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20/02/25

Our year 12 students delivered a fantastic set of sessions for year 11s in the Sixth Form Sample. We hope to see all of you next year! pic.twitter.com/nQESnezgcc

17/02/25

We are en route to Beckenham. We should be there around 10.10pm

17/02/25

Barcelona students are all on board ready for our flight back to London. We will update on arrival time to school once we have landed and collected bags!

17/02/25

A perfect morning for a Scavenger hunt to finish our trip in Barcelona 🌞 pic.twitter.com/jL12dTdbdz

16/02/25

HABR above the city! pic.twitter.com/AhRK5LO0xE

16/02/25

Le weekend je vais à Paris et je visite les monuments avec mes amis 😍🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/FgKFYVADcn

16/02/25

Pret a chercher! Ready for a scavenger hunt in Rue Mouffetard 🏴‍☠️🗺️🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/HRZ4bUsZwq

16/02/25

Reading some names and giving a cheer! pic.twitter.com/z0NuxTc7iy

16/02/25

Practising our Spanish by shouting support for the half marathon runners! A beautiful day for day 3 in Barcelona pic.twitter.com/JWGZBRtvCW

15/02/25

Beautiful views at Park Guell this afternoon pic.twitter.com/2t8018M5gg

15/02/25

A beautiful morning at the Louvre 🖼️ pic.twitter.com/FuajKMAzIP

15/02/25

Disfrutando de la increíble arquitectura en la Sagrada Familia! pic.twitter.com/P19vDlV5ft

15/02/25

Day 2 in Barcelona, walking down Las Ramblas to start our day of sightseeing, Sagrada familia up next! pic.twitter.com/MaFM9dCWvN

14/02/25

What could be better on Valentines Day than a romantic stroll along the Seine ? 🌹🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/91hwZ2hlW9

14/02/25

Boarding, Barcelona time! pic.twitter.com/4Sp8ToRcEL

14/02/25

Fantastic collaboration between Harris Bromley and Harris Orpington libraries! pic.twitter.com/TXqo73NiMz

14/02/25

C’est parti! We have boarded the Eurostar and we are off to Paris! pic.twitter.com/dO7rinA17Q

13/02/25

Today our girls were celebrating ! Appreciating each other and recognising the power of female friendship 💕 pic.twitter.com/zE5mAziGOl

13/02/25

Our fabulous governor, Richard Hughes, led his third week of filmmaking workshops with Harris Sixth Formers from Orpington and Bromley. The students handled a professional film camera and learnt scripting & narrative techniques used in documentary filmmaking pic.twitter.com/rgdS0IVLke

13/02/25

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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.