Staff Training Days / Open Evenings / Important Dates
September 2025 – July 2026
Friday 17th July 2026- Break up for summer
September 2026 – July 2027
Tuesday 1st September 2026 – Staff INSET
Friday 27th November 2026- Staff INSET
Monday 4th January 2027 – Staff INSET
Monday 19th July 2027 – Staff INSET
Tuesday 20th July 2027 – Staff INSET
Wednesday 21st July 2027 – Staff INSET
Term Dates
Please visit the Dorset Local Authority Term Dates page on the Dorset for you website for more information on school term dates.
September 2025 to August 2026 school year
Autumn term dates 2025 to 2026
- Autumn term starts Wednesday 3 September 2025
- Autumn half term Monday 27 October 2025 to
Friday 31 October 2025 - Autumn term ends Friday 19 December 2025
- Christmas holiday Monday 22 December 2025 to
Friday 2 January 2026
Bank holidays in the autumn term 2025
- Christmas Day 2025 Thursday 25 December 2025
- Boxing Day 2025 Friday 26 December 2025
- New Year’s Day 2026 Thursday 1 January 2026
Spring term dates 2025 to 2026
- Spring term starts Monday 5 January 2026
- Spring half term: Monday 16 February 2026 to Friday 20 February 2026
- Spring term ends Friday 27 March 2026
- Easter holiday: Monday 30 March 2026 to Friday 10 April 2026
Bank holidays in the spring term 2026
- Good Friday: Friday 3 April 2026
- Easter Monday: Monday 6 April 2026
Summer term dates 2025 to 2026
- Summer term starts Monday 13 April 2026
Summer half term: Monday 25 May 2026 to Friday 29 May 2026 - Summer term ends Friday 17 July 2026
- Summer holiday (after inset days): Thursday 23 July 2026 to Friday 28 August 2026
Bank holidays in the summer term 2026
- Early May bank holiday: Monday 4 May 2026
- Spring bank holiday: Monday 25 May 2026
- Summer bank holiday: Monday 31 August 2026
September 2026- July 2027
- 1st September 2026- INSET day
- 2nd September 2026- Y9 and Y12 in School
- 3rd September 2026- all students in school
- October Half Term 26th-30th October 2026
- 27th November 2026- INSET day
- Break up for Christmas Holiday- 18th December 2026 at 12.10pm
- Christmas Holiday 21st December 2026- 4th January 2027
- 4th January 2027- INSET day
- February Half Term 15th – 19th February 2027
- Easter Holiday 26th March-9th April 2027
- May Half Term- 31st May-4th June 2027
- Break up for Summer Holiday – 16th July 2027 at 12.10pm