News

Monday 26th January 2026

Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

Welcome to our newsletter for the fourth week of the spring term 2026. It is week B, so year assemblies are taking place.

On Friday last I was pleased to receive a letter from Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education congratulating the school on the 2024-25 GCSE attainment outcomes for Disadvantaged Students at Lampton School. In the letter she wrote “Congratulations to you and your team on the excellent outcomes the disadvantaged pupils at Lampton Academy achieved at the end of the 2024/25 academic year. Your school’s performance places it among the very best nationally, and this is a significant achievement. This success reflects the dedication of your staff and the hard work of your pupils. It shows what can be achieved when ambition and commitment come together. Thank you for everything you do to give children the best possible opportunities to succeed.” This is a great accolade for our school and highlights the ambition we have for every single member of the Lampton community. My thanks to families for their support in our ambition for every student to achieve their very best and the commitment to our values of excellence, respect and integrity.

Following the year 9 options evening last Tuesday the student interviews with senior members of staff have now commenced. These will end on 6th February with the option forms being completed by students by the deadline on Friday 13th February. We had a bumper turnout last week and it was great to see so many students and their families!

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27th January, sees our first celebration evening of the year with year 8 leading the way. We look forward to a full house and to celebrating the many achievements of the year group. The event begins with refreshments at 16.00.

On Wednesday 28th January we have 150 students from years 9 to 11 taking part in the UK intermediate maths challenge. We wish all students the best of luck. Thanks to Mr Gardener and our mathematics department for facilitating this opportunity for our mathematicians to compete nationally.

On Friday 30th January there will be a prevent workshop for all students in year 10 and on Monday 9th February all students in year 8 will be taking part in a PSHE dropdown day, focusing on the following themes: online safety, healthy relationships, consent, growth mindset and digital footprint. These two events form part of our wider personal development and enrichment programme for students.

Finally, Monday 23rd February, the first day after the half-term break will be an INSET day with the school closed to students in all year groups.

Key dates:

Tuesday 3rd February	Year 7 celebration evening: 16.00-18.00
Thursday 5th February	Year 10 parents' evening: 16.00-19.00
Monday 9th February	Y11 pre-public exams for core subject begin
Thursday 12th February	Year 13 parents' evening: 16.00-19.00
Friday 13th February	Remote Learning Day
Monday 16th February - Friday 20th February	Half term
Monday 23rd February	INSET Day

 

With best wishes for the week ahead,

Stephen Davis

Headteacher

 

Year 10 Parents’ Evening

Year 10 parents’ evening is on Thursday 5^th February, starting at 16.00. Please book appointments online to see your child’s teachers using SchoolCloud. Your login details to book appointments have already been sent to you. Please email nassi@lampton.org.uk if you have not received them. More details of the year 10 parents’ evening can be found here.

 

Remote Learning Day

Friday 13th February is remote learning day. The purpose of the day is to help support students in years 11,12 and 13 prepare for exams. School will be closed to students except for students in years 11,12 and 13. 

Please see below details of what students in different year groups will be doing on remote learning day:

Year 12 and 13	Selected students will be in school between 09.00 and 14.50
Year 11	All students should arrive at school at 08.00 as they will be taking their English literature mock exam. The exam will end around 11.30. Selected students will be expected to be in school from this time until the end of their intervention session.
Years 7 - 10	Pupils will be at home completing work set online

Parents of the students selected to take part in interventions will be emailed with details of when their child(ren) are expected to be in school. Pupils will also be emailed.

 

Key Stage 3 Assessments and Revision

In March and April, students in years 7 to 9 will be completing key stage 3 assessments in their subjects. These assessments help teachers check how securely students have learnt the curriculum and identify any areas that need further support. All subjects assess knowledge taught in lessons, and students are expected to complete revision in advance. 

In school, students are being taught how to revise effectively using a simple Plan → Do → Review approach, which focusses on short, focused revision and self-quizzing rather than re-reading notes. 

Further information about key stage 3 assessments and how parents can support revision at home is available here