The school day
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Period 1 |
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Period 2 |
| 11:00 – 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:20 – 12:20 |
Period 3 |
| 12:20 – 13:00 |
Lunch / Extra-curricular |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Period 4 |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Period 5 |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Extra-curricular |
Biddick Academy operates on a 32.5 hour week on a 50-period timetable over 2 weeks.
2024/25 term dates
Autumn Term 2024
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School reopens
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School closes (last day of school)
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Half term
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Monday 9thSeptember
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Friday 20 December
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School closes: Friday 25 October
School reopens: Monday 4 November
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Christmas break
School closes: Friday 20 December
School reopens: Tuesday 7th January
Spring Term 2025
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School reopens
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School closes
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Half term
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Tuesday 7th January
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Friday 11th April
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School closes: Friday 21 February
School reopens: Monday 3 March
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Easter break
School closes: Friday 11th April
School reopens: Monday 28th April
Summer Term 2025
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School reopens
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School closes
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Half term
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Monday 28th April
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Tuesday 22nd July
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School closes: Friday 23 May
School reopens: Monday 2 June
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School will be closed for the bank holiday on Monday 5 May 2025
Inset days:
- Thursday 5th September
- Friday 6th September
- Monday 6th January
Transport information
SCHOLARS TIMETABLES SEPTEMBER 2024-25
Please see below the list of new operators for scholar bus services for the next academic year 2024 – 2025:
461 Houghton – Broadway Biddick Academy 07:35 08:10 JH COACHES
462 Vigo Lane/Picktree Lane Biddick Academy 07:50 08:05 JH COACHES
461 Biddick Academy Houghton, Broadway 15:10 15:35 JH COACHES
462 Biddick Academy Picktree Lane/Vigo Lane 15:10 15:17 GO NORTH EAST
465 Biddick Academy Top of Avondale Avenue 15:10 15:22 JH COACHES
MORNING SERVICES
461 SERVICE – DEPARTS HOUGHTON, Broadway 07:35
VIA: Newbottle Street, Grasswell, NEWBOTTLE (0739), Philadelphia, HERRINGTON BURN (0743), A 182, Shiney Row, Chester Road, Avondale Avenue, BARNWELL SHOPS (0755), Wensleydale Avenue, left Station Road (DO NOT TURN RIGHT LOW BRIDGE !), Shiney Row R’about, (0800), Washington Highway, Slip Road, Bonemill Lane, Worm Hill Terrace, Biddick Lane.
ARRIVES BIDDICK ACADEMY 08:10
462 SERVICE – DEPARTS VIGO LANE/PICKTREE LANE 07:50
VIA: Vigo Lane, HARRATON (0800), Bonemill Lane, Worm Hill Terrace, Biddick Lane,
ARRIVES BIDDICK ACADEMY 08:05
AFTERNOON SERVICES
461 SERVICE – DEPARTS BIDDICK ACADEMY 15:10
VIA: Biddick Lane, Northumberland Way, Washington Highway, Shiney Row Roundabout, Station Road (1518), right Wensleydale Avenue, (DO NOT TURN LEFT LOW BRIDGE !), Avondale Avenue, right Chester Road, SHINEY ROW ROUNDABOUT (1525), A 182, Philadelphia Lane, HERRINGTON BURN(1527), Philadelphia, NEWBOTTLE (1529), Grasswell, Newbottle Street.
ARRIVES HOUGHTON, Broadway 15:35
62 SERVICE – DEPARTS BIDDICK ACADEMY 15:10
VIA: Biddick Lane, Northumbria Way, Washington Highway, slip road (1513), Bonemill Lane, Vigo Lane, Harraton, Rickleton
ARRIVES PICKTREE LANE/VIGO LANE 15:22
465 SERVICE – DEPARTS BIDDICK ACADEMY 15:10
VIA: Biddick Lane, Worm Hill Terrace, Bone Mill Lane, Slip Road, Washington Highway, Shiney Row Roundabout, Station Road (1518), right Wensleydale Avenue, (DO NOT TURN LEFT LOW BRIDGE !), Avondale Avenue
ARRIVES TOP OF AVONDALE AVENUE 15:22
The Academy opens to students and parents/carers each day at 8am and closes at 4.30pm – this amounts to a total of 42.5 hours per week.