Term Dates and School Calendar
School calendar
Term dates
2025-2026
Autumn Term 2025
| Wednesday 27 August | New Staff Training Day |
| Thursday 28 – Friday 29 August | Staff INSET |
| Saturday 30 August (by 6.00 pm) | College Prefects return |
| Sunday 31 August | Induction Day for new pupils and returning pupils into Year 9 Boarders return by 8.30 pm * |
| Monday 1 September (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 September | In weekend |
| Friday 26 September 1.00 pm – Sunday 28 September 9.30pm | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 17 October 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 2 November (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 3 November (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 November | In weekend |
| Friday 21 November 1.00 pm – Sunday 23 November 9.30 pm | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 12 December 1.30 pm | End of Autumn Term * |
Spring Term 2026
| Monday 5 January | STAFF INSET |
| Monday 5 January (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Tuesday 6 January (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 17 January – Sunday 18 January | In weekend |
| Friday 23 January 1.00 pm – Sunday 25 January 9.30 pm | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 13 February 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 22 February (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 23 February (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 7 March – Sunday 8 March | In weekend |
| Thursday 26 March 1.30 pm | End of Spring Term * |
| Thursday 26 March – Friday 27 March | Staff INSET |
Summer Term 2026
| Sunday 19 April (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 20 April (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Friday 22 May 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 31 May (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 1 June (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 20 June – Sunday 21 June | In weekend |
| Saturday 27 June | Speech Day, End of Summer Term, Leavers’ Ball |
2026-2027
Autumn Term 2026
| Wednesday 26 August | New Staff Training Day |
| Thursday 27 – Friday 28 August | Staff INSET |
| Tuesday 1 September (by 6.00 pm) | College Prefects return |
| Wednesday 2 September | Induction Day for new pupils and returning pupils into Year 9 Boarders return by 8.30 pm * |
| Thursday 3 September (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 September | In weekend |
| Friday 25 September 1.00 pm – Sunday 27 September 9.30pm | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 16 October 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 1 November (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 2 November (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 November | In weekend |
| Friday 20 November 1.00 pm – Sunday 22 November 9.30 pm | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 11 December 1.30 pm | End of Autumn Term * |
Spring Term 2027
| Monday 4 January (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Tuesday 5 January (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 16 January – Sunday 17 January | In weekend |
| Friday 22 January 1.00 pm – Sunday 24 January 9.30 pm | Long-exeat weekend * |
| Friday 12 February 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 21 February (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 22 February (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 6 March – Sunday 7 March | In weekend |
| Thursday 25 March 1.30 pm | End of Spring Term * |
| Thursday 25 March – Friday 26 March | Staff INSET |
Summer Term 2027
| Sunday 18 April (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 19 April (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Monday 3 May (Bank Holiday Monday) | No formal lessons (Boarders may remain in school, IB exams proceed as normal) |
| Friday 28 May 1.30 pm | Half Term starts |
| Sunday 6 June (by 8.30 pm) | Boarders return * |
| Monday 7 June (by 8.10 am) | Day pupils return |
| Saturday 26 June – Sunday 27 June | In weekend |
| Saturday 3 July | Speech Day, End of Summer Term, Leavers’ Ball |
* For exeats, end of terms and ends of half-term, Houses close at 3 pm and open again at 6 pm on the night before lessons start again. Please do use guardians to cover any gaps between a flight arriving and the school opening.