Term Dates & Calendar

The Blue Book contains a full list of events and fixtures in School throughout a given term. You can also click below to access our online events calendar which includes our Old Orwellian events.

Term Dates

Spring Term 2025

Term begins - Wednesday 8 January (7.00pm)
Long weekend begins - Friday 24 January (3.45pm)
Long weekend ends - Monday 27 January (7.00pm)
Half-term begins - Friday 14 February (3.45pm)
Half-term ends - Sunday 23 February (7.00pm)
Long Weekend begins - Thursday 13 March (3.45pm)
Long Weekend ends - Sunday 16 March (7.00pm)
Term ends - Wednesday 26 March (3.45pm)

Summer Term 2025

Term begins - Wednesday 23 April (7.00pm)
Long Weekend begins - Friday 2 May (3.45pm)
Bank Holiday - Monday 5 May
Long Weekend ends - Monday 5 May (7.00pm)
Half-term begins - Friday 23 May (3.45pm)
Half-term ends - Sunday 1 June (7.00pm)
Common Entrance - Tuesday 3 June - Friday 6 June
Long Weekend begins - Friday 20 June (3.45pm)
Long Weekend ends - Monday 23 June (7.00pm)
Term ends - Saturday 5 July (3.45pm) (Year 8 Leavers: 12 midnight)

Autumn Term 2025

Term begins - Wednesday 3 September (7.00pm)
Exeat Weekend begins - Friday 19 September (3.45pm or 5pm)
Exeat Weekend ends - Sunday 21 September (7.00pm)
Exeat Weekend begins - Friday 3 October (3.45pm or 5pm)
Exeat Weekend ends - Sunday 5 October (7.00pm)
Half-term begins - Friday 17 October (3.45pm)
Half-term ends - Sunday 2 November (7.00pm)
Exeat Weekend begins - Friday 14 November (3.45pm or 5pm)
Exeat Weekend ends - Sunday 16 November (7.00pm)
Exeat Weekend begins - Friday 28 November (3.45pm or 5pm)
Exeat Weekend ends - Sunday 30 November (7.00pm)
Term ends - Friday 12 December (12 noon)