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Term Dates

Term Dates for Academic Year 2024 - 2025

Autumn term Starts

Inset Days: Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Wednesday 4th September 2024 - School open for Year 7 and 12 students only
Thursday 5th September 2024 – All year groups return

Half term holiday

Inset Day: Friday 18th October 2024
Monday 21st October - Friday 25th October 2024

Last day of Autumn term

Inset Day: Friday 29th November 2024
Thursday 19th December 2024

Spring term starts

Staff Inset Day: Monday 6th January 2025
Tuesday 7th January 2025 - School open for students

Half term holiday

Monday 17th February - Friday 21st February 2025

Last day of Spring term

Friday 4th April 2025

Summer term starts

Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Bank Holiday: Monday 5th May 2025

Half term holiday

Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May 2025

Last day of summer term

Wednesday 23rd July 2025

 

Term Dates for Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Autumn Term Starts 

Inset days: Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 September 2025

Wednesday 3 September 2025- School Open for years 7 & 12 ONLY

Thursday 4 September - School Open - All Year Groups Return

Half term holiday 

INSET DAY: - Friday 24 October 2024

Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October 2025

Last day of Autumn Term Friday 19 December 2025
Spring Term begins

STAFF INSET DAY : Monday 5 January 2026

Tuesday 6 January - School Open for all students

Half Term holiday Monday 16 - Friday 20 February 2026
Last Day of Spring Term Friday 27 March 2026
Summer Term starts

Monday 13 April 2025

BANK HOLIDAY: Monday 2 May 2026

Half Term Holiday Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May 2026
Last day of Summer Term Friday 17 July 2026

 

Can I take my child on holiday during term time? 

School attendance and absence (GOV.UK)

 You can only do this if:

  • You make an application to the head teacher in advance (as a parent the child normally lives with)
  • here are exceptional circumstances 

Government guidance to head teachers is as follows:

Head teachers should only authorise leave of absence in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for the head teacher to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. Leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday as a norm.

Exceptional Leave of Absence Request Form