Term dates 2026-27
Cothill House term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Cothill House, Abingdon, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Michaelmas Term starts on Tue 8 Sep 2026 — in 30 days.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas Term | Tue 8 Sep 2026 | Sat 12 Dec 2026 |
| Michaelmas 1st Exeat (Long) | Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Mon 28 Sep 2026 |
| Michaelmas 2nd Exeat (Short) | Fri 9 Oct 2026 | Sun 11 Oct 2026 |
| Michaelmas half term | Fri 23 Oct 2026 | Sun 8 Nov 2026 |
| Michaelmas 3rd Exeat (Long) | Fri 27 Nov 2026 | Mon 30 Nov 2026 |
| Spring Term | Tue 12 Jan 2027 | Wed 24 Mar 2027 |
| Spring 1st Exeat (Short) | Fri 29 Jan 2027 | Sun 31 Jan 2027 |
| Spring half term | Fri 12 Feb 2027 | Mon 22 Feb 2027 |
| Spring 2nd Exeat (Short) | Fri 12 Mar 2027 | Sun 14 Mar 2027 |
| Summer Term | Wed 21 Apr 2027 | Sat 10 Jul 2027 |
| Summer 1st Exeat (Long) | Fri 30 Apr 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
| Summer 2nd Exeat (Short) | Fri 14 May 2027 | Sun 16 May 2027 |
| Summer half term | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Summer 3rd Exeat (Short) | Fri 18 Jun 2027 | Sun 20 Jun 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas 1st exeat (long) | 25 Sep – 28 Sep | 4 days |
| Michaelmas 2nd exeat (short) | 9 Oct – 11 Oct | 3 days |
| Michaelmas half term | 23 Oct – 8 Nov | 17 days |
| Michaelmas 3rd exeat (long) | 27 Nov – 30 Nov | 4 days |
| Christmas holidays | 13 Dec – 11 Jan | 30 days |
| Spring 1st exeat (short) | 29 Jan – 31 Jan | 3 days |
| Spring half term | 12 Feb – 22 Feb | 11 days |
| Spring 2nd exeat (short) | 12 Mar – 14 Mar | 3 days |
| Easter holidays | 25 Mar – 20 Apr | 27 days |
| Summer 1st exeat (long) | 30 Apr – 3 May | 4 days |
| Summer 2nd exeat (short) | 14 May – 16 May | 3 days |
| Summer half term | 28 May – 7 Jun | 11 days |
| Summer 3rd exeat (short) | 18 Jun – 20 Jun | 3 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Boarding school: exeat and half-term end dates are boarder return dates; day children return the following day. Spring half term end published as 'Monday, Febrary 22nd' (sic).
Common questions
When does Cothill House break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Sat 12 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Sun 13 Dec 2026 to Mon 11 Jan 2027 — 30 days.
When is half term at Cothill House?
The next half term at Cothill House runs from Fri 23 Oct 2026 to Sun 8 Nov 2026, which is 17 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Cothill House?
The last day of the summer term is Sat 10 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sun 11 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Cothill House term dates come from?
They were read from Cothill House'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: Cothill House's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.