - All students attend
3rd Nov 2025 - Occasional day (school closed)
5th Jan 2026 - INSET 3
13th Apr 2026 - INSET 4
22nd Jul 2026 - INSET 5
23rd Jul 2026 - INSET 6

The Pastoral
Team

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Lydia Phillips
Head of Year 10

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Multiple Edison-style light bulbs emitting warm orange glow, hanging in a dark space.

Neil Latchford
Head of KS5

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Close-up of vintage typewriter keys displaying letters and numbers in reverse.

Tom Baines
SEND Coordinator

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Clare Buckle
Pastoral Support Manager
ext. 3224

Diane Holme
Attendance Support Officer
ext. 3226

Beth Hughes
Head of Year 11

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mission.

We rely on both our community and our industry partners to support in bringing our curriculum to life; creating meaningful opportunities in the Film, TV and Entertainment industries for our students.

From time-to-time, members of our community are also partners - if you’re interested in supporting us with a donation or providing any contacts, support or opportunities for our students please click the link below.

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