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Orchard Park High School

TERM & KEY DATES

Polite reminder

Parents/carers are reminded not to take their child out of school during term time.

A full list of term dates can be found below.

Inset days for 2025-26 are as follows:

  • Monday 1st September 2025
  • Friday 17th October 2025
  • Monday 5th January 2026
  • Monday 13th April 2026
  • Friday 19th June 2026

Term dates 2025-26 

Autumn term 2025

Monday 1st September to Friday 19th December

Start of term autumn term:

Monday 1st September – school is closed to all students - Inset day
Tuesday 2nd September – Year 7 and Year 11 students only in school
Wednesday 3rd September – all students return to school

Half term

Monday 20th October to Friday 31st October

Christmas holiday

Monday 22nd December to Friday 2nd January 2026


Spring term 2026

Monday 5th January 2026 to Friday 27th March

Half term

Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February

Easter holiday

Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April


Summer term 2026

Monday 13th April to Friday 17th July

Half term

Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May

Term dates 2026-27 

Autumn term 2026

Tuesday 1st September – Inset day (school is closed to students)
Wednesday 2nd September – Years 7 and 11 only in school
Thursday 3rd September – all students return to school

Inset day

Friday 16th October – school is closed to students

Half term holiday

Monday 19th October to Friday 30th October

End of autumn term

Friday 18th December


Spring term 2027

Start of spring term

Monday 4th January – Inset day (school is closed to students)

Tuesday 5th January – all students return to school

Half term holiday

Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February 

End of spring term

Thursday 25th March


Summer term 2027

Start of summer term

12th April – Inset day (school is closed to students)

13th April – all students return to school

Half term holiday

Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June

Inset day

Friday 25th June – school is closed to students

End of summer term

Friday 16th July