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Term Dates

Autumn Term 2024

New Senior School boarders return	Monday 2 September
Existing boarders return (new Prep School boarders return)	Tuesday 3 September
Senior School new pupils induction	Tuesday 3 September
(Start of term) Day pupils return	Wednesday 4 September
College Open Event	Saturday 21 September
Free weekend	Saturday 28 September /Sunday 29 September
Half term begins (after College events end)	Friday 18 October
Boarders return	Sunday 3 November
Day pupils return	Monday 4 November
Prep School Open Event	Saturday 9 November
Sixth Form Assessment Morning	Saturday 16 November
Free weekend	Saturday 23 November /Sunday 24 November
Term ends	Friday 13 December

Spring Term 2025

Boarders return	Monday 6 January
Day pupils return	Tuesday 7 January
11+ Entry Testing	Saturday 11 January
Free weekend	Saturday 25 January /Sunday 26 January
Half term begins (after College events end)	Friday 14 February
Boarders return	Sunday 23 February
Day pupils return	Monday 24 February
Free weekend	Saturday 8 March /Sunday 9 March
Term ends	Friday 28 March

Summer Term 2025

Boarders return	Wednesday 23 April
Day pupils return	Thursday 24 April
Pre-Prep and Prep School Open Event	Saturday 26 April
Free bank holiday weekend	Saturday 3 May /Monday 5 May
Half term begins (after College events end)	Friday 23 May
Boarders return	Sunday 1 June
Day pupils return	Monday 2 June
Free weekend	Saturday 14 June /Sunday 15 June
Pre-Prep, Prep School and Fourth Form Induction Day	Thursday 26 June
Sixth Form Induction Day	Monday 30 June
Prep and Senior School Speech Days	Friday 4 July
Term ends for Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School	Friday 4 July

Autumn Term 2025

New staff development day and staff preparation day New boarders arrive	Monday 1 September
Full staff development day - day one	Tuesday 2 September
Full staff development day - day two	Wednesday 3 September
Existing boarders return	Wednesday 3 September
Senior School pupils' induction and new Year 5 (Form One) to Year 8 (Upper Third) laptop induction	Wednesday 3 September
(Start of term) Day pupils return	Thursday 4 September
College Open Event	Saturday 20 September
Free weekend	Saturday 27 September /Sunday 28 September
Sixth Form Open Evening	Wednesday 8 October
Half term begins (after College events end)	Friday 17 October
Boarders return	Sunday 2 November
Day pupils return	Monday 3 November
4+ Entry Testing	Monday 10 - Friday 21 November
7+ Entry Testing	Thursday 13 November
11+, 13+ Pre-Testers and 16+ Entry Testing	Saturday 15 November
10+ Entry Testing	Monday 17 November
Free weekend	Saturday 22 November /Sunday 23 November
Term ends	Friday 12 December

Spring Term 2026

Staff development day	Monday 5 January
Boarders return	Monday 5 January
(Start of term) Day pupils return	Tuesday 6 January
13+ Entry Testing	Saturday 10 January
Free weekend	Saturday 24 January /Sunday 25 January
3+ Assessment Days	Wednesday 28 - Friday 30 January
Half term begins (after College events end)	Friday 13 February
Boarders return	Sunday 22 February
Day pupils return	Monday 23 February
Free weekend	Saturday 7 March /Sunday 8 March
Term ends	Friday 20 March

Summer Term 2026

Staff development day	Monday 13 April
Staff development day	Tuesday 14 April
Boarders return	Tuesday 14 April
(Start of term) Day pupils return	Wednesday 15 April
Reception to Year 4 Open Event	Saturday 25 April
Free bank holiday weekend	Saturday 2 May /Monday 4 May
Half term begins (after College events end)	Friday 22 May
Boarders return	Sunday 31 May
Day pupils return	Monday 1 June
Free weekend	Saturday 13 June /Sunday 14 June
Pre-Prep, Prep School and Fourth Form Induction Day	Thursday 25 June
Sixth Form Induction Day	Monday 29 June
Prep and Senior School Speech Days	Friday 3 July
Term ends (following Speech Days)	Friday 3 July

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