Term dates may be subject to change, therefore please always check the website calendar regularly and/or check with the School Secretary ([email protected]). Day pupils start at 08:20 on the day following the return of boarders.
Please note that boarding pupils may stay overnight at the end of each half and full term *in order to catch flights the following day. The boarding houses will shut at midday the day after the stated end of term. *Pupils cannot stay overnight at the end of the academic year and should leave after Speech Day celebrations have concluded.
PREP SCHOOL
michaelmas TERM 2025
TIME | DATE | |
New Staff Induction (& SLT meeting) | All day (SLT 09.00) | Wednesday, 27 August |
Staff INSET | All day | Thursday, 28 August |
Staff INSET | All day | Friday, 29 August |
New pupil welcome morning | 11:00 – 11:45 | Friday, 29 August |
Optional Pre-Season (pupils in Y5 – 8) | 14:00 – 16:00 | Sunday, 31 August |
Boarders return | 16:00 | Sunday, 31 August |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 1 September |
Home Weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 19 September |
Home Weekend – boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 21 September |
Home Weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 3 October |
Home Weekend – boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 5 October |
Half Term begins after House Music (Boarding House stays open until 12 noon on Saturday 18 October) | 12:00 | Friday, 17 October |
Staff INSET | 12:00 – 17:00 | Friday, 17 October |
Boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 2 November |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 3 November |
Home Weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 21 November |
Home Weekend – boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 23 November |
End of Term after Carol Service (Boarding House stays open until 12 noon on Wednesday 10 December) | 15:00 | Tuesday, 9 December |
Staff INSET (part of day) | 15:00 – 17:00 | Tuesday 9 December |
Staff INSET | All day | Wednesday 10 December |
lent term 2026
TIME | DATE | |
Optional Pre-Season (Y5-8 pupils) | 14:00 – 16:00 | Sunday, 4 January |
Boarders return | 16:00 | Sunday, 4 January |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 5 January |
Home weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 23 January |
Home weekend – boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 25 January |
Half Term begins after Songs of Praise (Boarding House stays open until 12 noon on Saturday 14 February) | 16:00 | Friday, 13 February |
Boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 22 February |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 23 February |
Home weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 6 March |
Home weekend – boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 8 March |
End of Term (Boarding House stays open until 12 noon on Saturday 21 March) | 16:00 | Friday, 20 March |
summer term 2026
TIME | DATE | |
Staff INSET | All day | Thursday 9 April |
Staff INSET | All day | Friday 10 April |
Optional pre-season (Y5 – 8 pupils) | 14:00 – 16:00 | Sunday 12 April |
Boarders return | 16:00 | Sunday 12 April |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday 13 April |
Home weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 1 May |
Home weekend – boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 3 May |
Half Term begins (Boarding House stays open until 12 noon on Saturday 23 May) | 16:00 | Friday 22 May |
Boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 31 May |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 1 June |
Sports Day | 10:00 – 15:30 | Saturday, 20 June |
End of term after Speech Day | 14:00 approx. | Friday, 26 June |
MICHAELMAS term 2026
TIME | DATE | |
Staff INSET | All day | Thursday, 3 September |
Staff INSET | All day | Friday, 4 September |
New pupil welcome morning | 11:00 - 12:00 | Friday, 4 September |
Optional Pre-Season (pupils in Y5 - 8) | 14:00 - 16:00 | Sunday, 6 September |
Boarders return | 16:00 | Sunday, 6 September |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 7 September |
Home Weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 25 September |
Home Weekend - boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 27 September |
Half Term begins after House Music | 12:00 noon | Friday, 16 October |
Boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 1 November |
Day pupils return | 8:20 | Monday, 2 November |
Home Weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 20 November |
Home Weekend - boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 22 November |
Home Weekend - begins | 16:00 | Friday, 4 December |
Home Weekend - boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 6 December |
End of Term after Carol Service | 15:00 | Tuesday 15 December |
LENT term 2027
TIME | DATE | |
Staff INSET | All day | Monday, 4 January |
Staff INSET | All day | Tuesday, 5 January |
Optional pre-season (Y5-8 pupils) | 14:00 – 16:00 | Tuesday, 5 January |
Boarders return | 16:00 | Tuesday, 5 January |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Wednesday, 6 January |
Home weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 22 January |
Home weekend - boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 24 January |
Half Term begins after Songs of Praise | 16:00 | Friday, 12 February |
Boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 21 February |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 22 February |
Home weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 12 March |
Home weekend - boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 14 March |
End of Term | 12:30 | Thursday, 25 March |
SUMMER term 2027
TIME | DATE | |
Staff INSET | All day | Thursday, 15 April |
Staff INSET | All day | Friday, 16 April |
Optional pre-season (Y5 - 8 pupils) | 14:00 - 16:00 | Sunday, 18 April |
Boarders return | 16:00 | Sunday, 18 April |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 19 April |
Home weekend begins | 16:00 | Friday, 7 May |
Home weekend - boarders return | 19:00 | Friday, 9 May |
Half Term begins | 16:00 | Friday, 28 May |
Boarders return | 19:00 | Sunday, 6 June |
Day pupils return | 08:20 | Monday, 7 June |
Sports Day | 10:00 - 15:30 | Saturday, 26 June |
End of Term after Speech Day* | 14:00 approx. | Friday, 2 July |