Term Dates & School Times

The school day

The Aylesford School academic day starts at 8:30am and ends 3:00pm.

Inset days & school holidays

Aylesford School does not hold INSET days during the school term therefore we provide a 2-week October half term with students still receiving their full 190 days of statutory education.

Staff training is completed throughout the year during evening sessions. School holiday periods are used for an extensive timetable of intervention sessions for GCSE and A level classes. This gives parents additional options and greater scope for planning holidays and avoiding holidays being taken in term time.

Where possible bank holidays are incorporated into School holiday periods and school terms start and end on Mondays and Fridays.

Term dates

Term Dates 2024-25
Term 1
Monday 2nd September 2024	Staff inset day
Tuesday 3rd September 2024	Years 7 and 12 students only
Wednesday 4th September 2024	Whole school returns
Term 1 Ends - Half Term	Friday 18th October 2024
Term 2
Monday 4th November 2024	Friday 20th December 2024	Early Finish - School Closes 12.10pm
Term 3
Monday 6th January 2025	Friday 14th February 2025
Term 4
Monday 24th February 2025	Friday 4th April 2025	Good Friday Friday 18 April 2025 Easter Monday Monday 21 April 2025 Early May Bank Holiday 5 May 2025
Term 5
Tuesday 22nd April 2025	Friday 23rd May 2025	Spring Bank Holiday 26 May 2025
Term 6
Monday 2nd June 2025	Wednesday 23rd July 2025

Term Dates 2025 - 26
Term 1
Monday 1 September 2025 Staff Inset Day	Friday 17 October 2025
Tuesday 2 September Induction Day for Years 7 & 12 Students only
Wednesday 3 September 2025 Whole School Returns
Term 2
Monday 3 November 2025	Friday 19 December 2025
Term 3
Monday 5 January 2026	Friday 13 February 2026
Term 4
Monday 23 February 2026	Thursday 2 April 2026	Good Friday 3 April 2026 Easter Monday 6 April 2026
Term 5
Monday 20 April 2026	Friday 22 May 2026	Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026
Term 6
Monday 1 June 2026	Wednesday 22 July 2026	Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026