Term dates 2026-27
Port Regis Preparatory School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Port Regis Preparatory School, Shaftesbury, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn Term 2026 starts on Tue 8 Sep 2026 — in 30 days.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2026 | Tue 8 Sep 2026 | Fri 11 Dec 2026 |
| Autumn Quarter Exeat | Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Sun 27 Sep 2026 |
| Autumn Half Term | Fri 16 Oct 2026 | Sun 1 Nov 2026 |
| Autumn Three-Quarter Exeat | Fri 20 Nov 2026 | Sun 22 Nov 2026 |
| Spring Term 2027 | Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Spring Quarter Exeat | Fri 22 Jan 2027 | Sun 24 Jan 2027 |
| Spring Half Term | Fri 12 Feb 2027 | Sun 21 Feb 2027 |
| Spring Three-Quarter Exeat | Fri 5 Mar 2027 | Sun 7 Mar 2027 |
| Summer Term 2027 | Fri 16 Apr 2027 | Fri 2 Jul 2027 |
| Summer Quarter Exeat | Fri 30 Apr 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
| Summer Half Term | Fri 28 May 2027 | Sun 6 Jun 2027 |
| Summer Three-Quarter Exeat | Fri 18 Jun 2027 | Sun 20 Jun 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn quarter exeat | 25 Sep – 27 Sep | 3 days |
| Autumn half term | 16 Oct – 1 Nov | 17 days |
| Autumn three-quarter exeat | 20 Nov – 22 Nov | 3 days |
| Christmas holidays | 12 Dec – 6 Jan | 26 days |
| Spring quarter exeat | 22 Jan – 24 Jan | 3 days |
| Spring half term | 12 Feb – 21 Feb | 10 days |
| Spring three-quarter exeat | 5 Mar – 7 Mar | 3 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 15 Apr | 21 days |
| Summer quarter exeat | 30 Apr – 3 May | 4 days |
| Summer half term | 28 May – 6 Jun | 10 days |
| Summer three-quarter exeat | 18 Jun – 20 Jun | 3 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Term starts are day-pupil return dates; boarders return the previous day (7 Sep 2026, 6 Jan 2027, 15 Apr 2027). Summer term ends Thu 1 Jul 15:00 for B-F Form and Fri 2 Jul 12:00 for A Form; autumn term ends Fri 11 Dec 12:00.
Common questions
When does Port Regis Preparatory School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 11 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 12 Dec 2026 to Wed 6 Jan 2027 — 26 days.
When is half term at Port Regis Preparatory School?
The next half term at Port Regis Preparatory 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 Port Regis Preparatory School?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 2 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sat 3 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Port Regis Preparatory School term dates come from?
They were read from Port Regis Preparatory 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: Port Regis Preparatory 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.