School Calendar
School Calendar & Term Dates 2025/2026
Term 1
Date | Event |
Wednesday 3rd September | INSET DAY |
Thursday 4th September | Start of Term 1 for Year 7 only (8.30am start) |
Friday 5th September | All year groups in school (8.30am start) |
Thursday 18th September | Meet the Coach Evening |
Wednesday 24th September | Year 11 Parent Information Evening |
Friday 26th September | Sponsored Walk |
Thursday 2nd October | Year 6 Open Evening (early closure) |
Friday 3rd October | INSET Day |
Tuesday 7th October | Year 6 Open Morning |
Wednesday 8th October | Year 6 Open Morning |
Thursday 9th October | Year 6 Open Morning |
Friday 10th October | Friends Quiz Evening |
Thursday 16th October | Year 11 Parents' Evening |
Tuesday 21st October | Year 7 Natural History Museum/London Eye Trip |
Friday 24th October | End of Term 1 |
Term 2
Date | Event |
Monday 3rd November | INSET Day |
Tuesday 4th November | Start of Term 2 for students |
Friday 7th November | Friends Fireworks Event |
Thursday 13th November | KS4 Rewards Evening |
Wednesday 19th November | Year 8 Parents' Evening |
Thursday 4th December | Year 9 Parents' Evening |
Wednesday 17th December | Crash into Christmas Concert - 6-8pm |
Thursday 18th December | Christmas Fayre (school canteen) - 4-8pm |
Friday 19th December | End of Term 2 (early closure) |
Term 3
Date | Event |
Monday 5th January | INSET Day |
Tuesday 6th January | Start of Term 3 for students |
Tuesday 13th January | Parent Tours - 1Parent .30pm-3pm (to book Click here) |
Wednesday 14th January | Year 9 Options Evening |
Friday 16th January | Non-uniform Day - Wellbeing (wear something bright and appropriate) |
Tuesday 20th January | Year 10 Coffee Morning (8.45am - 10am in the school canteen) |
Wednesday 21st January | Year 9 Coffee Morning (8.45am - 10am in the school canteen) |
Tuesday 27th January | GCSE Science Live trip ((Brighton) |
Wednesday 28th January | Friends of Willingdon Meeting - 7pm |
Thursday 29th January | Year 8 Coffee Morning (8.45am - 10am in the school canteen) |
Thursday 29th January | Year 11 Parents' Evening |
Friday 30th January | Friends Quiz Night |
Monday 2nd February | Year 10/11 London Art Trip |
Monday 2nd February | Parent Forum - 6pm |
Tuesday 3rd February | Year 11 Coffee Morning (8.45am - 10am in the school canteen) |
Wednesday 4th February | Non-uniform Day - World Cancer Day |
Friday 6th February | Year 7 Coffee Morning (8.45am - 10am in the school canteen) |
Monday 9th February | SEND Coffee Morning (8.45am - 10am in the school canteen) |
Tuesday 10th February | Year 8 F1 STEM Trip |
Tuesday 10th/Wednesday 11th February | School Production - Annie Jr |
Wednesday 11th February | Parent Tours - 8.30pm-10am (to book Click here) |
Thursday 12th February | Ski trip departs |
Friday 13th February | End of Term 3 |
Term 4
Date | Event |
Monday 23rd February | Start of Term 4 |
Thursday 26th February | Dear England - Drama trip |
Thursday 2nd March | Workplace visit to Paxton Offices (TBC) |
Thursday 5th March | Year 10 Parents' Evening |
Wednesday 11th March | Year 6 Parent Welcome Evening |
Friday 13th March | Imperial War Museum trip |
Thursday 19th March | Year 7 Parents' Evening |
Friday 20th March | Non-uniform Day - Comic Relief Day |
Tuesday 24th March | Valencia trip departs |
Friday 27th March | End of Term 4 |
Term 5
Date | Event |
Monday 13th April | Start of Term 5 |
Wednesday 22nd April | Parent Tours - 8.30pm-10am (to book Click here) |
Monday 4th May | Bank Holiday |
Monday 18th May | Year 10 Work Experience Week |
Friday 22nd May | End of Term 5 |
Term 6
Date | Event |
Monday 1st June | Start of Term 6 |
Thursday 4th June | Parent Tours - 8.30pm-10am (to book Click here) |
Thursday 4th June | Year 10 Parents' Evening |
Sunday 7th June | Music in the Park 2026 - Huggetts Lane Recreation Ground |
Thursday 11th June | KS3 Rewards Evening |
Wednesday 24th June | Year 6 Parent & Meet the Coach Evening |
Thursday 25th June | INSET Day |
Tuesday 30th June | Year 6 Taster Day |
Wednesday 1st July | Year 6 Taster Day |
Thursday 2nd July | Sports Day |
Friday 3rd July | Year 11 Prom |
Tuesday 7th July | Year 6 Coffee Morning - 9am |
Tuesday 7th July | Year 6 Parent Forum - 6pm online |
Thursday 9th July | Phoenix Festival |
Tuesday 21st July | Activities Day |
Wednesday 22nd July | End of Term 6 (early closure) |
INSET Days 2025/2026
Date | Event |
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 | INSET Day |
Friday 3rd October 2025 | INSET Day |
Monday 3rd November 2025 | INSET Day |
Monday 5th January 2026 | INSET Day |
Thursday 25th June 2026 | INSET Day |
September 2026 return to school
Inset Day - Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
Year 7 only will return to school on Thursday, 3rd September 2026
Years 8, 9, 10,11 will return on Friday, 4th September 2026