Badminton School

Term Dates

2024 - 2025 Academic Year

Autumn Term 2024
Monday 2nd SeptemberNew Staff Induction Day
Tuesday 3rd SeptemberStaff INSET Day
Wednesday 4th September

Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day

10:00: New Boarders in Year 9 & 10 arrive at Peace Memorial Hall 
12:00: New Day Pupils in Year 9 & 10 arrive for Welcome Lunch at Northcote
12:05: Welcome Lunch for all new Year 9 & 10 pupils and parents (Day & Boarding) in the Dining Room
13:00: New Boarders in Lower Sixth arrival at the Sixth Form Centre
15:00: Welcome Tea for all Lower Sixth pupils and parents (Day & Boarding) in the Sixth Form Centre
17:30: Lower Sixth Boarders' Induction Evening

Thursday 5th September

Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day

09:30 - 14:30: Induction activities for all new Year 9 & 10 pupils (Day & Boarding)
10:00: All Prep School Boarders and all Year 7 & 8 Boarders arrive at Bartlett
10:00: All returning Boarders moving into Year 10, 11 & Upper Sixth arrive at their respective Boarding Houses
10:30: Lower Sixth Induction Day activities begin for all Lower Sixth pupils
12:00: New Day Pupils in Year 7 & 8 arrive for Welcome Lunch at Northcote
12:05: Welcome Lunch for all new Year 7 & 8 pupils and parents (Day & Boarding) in the Dining Room
15:00: New Prep School Parents' and Pupils' Welcome Tea in the Prep School Hall

Friday 6th SeptemberTerm begins
Friday 20th SeptemberExeat Weekend begins at 16:30
Sunday 22nd SeptemberExeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 18th OctoberHalf Term for Senior School Pupils begins at 16:30 (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30)
Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Saturday 19th OctoberBoarders’ Travel Day (no flights to depart Heathrow before 11:00 or Bristol before 09:00)
Sunday 3rd NovemberBoarders’ Travel Day
Monday 4th NovemberTerm resumes
Friday 22nd NovemberExeat Weekend begins at 16:30
Sunday 24th NovemberExeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 13th DecemberEnd of Term; (staggered finish); Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00)
Junior School staggered finish; Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)

 

Spring Term 2025
Monday 6th JanuaryAll Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day
Tuesday 7th JanuarySpring Term begins
Friday 24th JanuaryExeat weekend begins at 16:30
Sunday 26th JanuaryExeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 14th FebruaryHalf Term for Senior School Pupils begins at 16:30; Boarders’ Travel Day, (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30)
Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 23th FebruaryBoarders’ Travel Day
Monday 24th FebruaryTerm resumes
Friday 28th MarchEnd of Term; (staggered finish); Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00) Junior School staggered finish; Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)

 

Summer Term 2025
Tuesday 22nd AprilAll Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day
Wednesday 23rd AprilSummer Term begins
Friday 23rd MayHalf Term for Senior School and Prep School Pupils – staggered finish from 15:30 (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30)
Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 1 JuneBoarders’ Travel Day
Monday 2 JuneTerm resumes
Thursday 3 July

End of Term; (staggered finish)
Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00)
Prep School staggered finish
Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)

Friday 4 JulyAll Staff INSET Morning and Staff End of Term Thank You Meal

 

2025 - 2026 Academic Year

Autumn Term 2025
Monday 1st SeptemberNew Staff Induction Day
Tuesday 2nd SeptemberStaff INSET Day
Wednesday 3rd September

Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day

Boarding: All Year 9 Boarders, New Year 10 Boarders and All Lower Sixth Boarders arrive

Day: New Year 9 Day Pupils, New Year 10 Day Pupils and all Lower Sixth Day Students arrive

New Pupils Welcome Lunch for New Year 9, New Year 10 Parents and Pupils and invited staff

All Lower Sixth Boarders and Day Students arrive with Parents in the Sixth Form Centre with Welcome Tea Lower Sixth Boarders Induction Evening

Thursday 4th September

Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day

Boarding: All Prep School Boarders, All Year 7 and Year 8 Boarders and returning Boarders moving in to Year 10, Year 11 and Upper Sixth arrive

Day: All Year 7 and new Year 8 Day Pupils arrive

New Pupils Welcome Lunch for All Prep School Boarders, All Year 7 and New Year 8

Parents and Pupils and invited staff

From 09:30: Integration Activities begin for new Year 9 Day pupils and all Year 9 Boarders with Year 9 Tutors/PH - come in Mufti

From 09:30 Integration Activities begin for new Boarders in Year 10 with Year 10 Tutors/PH - come in Mufti

Lower Sixth Induction Day with Sixth Form Tutors/HoSF/DHoSF

New Prep School Parents’ and Pupils’ Welcome Tea

Friday 5th SeptemberTerm begins
Friday 19th SeptemberExeat Weekend begins at 16:30
Sunday 21st SeptemberExeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 17th OctoberHalf Term for Senior School Pupils begins at 16:30 (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30)
Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Saturday 18th OctoberBoarders’ Travel Day (no flights to depart Heathrow before 11:00 or Bristol before 09:00)
Sunday 2nd NovemberBoarders’ Travel Day
Monday 3rd NovemberTerm resumes
Friday 21st NovemberExeat Weekend begins at 16:30
Sunday 23rd NovemberExeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 12th DecemberEnd of Term; (staggered finish); Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00)
Junior School staggered finish; Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)

 

Spring Term 2026
Monday 5th JanuaryAll Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day
Tuesday 6th JanuarySpring Term begins
tbcExeat weekend begins at 16:30
tbcExeat Weekend ends – All Boarders to return by 20:00
Friday 13th FebruaryHalf Term for Senior School Pupils begins at 16:30; Boarders’ Travel Day, (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30)
Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 22nd FebruaryBoarders’ Travel Day
Monday 23rd FebruaryTerm resumes
Friday 27th MarchEnd of Term; (staggered finish); Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00) Prep School staggered finish; Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)

 

Summer Term 2026
Monday 20th AprilAll Staff INSET Day/Boarders’ Travel Day
Tuesday 21st AprilSummer Term begins
Monday 4th MayEarly May bank holiday - school closed for day pupils
Friday 22nd MayHalf Term for Senior School and Prep School Pupils – staggered finish from 15:30 (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 16:30)
Prep School Pupils staggered finish
Sunday 31st MayBoarders’ Travel Day
Monday 1st JuneTerm resumes
Thursday 2nd JulyEnd of Term; (staggered finish)
Term ends for Senior School Pupils at 13:00 (Pupils may leave from 12:00)
Prep School staggered finish
Boarders’ Travel Day (Non-flight Boarders may leave from 12:00)
Friday 3rd JulyAll Staff INSET Morning and Staff End of Term Thank You Meal