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2025 – 2026 Term Dates
Autumn Term 2025
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Return
Term starts for all pupils
Thursday 4 September
1st Exeat
(Long Exeat)
Friday 19 September
Monday 22 September
2nd Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday 3 October
Sunday 5 October
or
Monday 6 October
Half-term
Friday 17 October
Monday 3 November
3rd Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday 14 November
Sunday 16 November
or
Monday 17 November
4th Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday 28 November
Sunday 30 November
or
Monday 1 December
Term ends for all pupils
Wednesday 10 December
Spring Term 2026
Start
Return
Term starts for all pupils
Thursday 8 January
1st Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday 23 January
Sunday 25 January
or
Monday 26 January
Half-term
Friday 13 February
Monday 23 February
2nd Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday 13th March
Sunday 15 March
or
Monday 16 March
Term ends for all pupils
Wednesday 25 March
Summer Term 2026
Start
Return
Term starts for all pupils
Wednesday 22 April
1st Exeat
(Long Exeat)
Friday 1st May
Monday 4 May
Half-term
Friday 22nd May
Monday 1 June
2nd Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday 12 June
Sunday 14 June
or
Monday 15 June
Term ends for all pupils
Friday 3rd July
Michaelmas Term 2026
Start
Return
INSET begins
Thursday, September 3rd
Start of term:
Tuesday, September 8th
1st Exeat (Long exeat)
Friday, September 25th
Monday, September 28th –
Day children: Tuesday, September 29th
2nd Exeat (Short Exeat)
Friday, October 9th
Sunday, October 11th
Day children: Monday, October 12th
Half Term
Friday October 23
Sunday, November 8th
Day children: Monday, November 9th
3rd Exeat (Long Exeat)
Friday, November 27
Monday, November 30th
Day children: Tuesday, December 1st
End of term
Saturday, December 12th
Spring Term 2027
Start
Return
INSET begins
Thursday, January 7th
Start of term
Tuesday, January 12th
First exeat (Short exeat)
Friday, January 29th
Sunday, January 31st
Day children: Monday, February 1st
Half Term
Friday, February 12th
Monday, Febrary 22nd
2nd exeat (Short exeat)
Friday, March 12th
Sunday, March 14th
Day children: Monday, March 15th
Term ends
Wednesday, March 24th
Summer Term 2027
Start
Return
INSET begins
Monday, April 19th
Start of term:
Wednesday, April 21st
First exeat (Long exeat)
Friday April 30th
Monday, May 3rd
Day children: Tuesday, May 4th
2nd exeat (Short exeat)
Friday May 14th
Sunday, May 16th
Day children: Monday, May 17th
Half Term
Friday, May 28th
Monday, June 7th
3rd exeat (Short exeat)
Friday, June 18th
Sunday, June 20th
Day children: Monday, June 21st
Term ends:
Saturday, July 10th
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For each of the returns from Short Exeats, we request that pupils return either between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on the Sunday night or between 7.30am (breakfast will be served) and 8.20am on the Monday morning.
For each return from Half-term, pupils are requested to return between 10.00am and 11.00am on Monday morning.
For the Monday evening returns from a Long Exeat, we request that pupils return between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on the Monday evening, or between 7.30am (breakfast will be served) and 8.20am on the Tuesday morning.
We respectfully request that parents do not request leaves of absence in addition to these advertised school holidays.
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