--- url: "https://www.churchmead.org/" school: "Churchmead School" --- ### Welcome to Churchmead School An Excellent Church School ### Life in all its Fullness John 10:10 ### Welcome to Churchmead School An Excellent Church School ### Life in all its Fullness John 10:10 ### Welcome to Churchmead School An Excellent Church School ### Life in all its Fullness John 10:10 ### Welcome to Churchmead School An Excellent Church School ### Life in all its Fullness John 10:10 ### Welcome to Churchmead School An Excellent Church School ### Life in all its Fullness John 10:10 ### Welcome to Churchmead School An Excellent Church School ### Life in all its Fullness John 10:10 ### SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING ![Headteacher Chris Tomes smiling in front of the school](https://www.churchmead.org/images/homepage/welcome.jpg) ### Headteacher’s Welcome Welcome to Churchmead School Website. I hope you find it useful, informative and it gives you a sense of our school's dynamics, values and achievements. Your choice of school is one of the most important decisions you will make, and nothing is more important to us than the welfare, happiness and progress of your child. We welcome students of all abilities and celebrate the diversity of cultures, backgrounds and talents that staff, students and parents bring to the school. We believe everyone has something special to contribute. [ Read Full Message ](https://www.churchmead.org/our-school/welcome) ![Headteacher Chris Tomes smiling in front of the school](https://www.churchmead.org/images/homepage/0A8A4331.jpg) Announcement ### Important Dates for Your Diary Dear Parents and Carers, Please make a note of the following important dates for Term 2 (2026-2027): - Start of Term 2 - Monday 2 November 2026 - Year 10 Art Trip - Kew Gardens - Wednesday 4 November 2026 - Year 11 Student Progress Meeting - Thursday 5 November 2026 - Year 10 Financial Foundations Workshop - Tuesday 10 November 2026 - Year 7 - Michael Rosen Day - Thursday 12 November 2026 - Children In Need Day - Friday 13 November 2026 - Year 7 Digital Awareness Workshop - Tuesday 17 November 2026 - Year 8 Youth Conflict Workshop - Thursday 19 November 2026 - Year 13 Student Progress Evening - Thursday 19 November 2026 - Flu Immunisations - Monday 23 November 2026 - GCSE Presentation and Duke of Edinburgh Awards Night - Thursday 26 November 2026 - INSET Day: School Closed to Students - Friday 27 November 2026 - Christmas Bake Sale - Wednesday 9 December 2026 - School Production - Thursday 10th & Friday 11 December 2026 - School Christmas Service - Tuesday 15 December 2026 - Christmas Lunch - Wednesday 16 December 2026 - End of Term - Friday 18th December 2026 [ All Our Events ](https://www.churchmead.org/calendar) × ### Important Dates for the Upcoming Christmas Period Dear Parents and Carers, Please make a note of the following important dates as we head into the festive season. Christmas Production Rehearsals: - **Monday 1st – Friday 5th December, 3:00–4:30pm, and Saturday 6th December, 9:00-2:00pm** - **Wednesday 10th December and Thursday 11th December** is our Christmas Production – Christmas Returns To Earth, starting at 7pm. This really is the start of Christmas; a fantastic night, with so many of our pupils involved. Tickets can be purchased on the door on the night by CASH ONLY - Adults £6.00, Children £4.00. Please note, no physical tickets will be given out, it will be by names on a list on the selected evening. - **Friday 12th December** is our Christmas Jumper Day - students are asked to make a donation of £2 (which can be paid via ParentPay from Tuesday 9th December, or cash on the day) to raise money for Save the Children. Please note, the Christmas jumper is to replace the school jumper and blazer, all other items of school uniform are to be worn as normal. In addition, on Friday 12th December, the Eco Club and EBE Club (Baking) will be hosting a bake sale at lunchtime. Baked goods will be sold for 50p, £1 and £1.50 (CASH ONLY) – all profits will be shared between the two clubs and Save the Children. - **Tuesday 16th December** is our annual Christmas Service at Datchet St Mary's Church, Datchet. We will be holding the usual two services at 10:00 and 11:20 for students only (Year groups 7-10). In addition, we will be holding a Christmas Service on the same evening at 7pm at Datchet St Mary's Church, Datchet – this is for parents/carers, families, students, staff and the local community. We particularly encourage the students from Year groups 11, 12 and 13 to attend the evening service. - **Wednesday 17th December** is the school Christmas Lunch. A full Christmas Lunch with all the trimmings, served by all Churchmead staff. Please ensure your child's ParentPay account is topped up in advance with £3.95 if they are having a Christmas Lunch. There will be no other option on that day so if your child is not partaking in the Christmas Lunch, please can you ensure that they bring a packed lunch with them. Students can wear their Christmas jumpers again on this day with no charge (again, to replace the school jumper and blazer, all other items of school uniform are to be worn as normal). - **Friday 19th December** is our last day of term - we will be finishing early at 12:15pm, returning to school on Monday 5th January 2026. We have had confirmation that the following buses will be able to collect early at 12:15pm on that day: - Iver - Langley - Colnbrook - Wraysbury Village (Number 14 - Coppermill Road route) The following buses will be unable to collect early at 12:15pm, therefore could you please make alternative arrangements for your child to be collected: - Main Wraysbury (Number 10 bus) - Slough (Number 5 bus) If you are unable to collect then please let us know and we can arrange to take home by school minibus. It has been a fantastic first term of the academic year here at Churchmead School. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yours faithfully **Chris Tomes** Headteacher ## Latest News ![Image of Children In Need - Wear your trainers to School](https://files.schudio.com/churchmead-school-2/imagecache/720x440c/news/8a997326-ac4b-42a4-8c1a-462896d63c35.png) 9 November 2026 ### [Children In Need - Wear your trainers to School](https://www.churchmead.org/news/2026-11-09-children-in-need-wear-your-trainers-to-school) ![Image of Year 10 Fundraising for Alexander Devine Hospice](https://files.schudio.com/churchmead-school-2/imagecache/720x440c/news/B.JPEG) 3 November 2026 ### [Year 10 Fundraising for Alexander Devine Hospice](https://www.churchmead.org/news/2026-11-03-year-10-fundraising-for-alexander-devine-hospice) ![Image of Business Studies Trip to Cadbury World](https://files.schudio.com/churchmead-school-2/imagecache/720x440c/news/A.JPEG) 22 October 2026 ### [Business Studies Trip to Cadbury World](https://www.churchmead.org/news/2026-10-22-business-studies-trip-to-cadbury-world) ![Leading Image](https://www.churchmead.org/images/homepage/Courage.jpg) ![Growing Image](https://www.churchmead.org/images/homepage/compassion.jpg) ![Ensuring Image](https://www.churchmead.org/images/homepage/commitment.jpg) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d9937.897887520128!2d-0.580113!3d51.48616!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x48767a90fbedac3f%3A0xc4eca1964037e645!2sChurchmead%20School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1765166984458!5m2!1sen!2sus) ![Churchmead School](https://files.schudio.com/churchmead-school-2/images/logo/logo.png) ### Churchmead School Priory Way Datchet Berkshire SL3 9JQ 01753 211330 01753 580046 ### Useful Links - [Term Dates](https://www.churchmead.org/termdates) - [Contact Us](https://www.churchmead.org/contact) - [Office 365](https://login.microsoftonline.com/?whr=churchmead.org) ### Social Media - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/ChurchmeadChurchOfEnglandvaSchool) - [Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/churchmead_insta/) ### Translation © Copyright 2026 Churchmead School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.churchmead.org/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)