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Term Dates

2025 - 2026 Academic Year

Spring Term 2026
Monday 5th January	All Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day
Tuesday 6th January	Spring Term begins
Friday 23 January	Exeat weekend begins at 16:30
Sunday 25 January	Exeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 13th February	Half Term for Senior School Pupils begins at 16:30; Boarders’ Travel Day, (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30) Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 22nd February	Boarders’ Travel Day
Monday 23rd February	Term resumes
Friday 27th March	End of Term; (staggered finish); Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00) Prep School staggered finish; Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)

Summer Term 2026
Monday 20th April	All Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day
Tuesday 21st April	Summer Term begins
Monday 4th May	Early May bank holiday - school closed for day pupils
Friday 22nd May	Half Term for Senior School and Prep School Pupils – staggered finish from 15:30 (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30) Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 31st May	Boarders’ Travel Day
Monday 1st June	Term resumes
Thursday 2nd July	End of Term; (staggered finish) Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00) Prep School staggered finish Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)
Friday 3rd July	All Staff INSET Morning and Staff End of Term Thank You Meal

2026 - 2027 Academic Year

Autumn Term 2026
Tuesday 1st September	New Staff Induction Day
Wednesday 2nd September	Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day Boarding: All Year 9 Boarders, New Year 10 Boarders and All Lower Sixth Boarders arrive Day: All Lower Sixth Day Students arrive Lower Sixth Boarders Induction Evening
Thursday 3rd September	Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day Boarding: All Prep School Boarders, All Year 7 and Year 8 Boarders and returning Boarders moving in to Year 10, Year 11 and Upper Sixth arrive Day: All Year 7, new Year 8 Day Pupils, New Year 9 Pupils arrive, and New Year 10 Day Pupils and parents arrive. From 10:15: Integration Activities begin for all Y9 Boarders only with Y9 Tutors/PH - come in Mufti From 10:15: Integration Activities begin for all Y10 Boarders only with Y10 Tutors/PH - come in Mufti Lower Sixth Induction Day with Sixth Form Tutors/HoSF/DHoSF New Prep School Parents’ and Pupils’ Welcome Tea
Friday 4th September	Term begins Badminton Community Event
Friday 11th September	Integration Days
Friday 18th September	Exeat Weekend begins
Sunday 20th September	Exeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 16th October	Half Term for Senior School Pupils Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Saturday 17th October	Boarders’ Travel Day
Sunday 1st November	Boarders’ Travel Day
Monday 2nd November	Term resumes
Friday 20th November	Exeat Weekend begins
Sunday 22nd November	Exeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 11th December	End of Term and Boarder's Travel Day - Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00) Prep School staggered finish

Spring Term 2027
Monday 4th January	All Staff INSET Day; Boarders' Travel Day
Tuesday 5th January	Term begins
Friday 22nd January	Exeat Weekend begins
Sunday 24th January	Exeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 12th February	Half Term for Senior School begins at 16:30 Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 21st February	Boarders' Travel Day
Monday 22nd February	Term resumes
Thursday 25th March	End of Term and Boarder's Travel Day - Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00) Prep School staggered finish

Summer Term 2027
Monday 19th April	All Staff INSET
Tuesday 20th April	Term begins
Monday 3rd May	Early May bank holiday - school closed for day pupils
Friday 28th May	Half Term
Monday 7th June	Term resumes
Wednesday 7th July	End of Term
Thursday 8th July	All Staff INSET