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.
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Suggested Reading List (Age 11-14)
GCSE Reading List
A-Level Reading List
Calendar: Upcoming Events
Term Dates ‘25/26:
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Autumn Term 1: 5th Sept 2025 - 24th Oct 2025
Half term: 27th Oct 2024 - 31st Oct 2025
Autumn Term 2: 4th Nov 2025 - 19th Dec 2025
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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
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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
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
