Key Dates for the 2024 - 2025 Academic Year 

Monday 2nd-Tuesday 3rd September  Staff INSET Days
Wednesday 4th September School opens to students in Years 7, 11 and 12 
Thursday 5th September School open to ALL years
Friday 13th September Year 6 Cultural Diversity Day
Tuesday 17th September Year 11-13 Information Evening
Thursday 19th September  Year 7 Teambuilding Day
Wednesday 25th September An Inspector Calls English Trip
Wednesday 25th September Performing Arts Theatre Trip
Thursday 26th September  Year 5 and 6 Open Evening (school closes at 2:10pm)
Thursday 26th September Year 7 Languages Day
Friday 27th September Year 12 University and Apprenticeship Fair
Friday 27th September Macmillan Coffee Morning
Tuesday 1st October Year 7 Meet the Tutor Event
Wednesday 2nd October Student Parliament Meeting
Thursday 3rd October Year 11 Mock Interviews
Friday 4th October Year 11 Take Your Child to Work Day
Wednesday 9th October Year 9 and 10 Information Evening
Friday 11th/Wednesday 16th October Year 8a/Year 8b Jodrell Bank Visits
Thursday 17th October A Level Macclesfield Forest Fieldtrip
Friday 18th October Flu Vaccines
Friday 25th October School closes for Autumn half-term break
Monday 4th November Trust INSET Day
Tuesday 5th November School opens to ALL students
Wednesday 6th November Urban Photography Fieldtrip
Thursday 7th November Sixth Form College Open Evening
Monday 11th-Thursday 14th November GCSE DT Practical Exam
Monday 11th-Friday 22nd November Year 11 and Year 13 Mock Exams
Thursday 21st November  English Blood Brothers Trip
Thursday 21st November  GCSE Awards Evening
Tuesday 26th November National Apprenticeship Fair
Thursday 28th November Year 12 Geography Rusholme Fieldtrip
Friday 29th November Year 12 Social Sciences Shrewsbury Prison Visit
Sunday 1st-Monday 2nd December Year 10/11 Art Trip to London
Tuesday 3rd December Year 9 Progress Evening
Wednesday 4th December Student Parliament Meeting
Thurs 5th-Weds 18th December MFL Mock Speaking Exams
Wednesday 11th December Sixth Form College Community Trip
Wednesday 13th December A Level Awards Evening
Friday 20th December Astbury Church Christmas Celebration
Friday 20th December School closes for Christmas Break
Monday 6th January Staff INSET Day
Tuesday 7th January School opens to ALL students
Thursday 9th January  Year 11 Progress Evening
Wednesday 15th January Student Parliament Meeting
Wednesday 15th January Year 13 Progress Evening
Thursday 23rd January Year 9 Options Evening
Wednesday 12th February Year 11 and Year 13 Success Evening
Friday 14th February School closes for Spring half-term break
Monday 24th February School opens to ALL students
Thursday 27th February Year 12 Progress Evening
Thursday 6th March World Book Day
Monday 24th-Thursday 27th March GCSE DT Practical Exam
Tuesday 25th March Year 10 Progress Evening
Thursday 27th March  CHS Careers Fair
Wednesday 2nd April Student Parliament Meeting
Wednesday 2nd-Friday 4th April PE Malta Trip
Wednesday 2nd April Year 10 and Year 12 Success Evening
Friday 4th April School closes for Easter break
Tuesday 22nd April School opens to ALL students
Wednesday 23rd April Year 8 Progress Evening
Thursday 24th April-Friday 2nd May MFL Speaking Exams
Monday 5th May May Day Bank Holiday
Thursday 8th May Year 7 Progress Evening
Wednesday 14th May Spring in a Frame Exhibition
Friday 16th May Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip - Talacre Sand Dunes
Wednesday 21st May Key Stage 3 Success Evening
Friday 23rd May Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip - Talacre Sand Dunes
Friday 23rd May School closes for Summer half-term break
Monday 2nd June School opens to ALL students
Wednesday 11th June Sixth Form Leadership Interviews Part 1
Thursday 12th June Year 12 Geography Fieldtrip - Sand Dunes
Monday 16th June Sixth Form Leadership Interviews Part 2
Wednesday 18th June Year 5 CREST Day 1
Thursday 19th June Year 5 CREST Day 2
Friday 20th June A Level Geography Fieldtrip - South Mcr/Alderley
Tuesday 24th June Sports Day
Wednesday 25th June Reserve Sports Day
Thursday 26th June New Intake Day 1
Thursday 26th June New Intake Evening
Friday 27th June New Intake Day 2
Friday 27th June Year 11 Prom
Monday 30th June-Tuesday 1st July Year 11 Sixth Form Transition Days
Wednesday 2nd July Student Parliament Meeting
Wednesday 2nd July Town Sports
Wednesday 2nd-Thursday 3rd July Year 12 Oxford University Open Day Trip
Wednesday 2nd - Thursday 3rd July School Show
Monday 7th-Friday 11th July Year 12 Work Experience Week
Monday 7th-Friday 11th July Year 10 Sixth Form Taster Lessons
Tuesday 8th July Sports Awards Evening
Thursday 10th July Scholars' Awards Evening
Friday 11th July Year 12 Cambridge University Open Day
Tuesday 15th July Year 12 Mentoring Day
Friday 18th July School closes to students for Summer break
Monday 21st - Tuesday 22nd July Teacher INSET Days