term dates & timings

Term Dates

Term Dates – 2024/25
Term Dates – 2025/26

Term Dates 2025/2026 

Autumn Term 2025

  • TD Day (staff only): Mon 1st September 2025
  • Term starts: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (8.30am) for Years 7 and 11 only; Wednesday 3rd September 2025 (8.30am) for all year groups
  • Half-term break: Fri 17th October (3.30pm) – Mon 3rd Nov (8.30am)
  • TD Days (staff only): Monday 20th October 2025, Tuesday 21st October 2025, Wednesday 22nd October 2025
  • Term ends: 19th December 2025 (12.15pm)

Spring Term 2026

  • TD Day (staff only): Mon 5th January 2026
  • Term starts: Tue 6th January 2026 (8.30am) for all year groups
  • Half-term break: Fri 13th February 2026 (3.30pm) – Mon 23rd February 2026 (8.30am)
  • Term ends: Fri 27th March 2026 (12.15pm)

Summer Term 2026

  • Term starts: Monday 13th April 2026 (8.30am) for all year groups
  • Half-term break: Fri 22nd May 2026 (3.30pm) – Mon 1st June 2026 (8.30am)
  • Term ends: Wednesday 22nd July 2026 (12.15pm)

Timings of the School Day

TIME

SESSION

8:40am

School opens to pupils

8:50am – 9:10am

Form time / morning registration / notices and assemblies

9:10am – 10:10am

Period 1

10:10am – 11:10am

Period 2

11:10am – 11:30am

Break / early lunch

11:30am – 12:30pm

Period 3

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Period 4

1:30pm – 2:20pm

Lunch

2:20pm – 2:30pm

Form time / afternoon reg

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Period 5

3:30pm

End of the school day

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Extra-curricular clubs

Total time this amounts to in a typical week: 30.75 hours

For information on extra-curricular clubs during the school day and after school, please see our extra-curricular page.