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17/01/25

Our truly AWESOME netball teams are on a winning streak at the moment! Teams in 7, 8 and 9 all winning against local teams since the year began! We could not be prouder of our girls pic.twitter.com/lSx43zfIly

17/01/25

🇨🇳✨ Some of our Year 5 & 6 students had an amazing time at the Chinese Culture Showcase this afternoon! They were treated to a spectacular display of Chinese arts and Mandarin, enriching their cultural understanding. 🎭🈺 pic.twitter.com/5GUF89fjBq

20/12/24

Culture Catwalk! 🇦🇪🇲🇲🇨🇮🇺🇦🇳🇬🇲🇦🇻🇪🇵🇰🇪🇸🇸🇩🇯🇲#allcanwewill pic.twitter.com/4xmXbuCf4w

20/12/24

HGABR Culture Day 2024, what a way to finish a phenomenal term, celebrating each other and what we all bring to our special community pic.twitter.com/kDwPnmfPon

20/12/24

Culture Day candy for staff and students pic.twitter.com/szkerm2x3q

20/12/24

HGABR Culture Day 2024 is in full swing! It’s a beautiful celebration of our rich culture and heritage, and a masterclass in sisterhood- our girls cheering each other on and celebrating diversity pic.twitter.com/g1pvrojy9v

20/12/24

Yesterday at lunch our wonderful and talented Director of Maths, Mrs McMillan surprised the girls at lunchtime with a Christmas singalong! pic.twitter.com/4F7s9GXb1t

20/12/24

CORE day is about taking our CORE values of commitment, optimism, resilience and empathy on the road and to experience new opportunities and making new memories pic.twitter.com/fEoyPVlVEa

20/12/24

We’re having the best time at HGABR this week! CORE day on Wednesday meant our whole academy enjoying exciting trips and activities; Tower of London, Bank of England, London Dungeon, RAD dance workshops, Science Musuem, Cutti Sark the list goes on! pic.twitter.com/loiXuDo7mL

18/12/24

Our future lawyers are on a tour of the Royal Courts of Justice and a visit to the Old Bailey court rooms pic.twitter.com/A2nrkJdbAQ

18/12/24

Christmas CORE Day is upon us! Some of our sixth formers have opted to explore the City of London and Bank of England as future financiers 💸💰💵#allcanwewill pic.twitter.com/Qp6pi1rJIb

17/12/24

We had the most beautiful evening at our winter concert yesterday evening. Our HGABR musicians performed magnificently and got us all in the festive spirit! pic.twitter.com/zB2fnmHvPa

29/11/24

📚HGABR Library Updates: Our brand-new librarian, Amrit, has been recommending our brand-new books to fellow readers Arianna and Klaudija 📚 pic.twitter.com/JmYDRnAwfZ

11/11/24

Today, we held our deeply moving Remembrance event at St George's church 🕯️🙏 A beautiful tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice 🌹 We are very grateful for the powerful performances by and 🎶 See our Instagram for more photos and videos 📸 # pic.twitter.com/Uu7Jh7avW7

11/11/24

To many lives we owe a debt, Remembrance Day, Lest we Forget, That for each of us alive today, A stranger died, far away. pic.twitter.com/kOvA62ro4v

08/11/24

Our Year 9 and 10 students loved reading 's wonderful book Boys Don't Cry in Book Club and we can't wait to hear her talk about it at this event next week pic.twitter.com/avjvON5ZP2

18/10/24

This is wonderful! Great work Miss Holley-Willis!

09/10/24

All looking good for 3:40pm arrival! 👍

09/10/24

We have 81 very muddy, tired and super impressive Year 7 girls (and 7 teachers!) on the coach and heading back to HGABR! Current ETA is 3:40pm but will post updates here and text parents pic.twitter.com/N7lGhENbee

09/10/24

We're incredibly grateful for all the generous food donations to our community hub! 🙏❤️ If you or someone you know is in need, please visit our Community Hub for support. Share this with friends and family to spread the word! 🍎🥫 pic.twitter.com/mXoXO4xtVp

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Term Dates 2025-2026

Click HERE to download the 2025-26 term dates as a pdf.

Autumn Term 2025

Monday 1 September to Friday 19 December 2025 incl (early closure at 12.35)

Staggered start:

  •  Wednesday 3 September 20245 - Year 7s and Year 12s only
  •  Thursday 4 September 2025 – All students

Half term: Monday 20 October to Friday 31 October 2025 incl.

Staff INSET days – no students to attend.

  • Monday 1 September 2025
  • Tuesday 2 September 2025
  • Friday 10 October 2025 (Federation Teaching and Learning)

Year 6 Testing Day: Friday 12 December 2025 (Academy closed)

Christmas Break – Monday 22 December 2025 – Friday 2 January 2026 incl.                         

Back to School on Monday 5 January 2026

Spring Term 2026

Monday 5 January to Friday 27 March 2026 incl. (early closure at 12.35)

Half term: Monday 16 February to Friday 21 February 2026 incl.

Staff INSET day – no students to attend.

  • Friday 13 February 2026 (Federation Post 16)

Spring Break – Monday 30 March 2026 to Monday 10 April 2026 incl.                                   

Back to school on Monday 13 April 2026

Summer Term 2026

Monday 13 April – Monday 20 July 2026 incl. Last teaching day Friday 17 July (early closure at 12.35).

Half term: Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May 2026 incl.

Bank Holiday - Monday 4 May 2026 (Academy closed)

Staff INSET days – no students to attend.

  • Monday 20 July 2026 (Taken as Twilight)             

Since attendance at school is key to success, parents and carers are urged not to take family holidays during term time. It is now illegal to take students out of school during term time without the Principal’s written authorisation.