Principal's End of Year Letter to Parents and Carers

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we prepare to end our academic year, I wanted to take the opportunity to write to you and thank you for your ongoing support in maintaining our expectations and standards. Your involvement and support has significantly impacted attendance and progress for students.  I know that we have made a real impact this academic year and we have prepared all year groups ready to start the next academic year.

We have had an incredible summer term with lots to celebrate and to be proud of. Year 11 conducted themselves impeccably during the exams and we celebrated in style at Prom and our Prom Breakfast. We look forward to celebrating with them again in August when students will receive the outcome of their hard work on results day.

We have had a number of highlights this term:  Y9 Graduations, Y7 ACE Graduation, Y6 transition events and our trip to Naples.  There have also been a huge number of very personal achievements, both in and out of the Academy, for many of our students. We have a lot of talent to celebrate! We thank our families for the good news stories that they regularly share with us.  Please keep checking our website and follow us on our socials for the most up to date information throughout the year.

We shared a letter on 15 July 2026 detailing return dates for students. The Academy will re-open to students in Y7 and Y11 on Wednesday 2nd September, 08:20 arrival for a prompt 08:30 start for period 1.

Y8, Y9 and Y10 will return on Thursday 3rd September, 08:20 arrival for a prompt 08:30 start for period 1. 

As we say goodbye to this academic year we also say goodbye to some colleagues who will be leaving us to take up promoted opportunities elsewhere in the Trust or in other schools and as we look forward to September we will welcome new colleagues to our team.

Summer holidays are a special time for families and a chance for our young people to relax, recharge and have fun. Please remind our young people to be safe around open water, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have lots of useful information on their website which you can access here. 

Whatever you have planned, home or away, I wish you a very happy and a very safe summer on behalf of all of the staff here at Outwood Academy Shafton.

Yours faithfully, 

Principal   

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