Letters to Parents and Carers

Information for this academic year is available in the two drop-down menus below. 

For all recent letters, please see the list at the bottom of the page. 

Curriculum, Homework, Assessment & School Exams

GCSE & A Level Exam Information and Letters (including JCQ documents)

Important Information and Letters:

NEA and GCSE & A Level Examination Updates (23.10.2025)
 

Examination Timetables (Summer 2026):

A Level Timetable GCSE Timetable
By SUBJECT By SUBJECT
By DATE By DATE


Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) Calendars and Information:

Year 10 NEA Calendar Sixth Form NEA Calendar
Year 11 NEA Calendar NEA Policy
Year 11 and 13 NEA Assembly: Presentation / Summary Video


Student Infographics and Summary Videos:

Year 11 Trial Exams


JCQ Documents and Useful Resources - Information for Candidates:

Public Examinations Artificial Intelligence (AI) Non-Examined Assessment (NEA)
Written Examinations AI and Assessments: A Quick Guide Poster  Non-Examination Assessment (NEA)
Preparing to sit your exams: exam day checklist AI and Assessments  
Warning to Candidates poster AI and Assessments presentation for students  Access Arrangements
Unauthorised items poster   Guidance for parents, carers and students about access arrangements
Instructions for Candidates Video 2025/26 (The Exams Office)     
Social Media    
Privacy Notice    

 

Most recent letters to parents and carers:

  1. 15.01.2026 GCSE Religious Studies Residential Trip to Northumberland - Deposit Request
  2. 15.01.2026 GCSE Design & Technology Trip to Disneyland Paris - Final Details
  3. 14.01.2026 Year 9 Climate Change Conference
  4. 14.01.2026 A Level History Conference
  5. 13.01.2026 GCSE PE Rock Climbing Course – Key Information and Arrangements
  6. 13.01.2025 Evensong at St Albans Cathedral
  7. 12.01.2026 Table Tennis Eastern Regional Finals (U16)
  8. 12.01.2026 Table Tennis Eastern Regional Finals (U13)
  9. 09.01.2026 Athletics Vests 2026
  10. 08.01.2026 Year 8 Passion Project
  11. 08.01.2026 Modern Foreign Languages - Learning Strategies (Year 9)
  12. 08.01.2026 Modern Foreign Languages - Learning Strategies (Year 8)
  13. 07.01.2026 Year 7 HOPP Visit to Forbidden Planet Bookstore
  14. 07.01.2026 Performing Arts Show - Tickets Available
  15. 07.01.2026 Performing Arts Show - Rehearsals and Consent
  16. 07.01.2026 Apprenticeship Awareness Evening 2026
  17. 06.01.2026 Year 8 & 9 UKMT Team Challenge 2026
  18. 12.12.2025 Year 7 Research Ranger Programme
  19. 12.12.2025 Disneyland Paris Netball Festival Trip (Easter 2027) - Confirmation of Place
  20. 11.12.2025 Gold Industrial Cadet's Visit to University of Cambridge
  21. 10.12.2025 Parmiter’s Fencing Course (10-week programme)
  22. 09.12.2025 Porto Football Tour 2027 - Confirmation of Place
  23. 08.12.2025 Year 13 A Level English Literature 'Othello' Theatre Trip
  24. 08.12.2025 Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Learning Strategies (Year 7)
  25. 02.12.2025 Disneyland Paris Netball Festival Trip (Easter 2027)
  26. 28.11.2025 A Level History and Politics Trip to Washington DC (Ocotober 2026)
  27. 25.11.2025 Year 13 Leavers Hoodies
  28. 25.11.2025 Year 11 Leavers Hoodies
  29. 24.11.2025 Year 13 Prom
  30. 18.11.2025 Year 10 Work Experience (May 2026)
  31. 17.11.2025 Year 8 Art & Textiles Study Trip to The Warner Brothers Studio
  32. 17.11.2025 Year 7 HOPP Group (by invitation)
  33. 17.11.2025 Year 8 LEAP Group (by invitation)
  34. 17.11.2025 Year 9 SHINE Group (by invitation)
  35. 13.11.2025 A Level Drama ‘Inter Alia’ Theatre Trip
  36. 11.11.2025 Year 12 Art Trip to Paris (May 2026)
  37. 06.11.2025 Year 9 German Language and Cultural Trip to Rhineland (September 2026)
  38. 06.11.2025 Year 9 Spanish Language and Cultural Trip to Valencia (September 2026)
  39. 04.11.2025 Project Qualification (Years 9 & 10)
  40. 03.11.2025 GCSE PE Intervention and Revision Plans
  41. 03.11.2025 Year 12 Home Study
  42. 22.10.2025 Home Languages
  43. 21.10.2025 Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre Ski Lessons 2026
  44. 21.10.2025 Policy Change - Mobile Phones
  45. 17.10.2025 Celebrating Co-curricular Achievements
  46. 17.10.2025 A Level Physics Residential Trip to CERN Geneva, Switzerland
  47. 16.10.2025 Ski Racing Training Sessions and Competitions (November & December)
  48. 14.10.2025 Year 7 French Language and Cultural Trip to Normandy
  49. 14.10.2025 Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award 2025-26
  50. 03.10.2025 A Level French Trip to Nice
  51. 01.10.2025 Year 9 Visit to World War One Battlefields - Confirmation of Place Offer
  52. 30.09.2025 Belgium Music Tour 2026 - Confirmation of Place Offer
  53. 18.09.2025 Year 9 Visit to World War One Battlefields
  54. 16.09.2025 Co-curricular Music (Years 8-13)
  55. 16.09.2025 Co-curricular Music (Year 7)
  56. 16.09.2025 Google Classroom – Guardian Summaries
  57. 15.09.2025 Rock Climbing Course to Support AQA GCSE PE (Year 11)
  58. 15.09.2025 Year 10 History Trip to Berlin
  59. 12.09.2025 Co-Curricular Activities - SOCS Launch
  60. 11.09.2025 Year 11 Elevate Information
  61. 10.07.2025 Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award 2025-2026
  62. 27.06.2025 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award 2025-2026
  63. 10.06.2025 GCSE Design & Technology Residential Visit to Disneyland Paris 2026
  64. 16.05.2025 GCSE Geography Residential Visit to Sorrento and the Bay of Naples - Update
  65. 30.04.2025 GCSE Geography Residential Visit to Sorrent and the Bay of Naples (Easter 2026)
  66. 26.03.2025 Parmiter's Ski Trip 2026 - Confirmation of Place
  67. 13.03.2025 Parmiter's School Ski Trip 2026 (for current Year 7, 8 & 9 students)