2025 - 2026
Play Term 2025
| Monday 1 September | Staff Day (from 9.00am) |
| Tuesday 2 September | Staff Day (from 9.00am) |
| Wednesday 3 September | Induction Day for New Sixth and Fifth Form from 9.30am Existing boarders return from 6.30pm |
| Thursday 4 September | Term Begins (8.50am) |
| Thursday 25 September | Exeat Weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Friday 26 September | INSET Training for staff |
| Sunday 28 September | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 29 September | Exeat Weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Wednesday 15 October – Saturday 18 October | Lower School Expeditions (Expeditions may depart from 1.00pm, Tuesday 14 October – no Station for Lower or Upper Shell) |
| Saturday 18 October | EXEAT begins (1.05pm) |
| Sunday 2 November | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 3 November | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 21 November | Exeat Weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 24 November | The Dean’s Play – No School (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 25 November | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Saturday 29 November | No School (Sixth Form Entry Interviews) |
| Wednesday 10 December | Term ends (12.30pm) |
Lent Term 2026
| Tuesday 6 January | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Wednesday 7 January | Term begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 23 January | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 25 January | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 26 January | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Thursday 12 February | EXEAT begins (after Station) |
| Friday 13 February | Staff Day |
| Sunday 22 February | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Monday 23 February | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 13 March | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 15 March | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Saturday 28 March | Term ends (1.05pm) |
Election Term 2026
| Monday 20 April | Staff Day (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 21 April | Term begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 1 May | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 4 May | Early May Bank Holiday (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 5 May | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 22 May | EXEAT begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 31 May | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Monday 1 June | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 19 June | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 21 June | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 22 June | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Thursday 25 June – Monday 29 June | Lower School Expeditions |
| Wednesday 1 July | Term ends (11.00am) |
2026 - 2027
Play Term 2026
| Wednesday 2 September | Staff Day (from 9.00am) |
| Thursday 3 September | Staff Day (from 9.00am) |
| Friday 4 September | Induction Day for New Sixth and Fifth Form from 9.30am Existing boarders return from 6.30pm |
| Saturday 5 September | Term Begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 25 September | Exeat Weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 27 September | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 28 September | Exeat Weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Wednesday 14 October – Saturday 17 October | Lower School Expeditions (Expeditions may depart from 1.00pm, Tuesday 13 October – no Station for Lower or Upper Shell) |
| Saturday 17 October | EXEAT begins (1.05pm) |
| Sunday 1 November | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 2 November | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 20 November | Exeat Weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 23 November | The Dean’s Play – No School (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 24 November | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Saturday 28 November | No School (Sixth Form Entry Interviews) |
| Wednesday 9 December | Term ends (12.30pm) |
Lent Term 2027
| Tuesday 5 January | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Wednesday 6 January | Term begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 29 January | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 31 January | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 1 February | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 12 February | EXEAT begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 22 February | Staff Day |
| Monday 22 February | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 23 February | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 12 March | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 14 March | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Wednesday 24 March | Term ends (1.00pm) |
Election Term 2027
| Monday 19 April | Staff Day (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 20 April | Term begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 30 April | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 3 May | Early May Bank Holiday (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 4 May | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 28 May | EXEAT begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 6 June | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Monday 7 June | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 18 June | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 20 June | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 21 June | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Thursday 1 – Monday 5 July | Lower School Expeditions |
| Wednesday 7 July | Term ends (11.00am) |
2027 - 2028
Play Term 2027
| Wednesday 1 September | Staff Day (from 9.00am) |
| Thursday 2 September | Staff Day (from 9.00am) |
| Friday 3 September | Induction Day for New Sixth and Fifth Form from 9.30am Existing boarders return from 6.30pm |
| Saturday 4 September | Term Begins (8.50am) |
| Thursday 23 September | Exeat Weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Friday 24 September | INSET Day |
| Sunday 26 September | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 27 September | Exeat Weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Wednesday 13 October – Saturday 16 October | Lower School Expeditions (Expeditions may depart from 1.00pm, Tuesday 12 October – no Station for Lower or Upper Shell) |
| Saturday 16 October | EXEAT begins (1.05pm) |
| Sunday 31 October | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 1 November | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 19 November | Exeat Weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 22 November | The Dean’s Play – No School (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 23 November | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Saturday 27 November | No School (Sixth Form Entry Interviews) |
| Wednesday 8 December | Term ends (12.30pm) |
Lent Term 2028
| Tuesday 4 January | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Wednesday 5 January | Term begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 28 January | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 30 January | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 31 January | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Thursday 10 February | EXEAT begins (4.10pm) |
| Friday 11 February | Staff Day |
| Sunday 20 February | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Monday 21 February | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 10 March | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 12 March | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Monday 13 March | INSET late start – pupils arrive at 11.05am |
| Saturday 25 March | Term ends (1.05pm) |
Election Term 2028
| Wednesday 19 April | INSET Day (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Thursday 20 April | Term begins (8.50am) |
| Friday 28 April | Exeat weekend begins (4.10pm) |
| Monday 1 May | Early May Bank Holiday (Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards) |
| Tuesday 2 May | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 26 May | EXEAT begins (4.10pm) |
| Sunday 4 June | Boarders may return (8.00pm onwards) |
| Monday 5 June | EXEAT ends (8.50am) |
| Friday 16 June | INSET early finish – pupils leave at lunch time (12.30/12.50pm) |
| Sunday 18 June | Boarders may return from 8.00pm onwards |
| Monday 19 June | Exeat weekend ends (8.50am) |
| Thursday 29 June – Monday 3 July | Lower School Expeditions |
| Wednesday 5 July | Term ends (11.00am) |
