Term Dates & The School Day
The School Day
The official part of the school day starts with morning registration at 8:25am and ends at 3:00pm. This includes break but not optional before or after school activities. The total time this amounts to in a typical week is 32.25 hours
| 8:00am | Gates Open - Students may enter the school grounds |
| 8:25am | Gates Close |
| 8:30am | Registration - Coaching Time |
| 8:40 - 9:40am | Lesson 1 |
| 9:40 - 10:40am | Lesson 2 |
| 10:40 - 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00pm | Lesson 3 |
| 12:00 - 1:00pm | Lesson 4 |
| 1:00 - 1:40pm | Lunch |
| 1:40 - 2:00pm | DEAR time / Assembly |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Lesson 5 |
Breakfast club runs every day from 8am, as well as some optional activities.
Personal Development Time (PDT) runs from 3:00 - 4:00pm Monday to Thursday.
Term Dates: 2026 - 2027
| Autumn Term 1 2026 | Tuesday 1st September 2026, INSET Day Thursday 8th October 2026, Open Evening, Early Close (13:05) Wednesday 21st October 2026, Term Ends for students Friday, 16th October 2026, GLF INSET Day |
| Autumn Half Term | Monday 26th October 2026 - Friday, 30th October 2026 |
| Autumn Term 2 2026 | Monday 2nd November 2026, Students Return to School Monday 7th December 2026, GLF Collaborates, Early Close (13:05) Friday 18th December 2026, Term Ends |
| Christmas Holidays | Monday, 21st December 2026 - Monday, 4th January 2027 |
| Spring Term 1 2027 | Monday 4th January 2027, INSET Day |
| Spring Half Term | Monday, 15th February 2027 - Friday, 19th February 2027 |
| Spring Term 2 2027 | Monday 22nd February 2027, Students Return to School Tuesday 16th March 2027, GLF Collaborates, Early Close (13:05) Thursday 25th March 2027, Term Ends |
| Spring Holidays | Friday 26th March 2027 - Friday 9th April 2027 |
| Summer Term 1 2027 | Monday 12th April 2027, Students Return to School |
| Summer Half Term | Monday 31st May 2027 - Friday 4th June 2027 |
| Summer Term 2 2027 | Monday 7th June 2027, Students Return to School Thursday 17th June 2027, GLF Collaborates, Early Close (13:05) Friday 25th June 2027, INSET Day Monday 5th July 2027, GLF Collaborates, Early Close (13:05) Friday 16th July 2026, Term Ends for students Monday 19th July 2027, INSET Day |
| Summer Holidays | Thursday 22nd July 2027 - Thursday 2nd September 2027 |
Term Dates: 2027 - 2028
| Autumn Term 1 2027 | Friday 3rd September 2027, INSET Day Thursday 21st October 2027, INSET Day |
| Autumn Half Term | Monday 25th October 2027 - Friday, 29th October 2027 |
| Autumn Term 2 2027 | Monday 1st November 2027, Students Return to School |
| Christmas Holidays | Wednesday, 22nd December 2027 - Tuesday, 4th January 2028 |
| Spring Term 1 2028 | Wednesday 5th January 2028, Students Return to School |
| Spring Half Term | Monday, 14th February 2028 - Friday, 18th February 2028 |
| Spring Term 2 2028 | Monday 21st February 2028, Students Return to School Friday 7th April 2028, Term Ends |
| Spring Holidays | Monday 10th April 2028 - Friday 21st April 2028 |
| Summer Term 1 2028 | Monday 24th April 2028, Students Return to School |
| Summer Half Term | Monday 29th May 2028 - Friday 2nd June 2028 |
| Summer Term 2 2028 | Monday 5th June 2028, Students Return to School |
| Summer Holidays | Monday 24th July 2028 - Friday 1st September 2028 |
