Term Dates and School Times 

Academic Year 2026-27 – Starting Thursday 3 September 2026

Term 1

Start:  Thursday 3 September 2026

Finish:  Friday 23 October 2026

Inset Days:

• Thursday 3 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
• Friday 4 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
• Friday 23 October 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)

Term 2

Start:  Monday 2 November 2026

Finish:  Friday 18 December 2026

Inset Days:

• Monday 2 November 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)

Term 3

Start:  Monday 4 January 2027

Finish:  Friday 12 February 2027

Term 4

Start:  Monday 22 February 2027

Finish:  Thursday 25 March 2027         

Inset Day:  

• Monday 1 March 2027 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
• Thursday 25 March 2027 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)

Term 5

Start:  Monday 12 April 2027

Finish:  Friday 28 May 2027

• Bank Holiday: Monday 3 May 2027 (school closed to pupils)

Term 6

Start:  Monday 7 June 2027

Finish:  Friday 23 July 2027 

The school day

The start and end times provided show the duration of the compulsory school day.

From September 2023, the DfE (Department for Education) set the expectation that schools provide a minimum school week of 32.5 hours. Oldmixon have always met or exceeded this.

The 32.5 hour minimum expectation includes the time in each day from the official start of the school day (i.e. morning registration) to the official end to the compulsory school day (i.e. official home time). The 32.5 hour minimum includes breaks and lunch times as well as teaching time and any extra-curricular activities that all pupils are expected to attend. It does not include optional before or after school provision.

Our school day starts at 8:45 am and the school day finishes at 3:15 pm.

Main school times

Morning

Gate opens at 8.40am

School starts at 8.40am, the children come straight into class. This is followed by morning registration at 8:45am.

Gates close at 8.45am. Children then need to enter through the main front door.

Afternoon

School finishes at 3.15pm - official end of the school day

Nursery

Morning

Registration 8:30am-9:15am

Home time 11:30am

Afternoon

Registration 12:15pm-12:45pm

Home time 3:15pm