KEY DATES 2022-23
OPEN DAYS 2022-23 Saturday 1st October 2022 Sat 8th October 2022 - Open Morning - Sixth Form Subject Fair Saturday 4th March 2023 Saturday 13th May 2023
Sun
5 Sep First School day of the Academic Year 0800 Day pupils return 1100 Opening Mass of the School Year
Mon
Wed
Thu
22 Sep 1830 School Play - Down the Rabbit Hole Fri 23 Sep 1145 Downside Association Parents’ Coffee Morning 1235 Whole School Exeat begins
14 Sep 0900 Third Form Retreat Sat 17 Sep 1400 Downside Association Super Saturday Wed 21 Sep 0840 Fourth Form Retreat
MICHAELMAS TERM
4 Sep Induction Day for New Pupils & Parents 0930 First, Second & Third Form new boarders arrive 1000 Fourth to Upper Sixth Form new boarders arrive 1130 New day pupils (all years) arrive 1400 Fourth to Sixth Form current boarders return 1400 Second & Third Form current boarders return 1700 All new day pupils depart (Please collect from the Houses)
25 Sep 1700 Whole School Exeat ends and boarders return First & Second Form boarders return by 1800 Third to Upper Sixth Form boarders return by 2100 Sat 1 Oct 0915 OPEN MORNING Mon 3 Oct 0900 Upper Sixth Form Retreat - Group One Tue 4 Oct 0900 Upper Sixth Form Retreat - Group Two Sat 8 Oct 0915 OPEN MORNING & SIXTH FORM SUBJECT FAIR Sun 9 Oct SS. Roberts and Barlow 0930 Isabella House at Home Thu 13 Oct 1900 Meet the Music Teachers Evening Fri 14 Oct 16+ Scholarship and Bursary Application Deadline 1130 Michaelmas Half Term begins Sun 30 Oct 1400 Michaelmas Half Term ends and boarders return First & Second Form boarders return by 1800 Third to Upper Sixth Form boarders return by 2100 Mon 31 Oct 0800 Day pupils return
Sun
Sun 20 Nov 0930 Powell House at Home
Fri 25 Nov 1235 Whole School Exeat begins
Mon 7 Nov 1400 16+ Art Scholarship Assessment Day
Fri 18 Nov 1900 Junior Drama Production
Tue 1 Nov All Saints’ Day 1125 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church
Fri 4 Nov 0815 16+ Academic Scholarship Assessment Day starts 0900 16+ Music/Choral/Organ Scholarship Assessment Day
Thu 24 Nov 1900 St Cecilia Concert, Abbey Church
Sun 6 Nov 0930 Caverel House at Home
Tue 8 Nov 16+ Product Design Scholarship Assessment Day 1430 16+ Sports Scholarship Assessment Day
Sun 13 Nov Remembrance Sunday 1230 Concert Band plays at Remembrance Sunday Parade, Bath
Wed 9 Nov 16+ Theatre Studies Scholarship Assessment Day
Fri 11 Nov 1045 Remembrance Service
Thu
14 Dec 1815 Whole School Christmas Dinner followed by House activities, Refectory Thu 15 Dec 1400 Christmas Fair 1645 Christmas Carol Service, Abbey Church 1830 Michaelmas Term Ends
Sun
Wed
1 Dec 16+ Scholarship Announcement 1125 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church Mon 12 Dec 1815 London Carol Service
Wed
30 Nov 1510 Day Pupils Reconciliation Service
27 Nov 1700 Whole School Exeat ends and boarders return First & Second Form boarders return by 1800 Third to Upper Sixth Form boarders return by 2100
Music/Choral
13+ Academic
Art
Sports
Third
Sports
11+ Entrance
13+ Music/Choral
Mon 23 Jan 0830 Scholarship Assessment Day 1
1545
LENT TERM
1100
Tue 24 Jan 0830 Scholarship Assessment Day 2 Fifth Form Residential Retreat begins
Wed 25 Jan Fifth Form Residential Retreat ends 0845 13+ Scholarship Assessment Day
Thu 12 Jan 0900 Scholarship Assessment Day
Mon 9 Jan 0800 Day pupils return Whole School Mass, Abbey Church
First
Mon 2 Jan 11+
13+ Product
and 13+ Scholarship and Bursary Application Deadline
1125
Thu 26 Jan 13+ Scholarship Assessment Day Design Assessment Day Scholarship Assessment Day
Wed 11 Jan 0900 Day for entry Sept 2023 11+ and Scholarship Assessment
Sun 8 Jan 1400 Lent Term begins and boarders return & Second Form boarders return by 1800 to Upper Sixth Form boarders return by 2100
13+ Academic
11+ Academic
Fri 10 Mar 0820 Whole School Retreat 0900 Whole School Retreat - Service 1235 First & Second Form Exeat begins
Sat 11 Mar 1400 Downside Association Super Saturday 1900 Downside Association Curry & Quiz Night
Fri 27 Jan 1235 First & Second Form Exeat begins
Tue 7 Feb 1045 Entrance Assessment Day for Third Form entry (2024 & 2025)
Sun 29 Jan 1400 First & Second Form Exeat ends and boarders return by 1800
Fri 3 Feb 1900 School Musical - Chicago
Mon 20 Feb 0800 Day pupils return
Fri 3 Mar 1900 Charity Showcase Concert
Sat 4 Mar 0915 OPEN MORNING
Sun 19 Feb 1400 Lent Half Term ends and boarders return by 1800
Sun 5 Feb 0930 Smythe House at Home
Sat 4 Feb 1900 School Musical - Chicago
Wed 22 Feb 1125 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church
Fri 10 Feb 1130 Lent Half Term begins
Tue
21 Mar 1125 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church Wed 29 Mar 0900 Second Form Retreat Thu 30 Mar 1900 Choral Concert Fri 31 Mar 1130 Lent term ends
Sun 12 Mar 0930 Barlow House at Home 1400 First & Second Form Exeat ends and boarders return by 1800 Wed 15 Mar 1510 Day Pupils Reconciliation Service
SUMMER TERM
Fri 26 May 1130 Summer Half Term begins
N.B. Fifth Form and Upper Sixth Form pupils may be sitting external exams on Friday 26th May will be permitted to remain onsite until their exam is complete. This should be a key consideration when making travel arrangements for your child.
First & Second Form boarders return by 1800 Third to Upper Sixth Form boarders return by 2100
Tue 2 May 2045 St Teresa Community Open evening (New Fifth & Lower Sixth Form)
Tue 25 Apr 0800 Day pupils return 1125 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church
Sun 7 May 0930 Roberts House at Home
Sat 13 May 0915 OPEN MORNING
Thu 18 May 1125 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church
Thu 25 May 1830 Music for a Summer’s Evening
Mon 1 May 0800 May Morning Madrigals
Mon 24 Apr 1400 Summer Term begins and boarders return
21 Jun 0900 Lower Sixth Form Retreat - Group Two Mon 26 Jun 0900 First Form Retreat
28 Jun Three days in June Programme
Please
30 Jun 1700 First to Lower Sixth Form Head’s Prize Assembly 1800 Music for a Summer’s Evening Sat 1 Jul Prize Day 1400 Summer Term ends 1830 Upper Sixth Form Leavers’ Ball
20 Jun 0900 Lower Sixth Form Retreat - Group One
Tue
Wed
Fri
Tue
note, school events may be subject to change. Parents will be notified of any date or time changes to events via email
Sun
27 Jun Three days in June Programme
4 Jun 1400 Summer Half Term ends and boarders return First & Second Form boarders return by 1800 Third to Upper Sixth Form boarders return by 2100 Mon 5 Jun 0800 Day pupils return
Thu
Wed
29 Jun Three days in June Programme 0930 Whole School Mass, Abbey Church
16+ Scholarship Days from 4th to 9th November 2022
11+ Scholarship Days from 11th to 12th January 2023
Scholarships
Entrance Days 11+ Entrance Day on 11th January 2023 13+ Entrance Day on 7th February 2023 (entry years 2024 & 2025)
SCHOLARSHIPS & ENTRANCE DAYS
13+ Scholarship Days from 23rd to 27th January 2023
Downside School Stratton-on-the-Fosse Radstock Somerset BA3 4RJ Tel: 01761 235100 Email: reception@downside.co.uk Follow us on www.downside.co.uk Reg Charity Number: 1184700 Reg Company Number: 11751009