School Meals at Oathall

30th August 2018Oathall

School meals at Oathall are prepared and served by our own in-house catering team.

Catering Manager Mrs Denyer and her staff are committed to delivering the highest standards using fresh, good quality ingredients. The food and drink that we offer comply with the school food plan standards.

Menus are rotated every three weeks with themed days being a regular feature.  They are varied, nutritionally balanced and cater for all dietary needs. We offer gluten-free menus but ask that your child pre-orders this each day with the canteen team. We operate a nut-free policy but we are not always able to guarantee that nuts are not brought into the school by other children.

If you have any dietary requirements for your child please speak to Mrs Denyer or email her on [email protected] we will do our best to accommodate any requests. 

School meal food offer and menus

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What is OPTA?

15th August 2012Oathall

Oathall’s busy Parent Teacher Association (or OPTA) is a friendly and enthusiastic group of people with a desire to contribute positively to school life.

We aim to encourage positive relationships and communication between parents and teachers, tackling the wellbeing of the school and the welfare and development of our children together.

Like other PTAs we fundraise for those extra things that the school budget cannot cater for whilst strengthening the school community through social events and activities.

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Start of term – September 2022

29th July 2022J Godbolt

The school will start on Friday 2 September for students in Year 7 only.
This is to allow year 7 students to settle in more easily on their first day.

On Monday 5 September students in all year groups will return.

Other key diary dates can be found on our downloadable calendar here or on our Calendar section of the website here. 

Timings of the day
The timings of our school day have been updated for the new academic year. Students are reminded of the importance of punctuality at all times. The key times for the start and end of the new school day are as follows:

  • 8.30 am – Arrival at the school site
  • 8.35 am – Students should be present in tutor rooms
  • 8.40 am – Register called
  • 3.05 pm – End of day and students dismissed

Uniform and equipment
We are grateful for your support in ensuring all students start the school year dressed in their correct uniform and equipped to learn. You can find details of our uniform and equipment requirements here. 

End of term arrangements

15th July 2021J Godbolt

The last day of term is Friday 23 July.  As is our usual practice, students will be dismissed early. School will finish at approximately 12:30 hrs.  School bus times will be altered to reflect this change.

Dates for the next academic year can be viewed on our Key Diary Dates page.

Students will be asked to attend school for Covid testing on their return in September.  More information will be provided in due course.

New parents transition evening

14th July 2021J Godbolt

Sadly, because of the extension of COVID restrictions we are unable to hold our usual transition evening in school.

We have put together a selection of short films for parents and families to watch. These cover the topics that we would have covered on the night.

If you have any questions please email [email protected].

Click her for the new parents transition evening page. 

Oathall PE – The Cube challenge

10th February 2021J Godbolt

Starting on Monday 22 February, Oathall students and their families, as well as Oathall staff, are invited to participate in the Oathall PE department’s, ‘The Cube challenge’.

Each day, there will be a new challenge to complete. All the details including instructions and embedded links to videos can be found here. Participants will need to complete this short entry form and upload video evidence to demonstrate that they successfully completed the challenge. Anyone who is successful will be awarded points for their house. The house with the most points at the end of the week will be declared the winner. Good luck to everyone who takes part!

The Oathall PE team reserve to right to decide whether a participant has been successful in completing the challenge.

Extracurricular activities in school

30th September 2020J Godbolt

In normal times, the college has a programme of extracurricular and enrichment activities running throughout the year. These range from regular weekly lunchtime and after school clubs to trips and visits to a variety of places and organisations. Towards the end of the summer term, we have an enrichment week with residential trips in the UK and overseas as well as day trips and on-site enrichment activities.

The following is an example of an extracurricular timetable from last year. Many of these activities are completely free of charge.

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School Tours

29th September 2020J Godbolt

Whilst the best way to see Oathall is in person during the school day, we are unable to offer our open mornings and tours of the school this year as we would have wanted to. 

In response to a number of requests, it may be possible to arrange a short visit to the site after school hours. This is really intended for those families unfamiliar with Oathall.

Due to the latest restrictions, we will only be able to offer a limited number of such visits and these will be on a first-come-first-served basis. They will take place between 4 and 5 pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, starting on Wednesday, 7th October until Friday, 23rd October. Alternatively, visits are available on a Saturday morning, either at 9.00 am, 10.00 am or 11.00 am on 10th, 17th or 24th October.

Please note that we are limiting the numbers of visitors on to the school site to comply with current government coronavirus guidelines. Consequently, our visits are restricted to a maximum of 2 families made up of one Year 6 student (or twins) and one parent per family.

To book, please telephone the school office on 01444 414001