Term dates 2025-26
Beechwood School term dates 2025-26
The published term dates for Beechwood School, Tunbridge Wells, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Downloads an .ics file — works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2025 | Wed 3 Sep 2025 | Fri 12 Dec 2025 |
| Autumn Half Term | Mon 20 Oct 2025 | Fri 31 Oct 2025 |
| Spring Term 2026 | Tue 6 Jan 2026 | Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
| Spring Half Term | Mon 16 Feb 2026 | Fri 20 Feb 2026 |
| Summer Term 2026 | Tue 21 Apr 2026 | Fri 3 Jul 2026 |
| May Day Bank Holiday | Mon 4 May 2026 | Mon 4 May 2026 |
| Summer Half Term | Mon 25 May 2026 | Fri 29 May 2026 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn half term | 20 Oct – 31 Oct | 12 days |
| Christmas holidays | 13 Dec – 5 Jan | 24 days |
| Spring half term | 16 Feb – 20 Feb | 5 days |
| Easter holidays | 28 Mar – 20 Apr | 24 days |
| May day bank holiday | 4 May – 4 May | 1 days |
| Summer half term | 25 May – 29 May | 5 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Kent
Beechwood School breaks up 371 days earlier than Kent's community schools (12 Dec vs 18 Dec).
Worth knowing if you also have a child at a state school in the area — the two calendars rarely line up. See Kent's dates.
Worth noting
Only 2025-26 is published; no 2026-27 dates on the term-dates page. Autumn 2025 start differs by year group: Prep and Years 7, 10 and 12 start Wed 3 Sep, Years 8, 9, 11 and 13 start Thu 4 Sep. The PDF splits each term into two halves (e.g. Autumn 'Term Ends' Fri 17 Oct, 'Term Starts' again Mon 3 Nov); recorded here as one term span with the half-term break separate. INSET days 1-2 Sep 2025, 5 Jan 2026, 20 Apr 2026.
Common questions
When does Beechwood School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 12 Dec 2025. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 13 Dec 2025 to Mon 5 Jan 2026 — 24 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Beechwood School?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 3 Jul 2026, so the summer holidays start on Sat 4 Jul 2026. The school publishes the 2025-26 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Does Beechwood School follow Kent's term dates?
No. Beechwood School sets its own calendar, and breaks up for Christmas 371 days earlier than Kent's community schools.
Where do these Beechwood School term dates come from?
They were read from Beechwood School's own published calendar for 2025-26 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: Beechwood 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.