Headteacher’s welcome
I am delighted that you and your child are becoming part of our school community.
At The Kingsway School, we are committed to providing an education that allows your child to be ambitious for their future, articulate about their learning and that helps them to achieve to the best of their potential.
Our values of Opportunity, Achievement, Respect and Compassion underpin all that we do in school and all that we expect of each of our students in our community. We care about providing a learning environment that celebrates and recognises the different starting points and passions of our students and allows each individual to find rich experiences that prepare them for their future.
We want our students to be curious in their learning, about how they can contribute to our local community and how to be socially responsible young people. We seek to ensure our students are compassionate in their understanding of themselves and their own wellbeing and towards others both in and outside of school.
Achievement at school is not only about GCSE results, it is about the lifelong friendships made and the experiences to make mistakes and learn from them in our journey to understanding who we are, our place in the world and how we can contribute to improving it for everyone.
In addition to meeting us at our annual open evening, you can view our prospectus and call or email us to arrange a tour during the school day, to see our vibrant and successful school and students for yourself –and let the journey begin!
I very much look forward to meeting you and your child.
Mrs Anna Fowler Headteacher
Timings of the school day & term dates
When you start in September you will be given a timetable telling you what lessons you have and the room number. We have a RED week and a BLUE week.
Period Monday – Friday
Registration / Tutor Time 8:30 – 8:55 (25 mins)
PERIOD 1 8:55 – 9:55 (1 hour)
PERIOD 2 9:55 – 10:55 (1 hour)
BREAK 1 10:55 – 11:20 (25 mins)
PERIOD 3 11:20 – 12:20 (1 hour)
PERIOD 4 12:20 – 13:20 (1 hour)
BREAK 2 13:20 – 14:00 (40 mins)
PERIOD 5 14:00 – 15:00 (1 hour)
Autumn Term 2025
Term begins: Tuesday 2 September
Half term: Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October
Term ends: Friday 19 December (School closes to students at the end of Period 3*)
Christmas Holiday
Monday 22 December 25 - Friday 2 January 26
Spring Term 2026
Term begins: Tuesday 6 January
Half term: Monday 16 February - Friday 20 February
Term ends: Friday 27 March
Easter Holiday
Monday 30 March - Friday 10 April
Summer Term 2026
Term begins: Monday 13 April
Half term: Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May
Term ends: Friday 17 July (School closes to students at the end of Period 3*)
Open Evening:
TBC (School closes to students at the end of Period 3*)
Staff INSET Days
Monday 1 September 2025
Monday 3 November 2025
Monday 5 January 2026
Friday 3 July 2026
Monday 20 July 2026
Public Holidays 2026
New Year’s Day: Thursday 1 January
Good Friday: Friday 3 April
Easter Monday: Monday 6 April
May Day: Monday 4 May
Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 25 May
*Please Note:
School closes early (at the end of Period 3) on the last day of the Christmas and Summer terms. Similarly, school also closes early before Open Evening and on Staff Development days - dates TBC.
School expectations
When you start in September you will be given a planner (handbook), you can use this to record your homework and attendance. It also contains lots of useful information.
You will also require a clear pencil case containing a pen/pencil and a ruler.
Rooms you might visit
Art Room
Broadway Canteen
Broadway Quad
Design & Technology Room
Food Tech Room
Broadway Canteen
The ‘Pod in the Quad’
Toilets
Uniform – what to wear every day
Shirt – plain white, short or long sleeved
Black or navy knee high socks should be worn with trousers.
Students choosing to wear the skirt uniform, must wear black or navy tights.
Navy blazer with school badge
Black tailored trousers
Navy skirt – stitch down box pleated (optional)
Navy V-neck pullover with school crest
School tie – with Year colour: Year 7: Silver, Year8: Red, Year 9: Turquoise, Year 10: Purple, Year 11: Gold
Uniform – what to wear for P.E. & dance
*Only one of the shorts, skort or leggings are required.
Navy training shorts*
Both plain blue knee-high and white indoor socks
Navy training shorts*
Long-sleeve multi-sport shirt (optional)
Navy blue skort*
Training pants (optional)
Plain navy leggings*
Quarter-zip training top (optional)
Navy Kingsway polo shirt
Uniform – what is not allowed
• Boots / fashion footwear above the ankle
• Hats or caps
• Hooded tops / sweat tops / cardigans
• Non-black trainers or sports/casual shoes
• Jeans
• Jewellery / fake nails and eyelashes
There is lots of useful information about uniform on our website: www.thekingswayschool.com/parents/uniform
School Subjects – what do we learn?
Dining hall
In the canteen, you can eat breakfast and lunch.
To pay for your food, you put your finger on the machine. This reads your fingerprint to load your balance.
Your parent / carer will top up your account. If you receive Free School Meals, then a set amount will be added to your account each day.
You can buy foods such as: Pizza, chicken burgers, pasta, kebabs, wraps, curry, sandwiches and more! We also have lots of vegetarian and Halal options.