Week 5 – February half term revision and entering final week of mock exams

Message from our Principal

This week I would like to draw your attention to a letter I have sent to all families this afternoon informing you about a change in our approach to student mobile phone use around the site. 

This is in light of recent government announcements about young people’s use of mobile phones, and also our knowledge of the dangers on social media and our wish for St Ivo to be a safe enrironment where students are free from worries caused by online environments. If you wish to read this, please click here.

We are not enacting a ‘phone ban’ at this time, but the messaging from the government may mean that we review our position on this going forwards. 

Currently we ask students to put their mobile phones away as they walk through the gate to enter site. From after half term we will be mirroring the end of the school day to this. We will also be asking student to keep their phones in their bags and not their pockets. More details are contained in my letter, along with a wider rationale for this mid-year update. 

To support our families, our next Parental Engagement event will be run by members of our safeguarding team who will share information of how parents and carers can support children with the safe use of mobile phones, and share some of the knowledge we have gained from working with with young people and wider professional agencies. I hope that can be a useful and informative evening and I will share the date for that shortly. 

In other news, Year 11 are entering their final week of mock exams next week – well done to them!

General

Year 11 Revision Sessions

We are running revision sessions on Monday and Tuesday of half term for year 11 students. Places in some sessions will be limited due to health and safety; we will contact you if we are unable to accommodate your request. If you do not hear from us, your session will go ahead as requested.

Students must SIGN IN at reception where a member of the senior leadership team will meet them. The bottom gate will not be open. Students will not be allowed to leave site until the end of their session, so please ensure they have any refreshments that they need with them.

Please sign up here: Year 11 February Half Term Revision 2026 – Fill in form

Year 13 Revision Sessions

We are running revision sessions on Monday and Tuesday of half term for year 13 students.

Students must SIGN IN at reception where a member of the senior leadership team will meet them. Students will not be allowed to leave site until the end of their session, so please ensure they have any refreshments that they need with them.

Please sign up here: Sixth Form February Half Term Revision 2026 – Fill in form

Please note that Mrs Warriner will send a pre-recorded session to A’level sociology students. 

Year 9 Curriculum Evening

We are looking forward to seeing all families in person on Thursday 26 February for our year 9 curriculum evening. This evening runs from 6.00pm to 7.45pm. Staff from all subjects will be available for face-to-face discussions about our GCSE and BTEC qualifications. There will also be a presentation with Ms Pearce, our Principal, in the main hall. Students in tutor groups 9EON, 9ERN/DFR, 9GCO, 9HCR/DFR and 9JBN can attend the 6pm presentation with parents/carers and students in tutor groups 9KTD, 9PWG, 9RNA and 9TMD/MFH invited to the 6.45pm presentation.  This is to manage numbers in the hall.  Our preference booklet can be found here.

Sixth Form News

Proud of what happens when a community believes in education and strives for excellence. 🎓

Our commitment to high-quality, local post-16 education is opening doors and creating real opportunities, and it shows. Our Year 13 students have already secured 84 university offers from institutions across the country.

This is more than numbers. It’s ambition, hard work, and a shared belief that young people shouldn’t have to leave their community to access outstanding education. The future is bright, and this is just the beginning.

Our students have applied to study:
– Accountancy & Finance
– Costume for Film
– Creative Writing
– Economics
– Engineering
– English Literature
– Geography
– History
– Journalism
– Law
– Marketing
– Mathematics
– Medical Science
– Medicine
– Neuroscience
– Primary Education Studies
– Psychology
– Sport & Exercise Therapy