Home and School Partnership

Dorrington Academy is committed to embracing partnerships which help all pupils to have the best provision. The most important partnership outside the academy is that between parents and the academy. It is our ethos that this partnership is always one that is in academy, not outside. We are committed to breaking down any barriers that prevent our community of parents from coming into the academy. Constantly, we are introducing initiatives which encourage parents to work alongside their children or attend workshops to enhance their own learning.

Over the past six years various initiatives between the academy and parents have enabled children to make accelerated progress as parents have had the resources to extend their child’s learning at home.

We constantly strive to improve this partnership through better communication and using many opportunities to listen to the views of our parents.

To this end, the academy regularly holds progress meetings where parents are able to discuss their child’s development with their class teacher. Please do not hesitate to raise any concerns you may have or bring other matters to the academy’s attention.

To cement this partnership, we ask you to sign a Home-School agreement which sets out what we as an academy and you as a parent can do to ensure the best possible education for your child.

Parents and friends are welcomed into the academy on many occasions to share in assemblies, performances and sporting events.

Weekly Newsletters are emailed out on a Friday. The newsletter gives you details of events, dates and celebrations to keep you up to date with what is going on in academy.

End of year reports are issued near the end of the academic year.

Upcoming Events

Events Calendar

1st June, 2026

Summer Term 2 Begins

1st June, 2026

Y4 MTC

8th June, 2026

Y1 Phonics Screening

16th June, 2026

Y5 Trip – Safeside

26th June, 2026

Sports Day

3rd July, 2026

Teacher Training Day – Provisional

The academy will be closed to all pupils.

6th July, 2026

Teacher Training Day – Provisional

The academy will be closed to all pupils.

20th July, 2026

Teacher Training Day

The academy will be closed to all pupils.

1st September, 2026

Teacher Training Day

Academy is closed to students

2nd September, 2026

Autumn 1 Starts

23rd October, 2026

Autumn 1 Ends

26th October, 2026

Autumn Half Term

2nd November, 2026

Autumn 2 Starts

18th December, 2026

Autumn 2 Ends (1pm Finish)

The academy will close to students at 1PM.

21st December, 2026

Christmas Break

The academy is closed to students.

4th January, 2027

Teacher Training Day

The academy is closed to students

5th January, 2027

Spring 2 Starts

12th February, 2027

Spring 2 Ends

15th February, 2027

Spring Half Term

22nd February, 2027

Spring 2 Starts

25th March, 2027

Spring 2 Ends (1PM Finish)

The academy will close to students at 1PM.

26th March, 2027

Easter Break

The academy is closed to students

12th April, 2027

Summer 1 Starts

28th May, 2027

Summer 1 Ends

31st May, 2027

Summer Half Term

The academy is closed to students

7th June, 2027

Summer 2 Starts

21st July, 2027

Summer 2 Ends (1PM Finish)

The academy closes to all pupils at 1PM for the 6-week summer holidays.

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