Term dates
Term Dates
Michaelmas term 2025
| SLT Meetings/New Staff Induction | Tuesday 26 August | See separate notice | |
| INSET/Staff Meeting | Wednesday 27 August | See separate notice | |
| INSET/Staff Meeting | Thursday 28 August | See separate notice | |
| Start of term for all new International Students (except 2nd Form) | begins | Saturday 30 August | See separate notice |
| All UK and current International Students return (except 2nd Form who arrive Sunday 7 September) | begins | Sunday 31 August | 6.30pm |
| All Second Form Students | begins | Sunday 7 September | 2.00pm |
| Leave Weekend 1 | begins | Friday 26 September | 1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 1 | ends | Sunday 28 September | 8.30pm |
| Half Term | begins | Saturday 18 October | 12 noon |
| Half Term | ends | Sunday 2 November | 8.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | begins | Thursday 20 November | 1.00pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | ends | Sunday 23 November | 8.30pm |
| Term | ends | Saturday 13 December | 9.45am |
Lent term 2026
| Residential Assessment (for Year 7 & 9 entry) |
Thursday 8 January Friday 9 January |
See separate notice | |
| Term | begins | Sunday 11 January | 6.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 1 | begins | Friday 30 January | 1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 1 | ends | Sunday 1 February | 8.30pm |
| Half Term | begins | Saturday 14 February | 1.00pm |
| Half Term | ends | Sunday 22 February | 8.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | begins | Thursday 12 March | 3.15pm LE & below 4.15pm UF & above |
| INSET/Staff Meetings | Friday 13 March | See separate notice | |
| Leave Weekend 2 | ends | Sunday 15 March | 8.30pm |
| Term | ends | Saturday 28 March | 12 noon |
Summer term 2026
| INSET/Staff Meeting | Monday 20 April | See separate notice | |
| Term | begins | Monday 20 April | 6.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 1 | begins | Friday 8 May | TBC
1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 1 | ends | Sunday 10 May | 8.30pm |
| Half Term | begins | Saturday 23 May | TBC
12.30pm DG & below 2.30pm Grecians |
| Half Term | ends | Sunday 31 May | 8.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | begins | Friday 19 June | TBC
1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above (except public exam candidates) |
| Leave Weekend 2 | ends | Sunday 21 June | 8.30pm |
| Term | ends | Saturday 4 July | 4.00pm |
Michaelmas term 2026
| SLT Meetings/New Staff Induction | Tuesday 1 September | See separate notice | |
| INSET/Staff Meeting | Wednesday 2 September | See separate notice | |
| INSET/Staff Meeting | Thursday 3 September | See separate notice | |
| Start of term for all new International Students (except 2nd Form) | begins | Saturday 5 September | See separate notice |
| All UK and current International Students return (except 2nd Form who arrive Sunday 13 September) | begins | Sunday 6 September | See separate notice |
| All Second Form Students | begins | Sunday 13 September | 2.00pm |
| Leave Weekend 1 | begins | Friday 25 September | 1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 1 | ends | Sunday 27 September | 8.30pm |
| Half Term | begins | Saturday 17 October | 12 noon |
| Half Term | ends | Sunday 1 November | 8.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | begins | Friday 20 November | 1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 2 | ends | Sunday 22 November | 8.30pm |
| Term | ends | Saturday 12 December | 9.45am |
Lent term 2027 (to be confirmed)
| Residential Assessment (for Year 7 & 9 entry) |
Thursday 7 January Friday 8 January |
See separate notice | |
| Term | begins | Sunday 10 January | 6.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 1 | begins | Friday 29 January | 1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 1 | ends | Sunday 31 January | 8.30pm |
| Half Term | begins | Saturday 13 February | 1.00pm |
| Half Term | ends | Sunday 21 February | 8.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | begins | Thursday 11 March | 3.15pm LE & below 4.15pm UF & above |
| INSET/Staff Meetings | Friday 12 March | See separate notice | |
| Leave Weekend 2 | ends | Sunday 14 March | 8.30pm |
| Term | ends | Thursday 25 March | 12 noon |
Summer term 2027 (to be confirmed)
| INSET/Staff Meeting | Friday 16 April | See separate notice | |
| Term | begins | Sunday 18 April | 6.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 1 | begins | Friday 7 May | TBC
1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above |
| Leave Weekend 1 | ends | Sunday 9 May | 8.30pm |
| Half Term | begins | Saturday 29 May | TBC
12.30pm DG & below 2.30pm Grecians |
| Half Term | ends | Sunday 6 June | 8.30pm |
| Leave Weekend 2 | begins | Friday 18 June | TBC
1.00pm LE & below 3.00pm UF & above (except public exam candidates) |
| Leave Weekend 2 | ends | Sunday 20 June | 8.30pm |
| Term | ends | Saturday 3 July | 4.00pm |
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