School Open Monday 11 January
School will be open as normal on Monday.  All public examinations will take place as scheduled.

In the event of a serious deterioration in the weather on Sunday necessitating a change of plan, announcements will be sent to BBC Radio Leeds and other local stations and an updated bulletin here by 7am on Monday morning.

Listen to BBC Radio Leeds 92.4FM at 7.40am on Monday 11 January when Mr Kernohan and Sixth Form student Jacob Lovie will be discussing the impact of the weather upon the current round of public examinations.

Exam Information
Friday 8 January 2010

Dear Parents

I would just like to take this opportunity to remind you that the external examination timetable planned for the next few weeks will run as published. We are not in a position to postpone or change external examination dates as these are dictated to us by each individual examination board. You will have heard on the national news that this will affect many students throughout the country but we are optimistic, given the number of pupils who have managed to get into School over the last few days, that the majority of our Year 11 and Sixth Form pupils will be able to sit their examinations as planned.

If for any reason your son/daughter is unable to attend an examination, he or she will be re-entered in the summer.

We will do everything possible to ensure your children are supported through the examination sessions.

Thank you for your continued support during these difficult weather conditions.

Yours sincerely

Mrs D M Newman
Vice-Principal/Head of Senior School

School Opening Update
Thursday 7 January 2010

Well done to the 65% of pupils who made it to school today. We managed to run more or less a normal timetable. The icy conditions remain, and while the forecast is for some snow late tonight, and after midnight, tomorrow appears to be sunny and cold.
The school will be open tomorrow, Friday 8 January. Late Room will not be operating. Click here to go to our Parents' Zone.

School Open Thursday as normal
Wednesday 6 January 2010

Dear Parents

We share your frustration over the weather conditions and the impact on your children’s schooling. It is always a difficult decision, not made lightly, as to whether to close the school due to snow.

We have checked the BBC and Met Office local weather forecasts for the next 48 hours in helping us to decide what we should do tomorrow. It appears that we should expect light snow during this evening and in the early part of the night, but with temperatures down to -5˚. This combination is likely to make travelling conditions extremely difficult in the morning, not only for a significant number of pupils but also for some staff who live in more distant and remote locations.

I know that many parents have to get to work and have no easy means of child care. In consultation with Mrs Newman (Head of Seniors) and Mr Goulbourn (Head of Juniors) we have decided that the school will be open on Thursday. It is highly unlikely that we will be able to run a normal timetable, but we can ensure that your children will be cared for during the day and we will provide whatever teaching we can.

School buses will be running but could be subject to delays, depending on road conditions.

Our estates team are working very hard to clear the paths around the school site as well as the car park, although their good work could be undone by further snow falls. If you do plan to bring your child to school by car tomorrow we ask, as a safety measure, that you park near the entrance to Fulneck and walk the final stretch to the school Reception. Please ensure that your children have suitable footwear and school coats during this period of inclement weather.

It has been necessary to change the security codes on the external doors so all pupils will need to report in at Reception to be given the new code.

There will be no late room facility after school tomorrow.

As always, we stress that the decision as to whether to send your child to school rests with you and your own circumstances. If you plan to keep your child at home it would be helpful to e-mail this message to school ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if at all possible, rather than telephoning.

A decision about Friday’s arrangements will be posted at the end of Thursday school.

Yours sincerely

Trevor Kernohan
Principal