Balcarras School

07/10/2026

Christmas lunches are available to be booked on scopay! Deadline to pay is 3rd December.

07/10/2026

Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are delighted to announce that the Year 7 trip to France has now been launched! Initial letters have been sent to parents/guardians via email with further information.
📅 First deposit deadline: Friday 16th October
Please ensure the first deposit is made by the deadline to secure your child’s place.
We look forward to an exciting trip!

01/10/2026

Teacher Taster Day - Tuesday 1st December - 8.45am-2pm. Email [email protected] to book a place.

01/10/2026

Year 7 Parents and Guardians, please do come along to the Year 7 Icebreaker event after the Year 7 Tutor Evening next Thursday 8th October run by the PTFA. Great way to meet other parents. Massive thank you to our wonderful PTFA for organising this event for to Dunkertons for hosting.

25/09/2026

GCSE and A-Level Certificates
If you know someone who completed their GCSE's or A Levels between 2023 and 2025, we still have a number of certificates that remain uncollected.

If you are unable to collect your certificates yourself and would like someone to collect on your behalf please email [email protected]

Please note: Students who sat examinations in the summer of 2026 will be notified towards the end of this year when certificates have been received in school and are ready for collection.

24/09/2026

We are delighted that tickets are now on sale for our clothes swap event via eventbrite. Please do come along and support the school or make a donation!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clothes-swap-2026-tickets-2001697216258

22/09/2026

We are looking for an Assistant SENDCo. All the information can be found on the Balcarras Trust website. https://www.thebalcarrastrust.co.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=12&vacancyid=219

17/09/2026

This is just a selection of items in the lost property at main school reception. If you recognise any of the items, please ask your child to collect them as soon as possible. None of these items have names in.

17/09/2026

Just a reminder about the annual sponsored walk taking place tomorrow (Friday). It will be non uniform day so pupils are reminded to bring their catering cards and timetables into school - items that pupils generally keep in their blazers. Do check out the Headteacher update from last week which contains all the information about the walk.

We’ve soon got to the end of week two—once these weeks start they fly by in something of a flash. There are quite a few pupils who are Chelsea fans at the school—one or two of them deliberately sought me out Thursday to discuss Wednesday night’s match. The next time Leeds get thrashed I migh...

11/09/2026

We are looking for cleaners! Please see the Balcarras Trust website for further details: https://www.thebalcarrastrust.co.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=12