Term dates and times
School Term and Holiday Dates (NB. These may be subject to change). Click HERE for the Brighton & Hove Council Schools’ Dates
Attached below are the Dorothy Stringer term dates, including our inset days:
2023/2024 – DS School Term Dates 2023/24
Please note: INSET dates are for Dorothy Stringer School only - other schools' INSETs may be different.
2023/24
Friday 1 December – Inset day (school closed to students)
Thursday 14 December – Carol concert
Friday 15 December – Last day of term (early closure for students – 12.30pm)
Tuesday 2 January – Inset day (school closed to students)
Tuesday 9 January – Y11 photos
Thursday 18 January – Y9 Options evening
Wednesday 31 January – Saturday 3 February – Upper school drama production
Friday 1 March – Quiz Night for parents, carers and staff
Parents’ evenings
Year 10 – Thursday 7 December 2023
Year 11 – Thursday 11 January 2024
Year 9 – Thursday 25 January 2024
Year 7 – Tuesday 12 March 2024
Year 8 – Thursday 25 April 2024
8.40am – 8.50am Registration
8.50am – 9.50am Lesson 1
9.50am – 9.55am Transition time
9.55am – 10.55am Lesson 2
10.55am – 11.15am Break
11.15am – 12.15pm Lesson 3
12.15pm – 12.35pm Lunch/ tutor time – upper school
12.35pm – 12.50pm Lunch
12.50pm – 1.10pm Lunch/ tutor time – lower school
1.10pm – 2.10pm Lesson 4
2.10pm – 2.15pm Transition time
2.15pm – 3.15pm Lesson 5