Prep School

Term Dates

Prep School Term Dates

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 2024

TIME

DATE

New Staff Induction

All day 

Wednesday, 28 August

Staff INSET

All day

Thursday, 29 August

Staff INSET

All day

Friday, 30 August

New pupil welcoming morning

Morning (timings tbc)

Saturday, 31 August

Optional Pre-Season (pupils in Y5 - 8)

14:00 - 16:00

Sunday, 1 September

Boarders return

16:00

Sunday, 1 September

Day pupils return

08:20

Monday, 2 September

Home Weekend begins

16:00

Friday, 13 September

Home Weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 15 September

Home Weekend begins

16:00

Friday, 27 September 

Home Weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 29 September

Half Term begins after House Music (Boarding House stays open until 11:00 on Saturday 19 October)

13:30

Friday, 18 October

Boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 3 November

Day pupils return

08:20

Monday, 4 November

Home Weekend begins

16:00

Friday, 22 November 

Home Weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 24 November 

End of Term after Carol Service (Boarding House stays open until 11:00 on Wednesday 11 December)

15:00

            Tuesday, 10 December

Staff Inset (half day)

  All morning

Wednesday, 11 December

lent term 2025

TIME

DATE

Staff INSET

All day

Friday,  3 January

Staff INSET

All day

Saturday, 4 January

Optional Pre-Season (pupils in Y5-8)

14:00 – 16:00

Sunday, 5 January

Boarders return

16:00

Sunday, 5 January

Day pupils return

08:20

Monday, 6 January

Home weekend begins

16:00

Friday, 24 January

Home weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 26 January

Half-Term begins after Songs of Praise (Boarding House stays open until 11:00 on Saturday 15 February)

15:00



Friday, 14 February

Boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 23 February

Day pupils return

08:20

Monday, 24 February

Home weekend begins

16:00

Friday, 14 March

Home weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 16 March

End of Term (Boarding Houses stay open until 11:00 on Saturday 29 March)

16:00

Friday, 28 March

summer term 2025

TIME

DATE

Staff INSET

All day

Tuesday, 22 April

Boarders return

16:00

Tuesday, 22 April

Day pupils return

08:20

Wednesday, 23 April

Home weekend begins

16:00

Friday, 2 May

Home weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 4 May

Half-term begins

16:00

Friday, 23 May

Boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 1 June

Day pupils return

08:20

Monday, 2 June

Sports Day

10:00 - 15:30

Saturday, 21 June

End of term after Speech Day

  14:00 approx.

Friday, 27 June

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

Morning (timings tbc)

Saturday, 30 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)

13:30

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

Staff INSET (half day)

All morning

Saturday, 3 January

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)

15:00

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, 2 May

Home weekend - boarders return

19:00

Sunday, 4 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