School Term Dates
School term dates for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 academic years, including arrival and departure dates, half-term dates and exeats.
Academic year 2018-19
Autumn term 2018
| New students | |
| Arrival day (all new students) | Thursday 30 August (between 9.30am and 5pm) |
| Induction | Friday 31 August to Tuesday 4 September inclusive (Saturday Academic full day, Sunday Boarding) |
| Teaching starts | Wednesday 5 September |
| Returning students | |
| Arrival day (all returning students) | Friday 31 August (before 10pm) |
| Academic and boarding re-integration | Saturday 1 September to Sunday 2 September (Y11) or Saturday 1 September to Tuesday 4 September (J, 9, 10) |
| Teaching starts | Monday 3 September (Y11) or Wednesday 5 September (J, 9, 10) |
| Optional exeat * | Friday 28 - Sunday 30 September (students can leave after their last lesson on Friday) |
| All students | |
| Half-term | Friday 19 October (between 2pm and 8pm) to Sunday 28 October (before 10pm) inclusive |
| Optional exeat * | Friday 23 - Sunday 25 November (students can leave after their last lesson on Friday) |
| Departure day | Wednesday 12 December (from 2pm) |
| Two Saturdays in the term will be ‘Rest Days’ with no teaching (students do not have to leave school). | |
* Exeats are optional weekend periods of absence from the School. Students may remain at School.
Spring term 2019
| Arrival day | Tuesday 8 January – new students (12-5pm) Tuesday 8 January – returning students (before 10pm) |
| Half term | Friday 15 February (leave between 2pm and 8pm) to Sunday 24 February (arrive before 10pm) |
| Departure day | Thursday 4 April (from 2pm) |
Summer term 2019
| Arrival day | Tuesday 23 April – new students (12-5pm) Tuesday 23 April – returning students (before 10pm) |
| Half term | Friday 24 May (leave between 2pm and 8pm) to Sunday 2 June (arrive before 10pm) |
| Speech day | Thursday 20 June (Students may leave with their parents if the parents attend Speech Day) |
| Departure day | Friday 21 June |
Academic year 2019-20
Autumn term 2019
| Arrival day | Sunday 1 September (between 9.30am and 5pm) |
| Induction | Monday 2 September to Thursday 5 September inclusive |
| Teaching starts | Friday 6 September |
| Half-term | Friday 18 October (between 2pm and 8pm) to Sunday 27 October (before 10pm) inclusive |
| Departure day | Friday 13 December (from 2pm) |
| Two Saturdays in the term will be ‘Rest Days’ with no teaching (students do not have to leave school). The timing and exact format of these are to be confirmed | |
* Exeats are optional weekend periods of absence from the School. Students may remain at School.
Spring term 2020
| Arrival day | Wednesday 8 January – new students (12pm-5pm) Wednesday 8 January – returning students (before 10pm) |
| Half term | Friday 14 February (leave between 2pm and 8pm) to Sunday 23 February (arrive before 10pm) |
| Departure day | Friday 27th March (from 2pm) |
Summer term 2020
| Arrival day | Tuesday 14 April – new students (12pm-5pm) Tuesday 14 April – returning students (before 10pm) |
| Half term | Friday 22 May (leave between 2pm and 8pm) to Sunday 31 May (arrive before 10pm) |
| Speech day | Wednesday 24 June (Students may leave with their parents if the parents attend Speech Day) |
| Departure day | Thursday 25 June |
Exeats
Exeats are optional weekend periods of absence from the School. Students may remain at School.
- Two weekend exeats per term are allowed (except Autumn Term in which three exeats are allowed)
- All exeats can start from 12:10pm on the Saturday and students must be back by around 8pm on the Sunday
- Prior permission for all exeats must be obtained from the Senior Housemaster or Housemistress by the Thursday before the planned exeat
- Permission to go out for an exeat weekend will only be given to students visiting parents, family members or guardians aged 25 years and over