Key Dates SEPTEMBER Thu 3 Term begins 7:30 SJCS Breakfast Club begins, SH Dining Room 12:00-16:00 No afternoon school for KGs 12:15-17:30 KG Parent-Teacher Meetings 16:00-18:00 Waiters with Premier Education begins, BH Big Room & SH Music Classroom 16:15-17:00 F4 Parents Meet the Tutors, Dining Room 16:15-17:00 F5 Parents Meet the Tutors, Drama St Fri 4 12:00-16:00 No afternoon school for KGs 16:15-17:00 F6 Parents Meet the Tutors, Drama St 16:15-17:00 F3 Parents Meet the Tutors, Dining Room 17:00-21:15 Hockey U11 A Haileybury Olympic Park Curtain Raiser, Olympic Park, London Mon 7 14:45-15:15 T1 Meet the Form Teacher, BH Library 15:30-16:00 F1 Meet the Form Teacher, BH Library 15:30-16:00 F2 Meet the Form Teacher, BH Hall Tue 8 14:30-15:15 KG Meet the Form Teacher, BH Library 14:45-15:15 T2 Meet the Form Teacher, BH Hall Wed 23 09:15-12:30 BH Individual, Class & Sibling photos Thu 24 09:15-12:30 BH Flu Immunisations, BH Big Room 09:15-12:30 SH Individual & Class photos, Drama St Fri 25 BH & SH Harvest Festival 08.30-10.30 PA Macmillan Coffee Morning, Whitfield OCTOBER Tue 6 University Term begins, sung services resume Mon 19 16:30-19:30 F3-5 Parent Tutor Meetings, Hinsley Hall Fri 23 15:15-15:45 Classroom Drop in for Pre-Prep Parents 16:00 Half Term begins end of the school day 16:00-16:30 Classroom Drop in for F1 & F2 Parents
Key Dates Calendar Michaelmas 2026
NOVEMBER Mon 2 08:30 Term resumes 9:00 F6 Mock Exams begin 16:00-16:45 F3 Parents Residential information meeting, Drama Studio Wed 4 17:15-19:30 PA Fireworks Evening (Gates open 17:15 & fireworks start promptly at 18:10) Fri 6 15:20-15:35 Life Education Bus visits BH (for KG & T2 Parents), BH Playground Mon 9 16:30-20:30 F6 Parents & Pupils Evening, Hinsley Hall Wed 11 11:00-11:05 Act of Remembrance, Piazza & BH Wed 18 09:00-16:00 F3 Tudor Christmas Day, Hinsley Hall Thu 19 15:30-20:00 KG-F2 Parents Evening, BH Classrooms 16:30-20:30 F5 Parents & Pupils Evening, Hinsley Hall Mon 23 15:30-20:00 KG-F2 Parents Evening, BH Classrooms Wed 25 14:00-15:00 T1 Performance, BH Hall Thu 26 16:30-20:30 F4 Parents Evening, Hinsley Hall Fri 27 16:15-18:00 F4 Victorian Fayre, Hinsley Hall Sat 28 18:00-19:30 Advent Carol Service 1, St John’s College Chapel Sun 29 15:00-16:30 Advent Carol Service 2 (BBC R3 Live Broadcast), St John’s College Chapel
DECEMBER Tue 1 16:00-19:30 SH Learning Support Parents Evening, Drama St 16:30-20:30 F3 Parents Evening, in school Sat 5 09:00-12:00 F6 Readers’ Rehearsal, St John’s College Chapel Mon 7 No after school clubs this week except Waiters including Thursday 10th December 13:45-14:45 KG Nativity Performance, BH Hall Tue 8 14:15 15:45 Service in Preparation for Christmas F1, F2 & F3 attend Wed 9 14:15 15:45 Service in Preparation for Christmas F4 & F5 attend Fri 11 12:15 Term ends JANUARY Thu 7 Term begins No Co-Curricular clubs to take place this week SH & BH Premier Education Waiters begins Mon 11 Co-Curricular Clubs begin 14:45-15:15 KG ‘At Homes’ (Parent Information Meeting), BH Library/Online Tue 12 14:45-15:15 T2 ‘At Homes’ (Parent Information Meeting), BH Library/Online Wed 13 14:45-15:15 T1 ‘At Homes’ (Parent Information Meeting), BH Library/Online Thu 14 19:00-20:00 F4 Performance Fri 15 09:00-09:15 T2W Class Assembly, BH Hall Fri 22 09:00-09:15 T2D Class Assembly, BH Hall Fri 29 09:00-09:15 T1M Class Assembly, BH Hall FEBRUARY Wed 3 14:30-16:00 F1 Performance, Hinsley Hall Fri 5 09:00-09:15 T1F Class Assembly, BH Hall Mon 8 Book Week Wed 10 17:30-18:15 KG-F3 Book at Bedtime Fri 12 16:00 Half Term begins at end of the school day SH & BH ‘Dress as a Book Character Day’ 15:15-15:45 Classroom Drop in for Pre-Prep Parents 16:00-16:30 Classroom Drop in for F1-2 Parents Mon 22 Term resumes MARCH Thu 4 16:30-20:30 F3 Parents Evening, Online Fri 5 09:00-09:15 2H Class Assembly, BH Hall Mon 8 15:30-20:00 KG -F2 Parents Evening, Online Wed 10 16:30-17:30 Gym & Dance Showcase, Hinsley Hall Fri 12 09:00-09:15 2C Class Assembly, BH Hall Thu 18 16:30-20:30 F4 Parents Evening, Online Fri 19 19:30-21:30 F5 Performance, Hinsley Hall Sat 20 18:30-20:30 F5 Performance, Hinsley Hall Mon 22 Waiters available Monday to Thursday only 16:30-20:30 SH Individual Needs Parents Evening, Online 16:30-20:30 KG-F1 Parents Evening, Online 16:30-20:30 F5 Parents Evening, Online Thu 25 11:00-11:50 F6 Passion Play (audience F4, F5 & F6 parents) 11:45-12:15 F1 Italian ‘Wow’ Celebration for parents 12:15 Term ends
APRIL Mon 19
Term begins No Co-Curricular clubs to take place this week SH & BH Premier Education Waiters begins Tue 20 14:45-15:15 T2 ‘At Homes’ (Parent Information Meeting), BH Library/Online Wed 21 14:45-15:15 T1 ‘At Homes’ (Parent Information Meeting), BH Library/Online Thu 22 14:45-15:15 KG ‘At Homes’ (Parent Information Meeting), BH Library/Online Wed 28 18:30-19:30 F3 Performance, Hinsley Hall MAY Fri 7 09:00-09:15 Joint KGH & KGM Class Assembly, BH Hall Wed 12 14:00-15:00 T2 Performance, Hinsley Hall Fri 21 09:00-09:15 1H Class Assembly, BH Hall Fri 28 16:00 Half Term begins at end of the school day 14:00-16:00 Byron House Summer Fair JUNE Mon 7 Tue 8 Thu 10
Term resumes F5 School Exams start F5 School Exams conclude Leavers’ Programme begins Fri 11 1K Class Assembly, BH Hall Wed 16 15:00-16:00 F2 Performance, Hinsley Hall Sat 19 F6 Residential trip to Ardeche departs Tue 22 All Co-Curricular Clubs will be suspended at SH from 22 June until 25 June F4 Residential trip departs F5 Residential trip departs F3 ‘Staycation’ Activity Day F2 Grafham Water Activity Day Wed 23 F3 Residential departs Thu 24 F6 Ardeche Residential returns Fri 25 F3 Residential returns F4 Residential trip returns F5 Residential trip returns F6 visit Grantchester Meadows Mon 28 All Co-Curricular Clubs resume 16:00-19:30 BH & SH Learning Support Parents Evening, Drama Studio Wed 30 13:30-16:30 Pre-Prep Sports Afternoon JULY Fri 2 16:15-18:15 SH Art Exhibition, Hinsley Hall 16:15-18:15 F6 Extended Research Project Showcase, Drama Studio Sat 3 09:30-16:00 Open Day 10:00-16:00 Athletic Sports Day Mon 5 No Co-Curricular Clubs this week & Waiters will be available as normal 19:00-21:30 Summer Concert, West Road Concert Hall Wed 7 10:00-12:00 Speech Day, Great St Mary’s Church 12:15 End of Term
Sports Fixtures & Events SEPTEMBER Fri 4 17:00-21:15 Hockey U11 A Haileybury Olympic Park, London Wed 16 14:15-16:00 Hockey v Culford: U11s A & C VII (A), Culford 15:00-16:00 Hockey v Culford: U11s B & D VII (A), Culford 14:15-16:00 Hockey v Culford: U13s A & C VII (H), Playing F 14:30-17:15 Rugby v Barnardiston Hall: U13s A XII, U12s A XII & U11s A IX (A), Playing FIelds 15:00-16:00 Hockey v Culford: U13s B & D VII (H), Playing F Wed 23 14:15-16:00 Hockey v SPF: U11s A & C VII (A), Wilberforce Rd 15:00-16:00 Hockey v SPF: U11s B VII (A), Wilberforce Road 14:15-16:00 Hockey v Moulton Leys: U13 A & C VII(H), Play. F 14:30-16:00 Rugby v St Faith’s: U13s A, U12 A & B, Playing F 15:00-16:00 Hockey v Moulton Leys: U13 B & D VII (H), Play. F Fri 25 14:15-16:00 Hockey v St Faith’s: U10 A, C (A), Latham Road 15:00-16:00 Hockey v St Faith’s: U10 B, D (A), Latham Road Mon 28 09:00-14:30 IAPS Boys’ Football: U13s A, (Bishop’s Stortford College) Wed 30 14:30-18:00 Rugby v Felstead & King’s Ely: U11 A & B (A), Felstead School 14:15-16:00 Hockey v St Faith’s U11 A, C VII (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:00 Hockey v St Faith’s U11 B, D VII (H), Playing Fields 14:15-16:00 Rugby v King’s Ely: U11 C Touch (A), King’s Ely 14:30-16:10 Rugby v Perse: U12s A & B X (H), Playing Fields Cambridgeshire County Girls’ Hockey Competition: U13s A VII, venue TBC 14:30-16:10 Rugby v Moulton-Leys: U13s A & B (A), The Leys 14:15-16:00 Hockey v St Faith’s: U13s A, B & C VII (A), Latham Road OCTOBER Thu 1 15:10-16:00 Hockey v King’s CS: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields Fri 2 14:15-16:00 Rugby v St Faith’s: U10 A, B & C IX (A), Latham Rd 15:10-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U10 A & C VII (H), Playing F 15:45-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U10 B VII (H), Playing Fields 08:00-17:00 IAPS Girls’ Hockey: U13s A, Oundle Wed 7 14:30-16:10 Rugby v King’s CS: U11s A & B IX (H), Playing F 14:30-16:10 Hockey v Perse Prep: U11 A, B, & C (A), Porson Rd 14:15-16:30 Hockey v Perse: 13s A & C VII (A), Perse 14:30-16:10 Rugby v King’s CS: U13/12s B X (H), Playing Fields 14:30-16:10 Rugby v King’s CS: U13s A, U12s A (A), King’s CS 15:00-16:30 Hockey v Perse: U13s B & D VII (A), Perse Thu 8 15:00-16:00 Rugby v King’s CS: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:00 Hockey v St Faith’s: U9 VII (H), Playing Fields Fri 9 14:30-16:00 Hockey v Perse Prep: U10 A, B, C, D(A), Porson Rd Wed 14 08:30-16:30 IAPS Boys’ Rugby Festival: U11s A, Oundle 14:15-16:30 Hockey v King’s Ely: U11s A & C VII (A), King’s Ely 14:30-16:10 Rugby v King’s CS: U11s A & B IX (A), King’s CS 15:00-16:30 Hockey v King’s Ely: U11s B VII (A), King’s Ely 14:30-16:10 Rugby v King’s CS: U13s A, U12s A, U13s/12s B (H), Playing Fields Thu 15 15:00-16:00 Rugby v St Faith’s: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:00 Hockey v SPF: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields Fri 16 08:00-17:30 IAPS Girls’ Hockey: U11s A, Ipswich School 15:10-16:10 Rugby v King’s CS: U10 A, B, C VIII (H), Playing F Wed 21 14:15-16:10 Hockey v King’s Ely: U13s A & C VII (H), Playing F 14:15-16:00 Rugby v King’s Ely & St Faith’s: U13s A, U12s A & U13/12s B (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:10 Hockey v King’s Ely: U13s B & D VII (H), Playing F
Term Dates NOVEMBER Wed 4 14:15-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U11s A & C VII (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U11s B VII (H), Playing Fields 14:30-16:10 Rugby v Moulton-Leys: U12s A & B (H), Playing Fields 14:15-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U13s A & C VII (A), Wilberforce Rd 15:00-16:10 Hockey v King’ CS: U13s B & D VII (A), Wilberforce Rd Thu 5 14:50-15:50 Hockey v Perse Prep: U9 VII (H), Playing Fields Fri 6 14:30-16:00 Hockey v King’s CS: U10s A & C VII (H), Playing Fields 15:15-16:00 Hockey v King’s CS: U10s B VII (H), Playing Fields Tue 10 Cambridgeshire County Girls’ Hockey Competition: U11s A VII, venue TBC Wed 11 14:15-16:10 Hockey v Barnardiston Hall & Dame Bradbury’s: U11s A, B & C VII (H), Playing Fields 14:15-16:00 Rugby v St Faith’s & Perse Prep: U11 A, B, C (A), Latham Road 14:30-17:15 Hockey v Barnardiston Hall: U13s A & B VII (A), Barnardiston Hall Fri 13 14:15-16:00 Hockey v SPF: U10s A & C VII (H), Playing Fields 14:45-16:00 Rugby v King’s CS: U10 A, B & C (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:00 Hockey v SPF: U10s B VII (H), Playing Fields Mon 16 08:00-18:00 IAPS National Hockey Finals: Girls’ U13s (A), Clifton College Wed 18 14:15-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS U11s A & C VII (A), Wilberforce Road 14:30-16:00 Rugby v Perse Prep: U11 A, B, & C (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U11s B VII (A), Wilberforce Road 14:15-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U13s A & C VII (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:10 Hockey v King’s CS: U13s B & D VII (H), Playing Fields Thu 19 15:00-16:00 Hockey v Barnardiston Hall: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields 15:00-16:00 Rugby v Barnardiston Hall: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields Fri 20 08:00-18:00 IAPS National Hockey Finals: Girls’ U11s (A), Repton Sports Centre Girls’ Football Festival: U10 (A) TBC, St Mary’s 14:30-16:00 Rugby U10 Festival: U10 A (A), Cambridge University RC 14:30-16:00 Rugby v Perse Prep: U10 B, & C (H), Playing Fields Wed 25 14:30-17:00 Rugby v Oundle, Laxton: U11s A, B & C (A), Oundle 14:30-16:10 Hockey v Oundle, Laxton: U11s A & B (H), Playing Fields 14:30-17:00 Hockey v Oundle, Laxton: U11s C & D (A), Oundle 14:30-16:10 Rugby v Oundle, Laxton: U13s A, U12s A & B (H), Play. F 14:30-17:00 Hockey v Oundle, Laxton: U13s A, B, C & D VII(A),Oundle Thu 26 14:50-15:50 Rugby v Perse Prep: U9s VII (H), Playing Fields Fri 27 14:00-16:30 Boys’ Hockey v Kimbolton: U10 A,B,C (A), Oundle 14:00-16:30 Girls’ Football v Kimbolton: U10 A, B,C (A), Oundle Mon 30 11:00-16:00 IAPS Boys’ Rugby Festival: U13s A, King’s CS DECEMBER Wed 2 14:30-16:10 Girls’ Football Festival v Perse Prep: U11 A, B, C (A), Porson Road 14:30-16:10 Rugby v Dame Bradbury’s: U11s A, B, C (H), Playing F 14:15-16:00 Boys’ Football v SPF: U12 A, B, C (A), Gonville Thu 3 14:45-16:00 Rugby v King’s Ely: U9 Festival (H), Playing Fields 14:45-16:00 Hockey v King’s Ely: U9 Festival (H), Playing Fields
2026/2027 Michaelmas Term 2026 2 Sept W Boarders return 3 Sept Th Term begins 23 Oct F Half Term 2 Nov M Term resumes 11 Dec F Term ends Lent Term 2027 5 Jan Tu Boarders return 6 Jan W Term begins 12 Feb F Half Term 22 Feb M Term resumes 25 Mar Th Term ends Summer Term 2027 18 Apr Su Boarders return 19 Apr M Term begins 28 May F Half Term 7 Jun M Term resumes 7 Jul W Term ends
Main Contacts Byron House 01223 353532 bhoffice@sjcs.co.uk
Senior House 01223 353532 shoffice@sjcs.co.uk
Admissions 01223 353652 admissions@sjcs.co.uk
Boarding House 01223 327007 07731 816843
Safeguarding Leads Designated Safeguarding & Prevent Lead Deputy DSL & online safety lead Deputy DSL Deputy DSL, EYFS DSL & Domestic Abuse Lead Safeguarding Governor
Lisa Bedford
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Tristan Igglesden
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Clare Gorick Althea Pipe
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Shona Norman
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Senior Managers Head Teacher Sarah Wright Senior Deputy Head & Althea Pipe Head of Junior Dept. Director of Studies & Tristan Igglesden Asst. Head (Academic) SH Asst. Head (Pastoral) SH Lisa Bedford Deputy Head BH Jude Worthington Bursar Mark Lewis
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Other Contacts Head of Administration Emma Ford-Barnes & Information Systems Head of Facilities, Tom Wood Health & Safety Assistant Director of Studies Rachel Brunning Catering Manager Richard Goldby IT Systems Manager Oliver Hoar Music Administrator Jo May Registrar Maria Mosher Senior Schools Liaison Leisle Chippington BH Academic Lead (KG-T2) Katie Hovell BH Academic Lead (F1-F2) Kimberley Dempster Head of Marketing Polly Dely
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