School Term Dates
Term dates 2023-24
AUTUMN 2023
| Begins |
Wednesday 6 September 2023 – Lower School and Years 7, 8 and 10 Thursday 7 September 2023 – Years 9 and 11 |
| Half term | Monday 16 October – Friday 27 October 2023 inclusive |
| Ends | Wednesday 13 December 2023 |
SPRING 2024
| Begins | Wednesday 3 January 2024 |
| Half term | Monday 19 February – Friday 23 February 2024 inclusive |
| Ends | Friday 22 March 2024 |
SUMMER 2024
| Begins | Wednesday 17 April 2024 |
| May Day | Monday 6 May 2024 |
| Half term | Monday 27 May – Friday 31 May 2024 inclusive |
| Ends | Friday 12 July 2024 |
Term dates 2024-25
AUTUMN 2024
| Begins |
Wednesday 4 September 2024 – Lower School and Years 7, 8 and 10 Thursday 5 September 2024 – Years 9 and 11 |
| Half term | Monday 21 October – Friday 1 November 2024 inclusive |
| Ends | Friday 13 December 2024 |
SPRING 2025
| Begins | Tuesday 7 January 2025 |
| Half term | Friday 14 February – Friday 21 February 2025 inclusive |
| Ends | Friday 28 March 2025 |
SUMMER 2025
| Begins | Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| May Day | Monday 5 May 2025 |
| Half term | Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May 2025 inclusive |
| Ends | Wednesday 16 July 2025 |
Kindergarten Dates
St Mary’s Kindergarten is open 51 weeks of the year. Children may attend Kindergarten all year round or during school term-time only if they are siblings of St Mary’s pupils.
The Free Early Years Entitlement Funding is stretched over the 51 weeks and is allocated to the afternoon sessions only.
KINDERGARTEN KEY DATES FOR ALL YEAR ROUND 2023-24
Autumn 2023
Kindergarten re-opens 4 September 2023
Christmas Holiday
Kindergarten is closed 25 December 2023 to 29 December 2023 inclusive
Bank Holidays
Kindergarten is closed on the following bank holidays: 1 January, 29 March, 1 April, 6 May, 27 May, 26 August 2024
Please see below for Kindergarten term time dates:
KINDERGARTEN TERM TIME 2023-24 (SIBLINGS OF ST MARY’S SCHOOL ONLY)
| Autumn Term 2023 | 4 September to 15 December 2023 |
| Half Term | 23 to 27 October 2023 (inclusive) |
| Spring Term 2023 | 2 January to 22 March 2024 |
| Half Term | 19 to 23 February 2024 (inclusive) |
| Summer Term 2023 | 15 April to 19 July 2024 (TBC) |
| Half Term | 27 to 31 May 2024 (inclusive) |