Term Dates

Dates for School Terms and School Day Timings

Term Dates

Term Dates for School Year 2025 – 2026

TermDatesHalf Term DatesINSET Days/ Bank Holidays
Autumn Term 2025Wednesday 3rd September (Years 7 & 12 only) or Thursday 4th September (whole school) to Friday 19th December (Term ends at 12:45pm)

Founders’ Day: Tuesday 16th December (No school for years 7 & 8)
Monday 27th October to Friday 31st OctoberMonday 1st September
Tuesday 2nd September
Friday 19th September
Monday 3rd November
Spring Term 2026Monday 5th January to Friday 27th March (Term ends at 12.45pm)Monday 16th to Friday 20th FebruaryFriday 13th February
Summer Term 2026Monday 13th April to Friday 17th July (Term ends at 12.45pm)Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May
Friday 3rd July

 

To view Term Dates for School Year 2026 – 2027 click here

 

School Calendar

Key Dates 2025/26

Year 7

Thursday 18th September 2025: Welcome Evening

Tuesday 24th March 2026: Parents’ Evening (in school)

Year 8

Thursday 4th June 2026:  Parents’ Evening (virtual)

Year 9

Thursday 22nd January 2026: Parents’ and Options Evening

Year 10

Thursday 16th October 2025: Work Experience Parents’ Information Evening

Tuesday 14th April – Friday 24th April 2026: Mock Examinations

Thursday 14th May 2026:  Parents’ Evening (virtual)

Monday 18th – Friday 22rd May 2026: Work Experience

Year 11

Thursday 13th November 2025: Sixth Form taster day

Tuesday 18th – Friday 28th November 2025: Mock Examinations

Tuesday 6th January 2026:  Parents’ Evening (in school)

Wednesday 6th May 2026:  Celebration Morning

7th May – 24th June 2026: GCSE Examinations window

Thursday 2nd July 2026: Prom

Year 12

Thursday 25th September 2025: Welcome Evening

Thursday 19th March 2026: Post-18 Options Evening

Monday 1st – Wednesday 10th June 2026: Examinations

Wednesday 8th July 2026: Parents’ Evening (in school)

Year 13

Tuesday 10th February 2026: Parents’ Evening (in school)

Wednesday 7th – Friday 16th January 2026: Mock Examinations

Thursday 7th May 2026: Celebration Evening

11th May – 24th June 2026: A Level Examinations window

School Day

School Day Timings

TimeSchool PeriodActivities
8:30amPre-registrationStudents arrive at Form Room
8:35-8:45amRegistrationChecking pupils have arrived, equipment check.
8:45-9:00amAssembly or Tutor TimeOn assembly days, students will have a 15 minute assembly on the themes of the week.

Otherwise, students will be completing Head of House directed activities with their tutor group in their Form Rooms.
9:00-9:05amTransitionMovement between lessons
9:05-10:05amPeriod 1Lesson 1
10:05-10:10amTransitionMovement between lessons
10:10-11:10amPeriod 2Lesson 2
11:10-11:30amIntervalBreak-time for students
11:30am-12:30pmPeriod 3Lesson 3
12:30-1:30pmLunchtimeStudents can eat their lunch. This is the time when most extra-curricular activities are run.
1:30-2:30pmPeriod 4Lesson 4
2:30-2:35pmTransitionMovement between lessons
2:35-3:35pmPeriod 5Lesson 5
3:35pmEnd of School DayMost students go home, there are a few after school extra-curricular activities that some students may attend.