Term Dates

2026–27

Term	Starting	Up to and including	Weeks
Autumn One (T1A)	Thursday 3rd September 2026 New Year 7 Pupils only Friday 4th September 2026: Years 8-11 return	Friday 23rd October 2026	8
Autumn Two (T1B)	Monday 2nd November 2026	Friday 18th December 2026	7
Spring One (T2A)	Monday 4th January 2027	Friday 12th February 2027	6
Spring Two (T2B)	Monday 22nd February 2027	Thursday 25th March 2027	5
Summer One (T3A)	Monday 12th April 2027	Friday 28th May 2027	7
Summer Two (T3B)	Monday 7th June 2027	Friday 16th July 2027	6

Week counts align with pupil attendance weeks and exclude INSET days and holidays.

Holidays 2026-27

Holiday	Starting	Ending	Weeks
Autumn Half Term	Monday 26th October 2026	Friday 30th October 2026	1
Christmas Holidays	Monday 21st December 2026	Friday 1st January 2027	2
Spring Half Term	Monday 15th February 2027	Friday 19th February 2027	1
Easter Holidays	Friday 26th March 2027 (Bank Holiday)	Friday 9th April 2027	2
Summer Half Term	Monday 31st May 2027	Friday 4th June 2027	1
Summer Holidays	Monday 19th July 2027	September 2027 (TBC)	6

INSET Days – 2026–27

Tuesday 1st September 2026 – INSET (staff in school)
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 – INSET (staff in school)
Monday 19th July 2027 – INSET (staff not in school – 3 twilight sessions)
Tuesday 20th July 2027 – INSET (staff not in school – 3 twilight sessions)
Wednesday 21st July 2027 – INSET (staff not in school – 3 twilight sessions)

Additional INSET allocation:

9 twilight sessions (dates to be confirmed throughout the year)

Key Start Dates

Year 7 start: Thursday 3rd September 2026
All students return: Friday 4th September 2026

Timings of a Typical School Day

Our days always start at 8.30am and end at 3.00pm. Lessons are 60 minutes long (see below). The total time this amounts to in a typical week is 32.5 hours, which meets the Department for Education Requirements.
A breakfast service is available for students from 8.00am to 8.30am.