Details of events taking place during the school term can be found on the school calendar.
Summer Term 2025 (Cloister Time)
Staff Professional Development Day 22nd April 2025
School opens 2115 22nd April 2025, day pupils return 23rd April 2025
Exeat begins 1800 3rd May 2025
Exeat ends 2115 5th May 2025
Leave-out begins 1305 23rd May 2025
Leave-out ends 2115 1st June 2025
Wykeham Day, 14th June 2025. Exeat begins 1700
Exeat ends 2115 16th June 2025
School goes down 1100 28th June 2025 for JP, MP, V and VI2 (these pupils may be collected from houses after Commendā on Friday 27th June with the agreement of their Housemasters.) VI Book 1 depart after Domum dinner on 28th June
Autumn Term 2025 (Short Half)
New Dons Induction 27th August 2025
Staff Professional Development Days 28th and 29th August 2025
JP arrive 1030 for 1100 Saturday 30th August 2025
VI Book 2 new pupils arrive Saturday 30th August 2025, 1100 boarders, 1200 day pupils
VI Book 1 arrive 1400 Sunday 31st August 2025
MP, V Book and remaining VI2 arrive from 1800, Sunday 31st August 2025
Term begins 2015 Sunday 31st August 2025
Exeat begins 1305 26th September 2025
Exeat ends 2115 28th September 2025
Leave-out begins 1305 17th October 2025
Leave-out ends 2115 2nd November 2025
Remembrance Sunday Service 1015-1115 Sunday 9th November (attendance compulsory for all pupils)
Exeat begins 1305 21st November 2025
Exeat ends 2115 23rd November 2025
School goes down 0900 13th December 2025 (pupils may be collected after Illuminā on Friday 12th December with the agreement of their Housemasters)
Spring Term 2026 (Common Time)
Staff Professional Development Days 5th and 6th January 2026
School opens 2015 6th January 2026, day pupils return 7th January 2026
Exeat begins 1305 23rd January 2026
Exeat ends 2115 25th January 2026
Leave-out begins 1305 13th February 2026
Leave-out ends 2115 22nd February 2026
Exeat begins 1305 6th March 2026
Exeat ends 2115 8th March 2026
School goes down 0900 21st March 2026 (pupils may be collected from houses after Commendā on Friday 20th March with the agreement of their Housemasters)
Summer Term 2026 (Cloister Time)
Staff Professional Development Day 13th and 14th April 2026
School opens 2115 14th April 2026, day pupils return 15th April 2026
Exeat begins 1800 2nd May 2026
Exeat ends 2115 4th May 2026
Leave-out begins 1305 22nd May 2026
Leave-out ends 2115 31st May 2026
Wykeham Day, 13th June 2026. Exeat begins 1700
Exeat ends 2115 15th June 2026
School goes down 1100 27th June 2026 for JP, MP, V and VI2 (these pupils may be collected from houses after Commendā on Friday 26th June with the agreement of their Housemasters.) VI Book 1 depart after Domum dinner on 27th June
Please note, the dates below are provisional
Autumn Term 2026 (Short Half)
New Dons Induction Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Staff Professional Development Days Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September
JP arrive 1030 for 1100 Saturday 5th September
VI Book 2 new pupils arrive Saturday 5th September, 1400 boarders, 1430 day pupils
VI Book 1 arrive 1400 Sunday 6th September
MP, V Book and remaining VI Book 2 arrive from 1800, Sunday 6th September
Term begins 2015 Sunday 6th September
Exeat begins 1305 Friday 25th September
Exeat ends 2115 Sunday 27th September
Leave-out begins 1305 Friday 16th October
Leave-out ends 2115 Sunday 1st November
Remembrance Sunday Service 1015-1115 Sunday 8th November (attendance compulsory for all pupils)
Exeat begins 1305 Friday 20th November
Exeat ends 2115 Sunday 22nd November
School goes down 0900 Saturday 12th December (pupils may be collected after Illuminā on Friday 11th
December with the agreement of their Housemasters)
Spring Term 2027 (Common Time)
Staff Professional Development Days Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th January 2027
School opens 2015 Tuesday 5th January, day pupils return Wednesday 6th January
Exeat begins 1305 Friday 22nd January
Exeat ends 2115 Sunday 24th January
Leave-out begins 1305 Friday 12th February
Leave-out ends 2115 Sunday 21st February
Exeat begins 1305 Friday 12th March
Exeat ends 2115 Sunday 14th March
School goes down 0900 Thursday 25th March (pupils may be collected from houses after Commendā on
Wednesday 24th March with the agreement of their Housemasters)
Summer Term 2027 (Cloister Time)
Staff Professional Development Days Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th April 2027
School opens 2115 Tuesday 20th April, day pupils return Wednesday 21st April
Exeat begins 1800 Saturday 1st May
Exeat ends 2115 Monday 3rd May
Leave-out begins 1305 Friday 28th May
Leave-out ends 2115 Sunday 6th June
Wykeham Day Saturday 19th June. Exeat begins 1700
Exeat ends 2115 Monday 21st June
School goes down 1100 Saturday 3rd July for JP, MP, V Book and VI Book 2 (these pupils may be collected from
houses after Commendā on Friday 2nd July with the agreement of their Housemasters). VI Book 1 depart after
Domum dinner on Saturday 3rd July