Every school date, in one place.
Term dates, half terms, INSET days, exams, parents’ evenings and school events, month by month and in United Kingdom time.
Students are in lessons until Friday, 16 October 2026.
Next · Autumn Half Term
17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 · in 5 days
Term dates and school events.
Choose a month to see the term shading, then a day for what is happening on it. All times are United Kingdom time. Lesson timetables and pupil-specific dates stay in the secure parent and student portals.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Teaching day
- Half term and holidays
- INSET (no students)
- Bank holiday
Dates in October 2026
- Term datesAutumn Term - First Half7 Sep – 16 Oct 2026
- Half termAutumn Half Term17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
No events are published for October 2026 yet. The term dates above still apply.
Three terms a year.
iBOS follows the independent school term pattern: Autumn, Spring and Summer. The dates below are the published ones for each academic year.
Academic year 2026/27
Autumn Term 2026
Monday 7 September - Friday 11 December 2026
- Staff INSET
- 2 Sep – 4 Sep 2026
- Autumn Half Term
- 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Spring Term 2027
Tuesday 5 January - Thursday 25 March 2027
- Staff INSET
- 4 Jan 2027
- Spring Half Term
- 13 Feb – 21 Feb 2027
Summer Term 2027
Monday 19 April - Friday 9 July 2027
- Early May Bank Holiday
- 3 May 2027
- Summer Half Term
- 22 May – 30 May 2027
- Spring Bank Holiday
- 31 May 2027
Academic year 2025/26
Autumn Term 2025
Thursday 4 September - Friday 12 December 2025
- Staff INSET
- 1 Sep – 3 Sep 2025
- Autumn Half Term
- 18 Oct – 2 Nov 2025
Spring Term 2026
Tuesday 6 January - Friday 27 March 2026
- Staff INSET
- 5 Jan 2026
- Spring Half Term
- 16 Feb – 20 Feb 2026
Summer Term 2026
Monday 20 April - Friday 10 July 2026
- Early May Bank Holiday
- 4 May 2026
- Summer Half Term
- 25 May – 29 May 2026
Events and individual schedules
Open events are published for prospective families. Enrolled families can find pupil-specific dates in the secure parent portal.