Term dates 2026-27
Bedales School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Bedales School, Petersfield, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn Term 2026 starts on Sun 6 Sep 2026 — in 28 days.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2026 | Sun 6 Sep 2026 | Fri 11 Dec 2026 |
| Autumn Long Leave 1 | Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Sun 27 Sep 2026 |
| Autumn half term | Fri 16 Oct 2026 | Sun 1 Nov 2026 |
| Autumn Long Leave 2 | Thu 19 Nov 2026 | Sun 22 Nov 2026 |
| Spring Term 2027 | Sun 3 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Spring Long Leave 1 | Fri 22 Jan 2027 | Sun 24 Jan 2027 |
| Spring half term | Thu 11 Feb 2027 | Sun 21 Feb 2027 |
| Spring Long Leave 2 | Fri 12 Mar 2027 | Sun 14 Mar 2027 |
| Summer Term 2027 | Sun 18 Apr 2027 | Thu 1 Jul 2027 |
| Summer Long Leave | Fri 30 Apr 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
| Summer half term | Fri 28 May 2027 | Sun 6 Jun 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Holidays | 28 Sep – 18 Nov | 52 days |
| Autumn half term | 16 Oct – 1 Nov | 17 days |
| Holidays | 23 Nov – 2 Jan | 41 days |
| Christmas holidays | 25 Jan – 11 Mar | 46 days |
| Spring half term | 11 Feb – 21 Feb | 11 days |
| Easter holidays | 15 Mar – 17 Apr | 34 days |
| Summer half term | 28 May – 6 Jun | 10 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Bedales Senior School key-dates PDF, linked from https://www.bedales.org.uk/term-dates. Staggered starts: autumn starts Sun 6 Sep (Block 3 and 6.1), all students in lessons Tue 8 Sep; spring starts Sun 3 Jan for 6.2 (mocks), all students present Wed 6 Jan; summer boarders return Sun 18 Apr, all present Mon 19 Apr. Half terms/long leaves begin ~16:30 on the start date; end date is the day boarders return (all students present the following Monday).
Common questions
When does Bedales School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Sun 24 Jan 2027. The Christmas holidays run from Mon 25 Jan 2027 to Thu 11 Mar 2027 — 46 days.
When is half term at Bedales School?
The next half term at Bedales School runs from Fri 16 Oct 2026 to Sun 1 Nov 2026, which is 17 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Bedales School?
The last day of the summer term is Mon 3 May 2027, so the summer holidays start on Tue 4 May 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Bedales School term dates come from?
They were read from Bedales School's own published calendar for 2026-27 on 8 August 2026, and the source is linked on this page. Schools sometimes change dates or add inset days, so check the school's page before booking anything.
Source: Bedales School's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.