Term dates
Please click on the relevant academic year below.
2025-26
Autumn term 2025
Monday 1st September to Friday 19th December (12:30pm)
Start of Autumn Term 2025
Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd September: School staff return to school for two INSET days. No students are required to attend school, other than for prearranged meetings.
Wednesday 3rd September: Induction day for Year 7 and Year 12 students only. Students in Years 8 to 10 or 13 are not required to attend school but there may be prearranged meetings.
Thursday 4th September: This is a partial day for all years (see table below for details). This allows us to share timetables for the coming school year. Students will have an assembly with me and their Head of Year, meet their tutors, receive their timetables and get set for the new term.
Friday 5th September: All year groups are in for full days from Friday onwards. As normal, school will open from 8:20am and normal lessons will run all day.
Inset day
Friday 3rd October – school is closed to all students.
October half term
Monday 20th October to Friday 31st October
Christmas holiday
Monday 22nd December to Friday 2nd January
Spring term 2026
Monday 5th January to Friday 27th March (3.00pm)
February half term
Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February
Inset day
Monday 9th March – school is closed to all students
Easter holiday
Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April
Summer term 2026
Monday 13th April to Friday 17th July (12.30pm)
May half term
Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May
Summer holiday
Monday 20th July to Monday 31st August 2026
2026-27
Autumn term 2026
Tuesday 1st September to Friday 18th December (12.30pm)
Start of autumn term 2026
Tuesday 1st September: Inset day (school is closed to all students)
Wednesday 2nd September: Inset day (school is closed to all students)
Thursday 3rd September: First day of term for Years 7 and 12 only
Friday 4th September: First day of term for Years 8, 9,10, 11 and 13
Monday 7th September: Week 1 (first full week back for all year groups – normal timetable)
Inset day
Friday 2nd October – school is closed to all students
Half term
Monday 19th October to Friday 30th October
Christmas holiday
Monday 21st December to Friday 1st January
Spring term 2027
Monday 4th January to Thursday 25th March
February half term
Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February
Easter holiday
Friday 26th March to Friday 9th April
Summer term 2027
Monday 12th April to Friday 16th July (12.30pm)
May half term
Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June
Summer holiday
Monday 19th July to Tuesday 31st August