Curious: Bristol girls state secondary- with 9 weeks summer holiday??!

[Erebus]

I am just curious! My mum was telling me about a neighbour's GDD in the Bristol area who attends a girls secondary which apparently was private before gaining presumably academy status, though it would have been in an early round, not the latest 'free-for-all'.

Whilst my mum, bless 'er, has been known to get her facts confused, she was adamant that this DD had begun 9 weeks of summer holiday along with the private schools over a week ago!

Can this be true? Could it be a throw back to private status?

we were left alone from 10 or so as my single mum had to work. I dont see it as a big deal. I can see that others do.
I dont like either of the schools named by the OP and dont know why they stick with the old timetable.

Well OFFS, I left CGS in 1989, so we must be pretty close!

You still got the hat?

No... I lost it at a fancy dress party dressed up as st trinians (or something equally embarrassing!!)

Still got my tie though

I left after 6th form in '88. Started in 1980 in the formidable Miss Browne's class Form B - during Miss Dunn's era. You never forget the Te Deum!

My sons went to a State Boarding School and they had 9 weeks summer holidays. They got the hours in by working on Saturday mornings throughout the year up, to Year 11