The school gates are open in the morning to allow students to access pre-school clubs and training.

All students need to be on the school site by 8.40am, when the gates shut and registration begins.  Latecomers should sign in using their student card in reception.

 After school there are scheduled sports training sessions, performing arts practises and other student activities.  The library is staffed until 4.30pm to allow students to wait safely to be collected or to catch public transport home.

The total compulsory in-school hours amount to 34 hours and 10 minutes.

Parents are able to book appointments for parents evening online. Parents will be notified when it is time to book appointments via Recent Mailings.

To book please visit https://swbgs.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/ to book your appointments.

Please login with the following information:

• First contact’s title
• First contact’s name
• First contact’s surname
• First contact’s email address
• Student’s first name
• Student’s surname
• Student’s date of birth

Please note that the first contact is the first person named on your data collection sheet. Please contact the school office if you would like to change any of the details.

If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the school office who will be happy to add appointments on your behalf.

Sixth Form Dress Code

The School Uniform and Sixth Form Dress Code is a key part of the Borlase identity. Our Sixth Form Dress Code reflects the leadership role our senior students play in the school while also proudly identifying them as part of the Borlase cohesive community. Therefore there is some freedom of choice within a clear set of corporate guidelines. Our Sixth Form has responsibility for leading the way in setting high standards for the school in all aspects of school life; sixth form dress is an important part of this responsibility.

The school does not permit the following:

• Denim or leather type clothing

• Sweatshirts, hooded or zipped tops

• Scarf – other than the Borlase school or plain black scarf

• Coloured T-shirts worn underneath white shirts

• Belts wider than 3cm and decorative buckles

• No extreme haircuts and hair must be of a natural colour

• Hairbands should be plain red, black or white

• Make-up should be discreet

• No trainers or platform shoes

• No nose rings or nose studs

Permitted Uniform

General Guidance

Watches and wallets must be handed to the teacher at the start of the PE lesson and should be clearly named.

The school takes NO responsibility for items of value, which are left in the changing room or cloakrooms at any time.

Mobile phones and MP3 players will not be accepted by PE staff. They should be put in lockers or named mobile phones can be left at Reception.

For girls Netball, Rounders and Hockey a skort must always be worn. For other games activities, SWBGS leggings may be worn without a skort.  Any other black leggings are only acceptable under a skort.

Shoes and hockey/soccer boots must be marked with indelible ink of a suitable colour.

All upper body kit MUST be labelled with 1” size name tags available from Hawkinsport.

Lower garments to have students initials printed on them (service also available at Hawkinsport).

For obtaining items of school sportswear and gameswear the local supplier is: Hawkinsport & Son, 10A, Wessex Road Industrial Estate, Wessex Rd, Bourne End SL8 5DT. Tel: 01628-819242.

We work with Hawkinsport to ensure our uniform represents the best value for money and we continue to review this.  We continue to review this, paying particular attention to issues of sustainability and reusability.  The school-specific items that can only be purchased from Hawkinsport are indicated by an asterisk (*)  The Friends of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, in conjunction with senior students working towards their Gold DofE Award, also run a second-hand uniform shop that holds a comprehensive range of stock and affordable prices.

We are committed to ensuring that we do all we can as a school to support our students' mental health and wellbeing.  A significant part of this is providing parents and carers with the information and guidance they need to support their children.

If you are concerned about the mental health or wellbeing of any Borlase student, please contact the school, in confidence, via parent@, the Key Stage teams or the DSL.

There are key organisations with whom we work closely as a school and who can provide advice and support to families: Buckinghamshire Mind, the Mental Health Foundation and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.

For students who wish to access support beyond that offered at school through our counsellors and 'Helping Hand' programme, we recommend Kooth and Shout.