The school day

Monday	Tuesday - Friday
08:30 - 09:25 - World Ready	08:30 – 09:00 - Registration
09:25-10:20 -  Lesson 1	09:00 – 10:00 - Period 1
10:20-11:15 - Lesson 2	10:00 – 11:00 - Period 2
11:15 - 11:35 - Break	11:00 – 11:20 - Break
11:35 - 12:30 -Lesson 3	11:20 – 12:20 - Period 3
12:30 - 13:10 -Lunch	12:20 – 13:00 - Lunch / Extra-curricular
13:10-14:05 - Lesson 4	13:00 – 14:00 - Period 4
14:05 - 15:00 -Lesson 5	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.

 

 

2025/26 Term Dates

 

Holiday	Closing date	Date school re-opens
Autumn term: 8th September - 19th December 2025
October half term 2025 (Monday 27th Oct - Friday 31st Oct)	Friday 24th October 2025	Monday 3rd November 2025
Christmas break 2025 (Monday 22nd Dec - Monday 5th Jan)	Friday 19th December 2025	Monday 5th January 2026
Spring term: 5th January - 2nd April 2026
February half term 2026 (Monday 23rd Feb - Fri 27th Feb)	Friday 20th February 2026	Monday 2nd March 2026
Easter break 2026 (Friday 3rd April - Friday 17th April)	Thursday 2nd April 2026	Monday 20th April 2026
Summer term: 20th April - 22nd July 2026
May bank holiday 2026	Monday 4th May 2026
May half term 2026 (Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May)	Friday 22nd May 2026	Monday 1st June 2026
School breaks up for summer: Wednesday 22nd July 2026

School is also closed to pupils for the following professional development days:

• Thursday 4th September 2025
• Friday 5th September 2025
• Friday 28th November 2025
• Friday 2nd January 2026
• Friday 17th April 2026

2026/2027 term dates 

 

Holiday	Closing date	Date school re-opens
Autumn term: 2nd September - 18th December 2026
October half term 2026 (Mon 26 Oct - Fri 30 Oct)	Thursday 23rd October 2026	Monday 2nd November 2026
Christmas break 2026 (Mon 21 Dec - Mon 4 Jan)	Friday 18th December 2026	Monday 4th January 2027
Spring term: 4th January - 25th March 2027
February half term 2027 (Mon 15 Feb - Fri 19 Feb)	Friday 12th February 2027	Monday 22nd February 2027
Easter break 2027 (Fri 26 Mar - Fri 9 Apri)	Thursday 25th March 2027	Monday 12th April 2027
Summer term: 12th April - 16th July 2027
May bank holiday 2027	Monday 3rd May 2027
May half term 2027 (Mon 31 May - Fri 4 June)	Friday 28th May 2027	Monday 7th June 2027
School breaks up for summer: Friday 16th July 2027

School is also closed to pupils for the following professional development days:

• 1st September 2026
• 27th November 2026
• 19th July 2027
• 20th July 2027
• 21st July 2027

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, 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.