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