Calendar & term dates

Term dates 2025–2026

Autumn term

Monday 1 September 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025

Inset days: Monday 1 September, Tuesday 2 September and Friday 28 November

Inset days are for staff training. The school will be closed to students on these days. All staff will attend on inset days.

New Year 7 students only: Wednesday 3 September

First day of term for all students: Thursday 4 September

Half term holiday: Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October (5 days)

Christmas holiday: Monday 22 December to Friday 2 January (10 days)

Public holidays

  • Thursday 25 December — Christmas Day

  • Friday 26 December — Boxing Day

Year planner view 2025–2026

Spring term

Monday 5 January 2026 to Friday 27 March 2026

Half term holiday: Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February (5 days)

Easter holiday: Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April (10 days)

Public holidays

  • Thursday 1 January — New Year’s Day

  • Friday 3 April — Good Friday

  • Monday 6 April — Easter Monday

Summer term

Monday 13 April 2026 to Monday 20 July 2026

Inset days: Friday 17 July and Monday 20 July

May Day bank holiday: Monday 4 May

Half term holiday: Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May (5 days)

Public holidays

  • Monday 4 May — May Day bank holiday

  • Monday 25 May — Spring bank holiday

  • Monday 31 August — August bank holiday

Whole school events and celebrations 2025–2026

Autumn term

  • TBC

Spring term

  • TBC

Summer term

  • TBC

Parent group meetings 2025–2026

Autumn term

Parent groups are suitable for all members of the family and friends

  • Friday 12 September, 10AM Year 7 parents at Priory School

  • Friday 12 September, 1PM Whole school (online)

  • Tuesday 16 September, 10AM Year 14 coffee morning at Priory School

  • Thursday 9 October, 10AM–1PM Understanding transitions to adulthood webinar for parents of year 12–14

  • Tuesday 21 October, 10AM Understanding autism and severe learning disabilities

  • Thursday 6 November, 10AM An introduction to speech and language therapy (online)

  • Wednesday 26 November, 10AM Speech and language therapy workshop with Attention Autism

  • Monday 1–Friday 5 December 6th form family learning week

  • Friday 12 December, 10AM Christmas market and show

Spring term

  • Tuesday 13 January, 10AM Sensory processing needs and preferences in autistic children (online)

  • Friday 16 January Careers fair

  • Monday 19–Friday 23 January Pathway 1 & 4 family learning week

  • Wednesday 28 January, 10AM Sensory motor strategies for sensory regulation and motor development

  • Tuesday 10 February, 10AM Making a sensory toolkit for your child

  • Wednesday 4 March, 10AM The theory and function of your child’s behaviour (online)

  • Monday 9–Friday 13 March Pathway 2 family learning week

  • Tuesday 24 March, 10AM Practical behaviour support

Summer term

  • Tuesday 14 April Eric Bladder charity presentation

  • Monday 20–Friday 24 April Pathway 3 family learning week

  • Wednesday 6 May, 10AM Relationship and sex education

  • Monday 18–Friday 2 May Pathway 5 family learning week

  • Thursday 4 June, 10AM Internet safety (online)

  • Tuesday 1 July, 10AM Year 13 transition to college at Priory School

Governors meetings 2025–2026

Autumn term

  • Tuesday 9 September

  • Tuesday 14 October

  • Wednesday 15 October

  • Tuesday 18 November

  • Tuesday 16 December

Spring term

  • Tuesday 3 February

  • Tuesday 24 February

  • Tuesday 24 March

Summer term

  • Tuesday 28 April

  • Tuesday 16 June

  • Tuesday 14 July