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Summer Term 2025


Monday 21 April	Boarders' travelling day
Tuesday 22 April	Summer Term begins for all Students
Friday 2 May	Bank Holiday Exeat begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Monday 5 May	Bank Holiday
	Boarders' return at 17:30
Friday 23 May	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Sunday 1 June	Boarders' travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)
Monday 2 June	Term resumes
Friday 4 July	Summer Term ends (12.00 Prep, 12.30 Senior)
Monday 7 July	Staff Study Day (Prep and Senior)

Autumn Term 2025


Monday 1 September	New Staff Induction (Prep and Senior)
Tuesday 2 September	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
Wednesday 3 September	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
	New Boarders arrive for pre-term immersion
Thursday 4 September	Autumn Term begins for Prep, Y7, 12 and all new Y8, 9, 10 students
	Current Boarders return
Friday 5 September	Autumn Term begins for all students
Friday 19 September	Staff Inset Afternoon. School ends 12:00 Prep and 12:30 Senior
Friday 26 September	Open Exeat begins at 15:50
Sunday 28 September	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 17 October	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Sunday 2 November	Boarders travelling day (Boarding open from 09:00)
Monday 3 November	Term resumes
Friday 21 November	Open Exeat begins at 15:50
Sunday 23 November	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 12 December	Autumn Term ends (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Monday 15 December	Staff Preparation Morning until 12:30 (including online Boarders’ Academic meetings and catch-up academic sessions for Students)

Spring Term 2026


Monday 5 January	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
	Boarders travelling day
Tuesday 6 January	Spring Term begins for all Students
Friday 23 January	Open Exeat begins at 15:50
Sunday 25 January	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 13 February	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Sunday 22 February	Boarders travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)
Monday 23 February	Term resumes
Wednesday 1 April	Spring Term ends (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Thursday 2 April	Staff Moderation/Planning Day (Prep and Senior)

Summer Term 2026


Monday 20 April	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
	Boarders travelling day
Tuesday 21 April	Summer Term begins for all students
Friday 1 May	Bank Holiday Exeat begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Monday 4 May	Bank Holiday
	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 22 May	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Sunday 31 May	Boarders travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)
Monday 1 June	Term resumes
Friday 3 July	Summer term ends (12:00 Prep, 12:30 Senior)
Monday 6 July	Staff Study Day (Prep and Senior)

Autumn Term 2026


Thursday 3 September	New Staff Induction (Prep and Senior)
Friday 4 September	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
Monday 7 September	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
	New Boarders arrive for pre-term immersion
Tuesday 8 September	Autumn Term begins for Prep, Y7, 12 and all new Y8, 9, 10 students
	Current Boarders return
Wednesday 9 September	Autumn Term begins for all Students
Friday 25 September	Staff Inset Afternoon. School ends at 12:00 Prep, 12:30 Senior
Saturday 26 September	Senior School Open Morning
Friday 2 October	Open Exeat begins at 15:50
Sunday 4 October	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 23 October	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Sunday 8 November	Boarders travelling day (Boarding open from 09:00)
Monday 9 November	Term resumes
Friday 20 November	Open Exeat begins at 15:50
Sunday 22 November	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 11 December	Autumn Term ends (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)

Spring Term 2027


Monday 4 January	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
	Boarders travelling day
Tuesday 5 January	Spring Term begins for all Students
Friday 22 January	Open Exeat begins at 15:50
Sunday 24 January	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 12 February	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Sunday 21 February	Boarders' travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)
Monday 22 February	Term resumes
Wednesday 24 March	Spring Term ends (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Thursday 25 March	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)

Summer Term 2027


Wednesday 14 April	Boarders travelling day
Thursday 15 April	Summer Term begins for all Students
Friday 30 April	Bank Holiday Exeat begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Monday 3 May	Bank Holiday
	Boarders return at 17:30
Friday 28 May	Half Term begins (15:30 Prep, 15:50 Senior)
Monday 7 June	Staff Inset Day (Prep and Senior)
	Boarders travelling day (Boarding open from 17:30)
Tuesday 8 June	Term resumes
Friday 9 July	Summer Term ends (12:00 Prep, 12:30 Senior)

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