Term Dates & School Timetable
Below are our school term dates for 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and our current school timetable:
Term Dates 2024 - 2025
| Autumn Term | |
| First Day of Term | Tuesday 03 September 2024 (Year 7 only) Wednesday 04 September 2024 (Year 7 & 11 only) Thursday 05 September (All Years) |
| Last Day of Term | Friday 20 December 2024 |
| October Half Term | Monday 28 October – Friday 01 November 2024 |
| Further Dates to Notice | INSET day (1) – Monday 02 September 2024 INSET day (2) – Friday 27 September 2024 |
| Spring Term | |
| First Day of Term | Tuesday 07 January 2025 |
| Last Day of Term | Friday 04 April 2025 |
| February Half Term | Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025 |
| Further Dates to Notice | INSET day (3) – Monday 06 January 2025 INSET day (4) – Monday 17 March 2025 Easter Holiday – Monday 07 - Monday 21 April 2025 |
| Summer Term | |
| First Day of Term | Tuesday 22 April 2025 |
| Last Day of Term | Tuesday 22 July 2025 |
| May Half Term | Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May 2025 |
| Further Dates to Notice | Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 05 May 2025 INSET day (5) – Friday 04 July 2025 |
Term Dates 2025 - 2026
| Autumn Term | |
| First Day of Term | Thursday 04 September 2025 (Year 7 only) Friday 05 September 2025 (Year 7 & 11 only) Monday 08 September 2025 (All Years) |
| Last Day of Term | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| October Half Term | Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 2025 |
| Further Dates to Notice | INSET day (1) – Wednesday 03 September 2025 INSET day (2) – Friday 26 September 2025 |
| Spring Term | |
| First Day of Term | Tuesday 06 January 2026 |
| Last Day of Term | Friday 27 March 2026 |
| February Half Term | Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February 2026 |
| Further Dates to Notice | INSET day (3) – Monday 05 January 2026 INSET day (4) – Monday 16 March 2026 Easter Holiday – Monday 30 March - Friday 10 April 2026 |
| Summer Term | |
| First Day of Term | Monday 13 April 2026 |
| Last Day of Term | Wednesday 22 July 2026 |
| May Half Term | Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May 2026 |
| Further Dates to Notice | Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 04 May 2025 INSET day (5) – Friday 03 July 2026 |
Timings of the School Day
The school day starts at 08:35, when the warning bell sounds indicating that students should make way to their tutor base. School buses depart the school site at 15:25.
| Timings | Timetabled | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 |
| 08:35 | Movement bell sounds | Make way to tutor | Make way to tutor | Make way to tutor | Make way to tutor | Make way to tutor |
| 08:40 - 09:10 | Registration & tutor session | Tutor | Tutor | Tutor | Tutor | Tutor |
| 09:10 - 10:00 | Period 1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| 10:00 - 10:50 |
Period 2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Morning break (20 mins) Food outlets: Canteen, Blue Box & Theatre Hall Outdoor spaces: Playground, tennis courts |
Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 11:10 - 12:00 |
Period 3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 |
| 12:00 - 12:50 | Period 4 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P4 |
| 12:50 - 13:30 | Lunch break (40 mins) Food outlets: Canteen, Blue Box & Theatre Hall Outdoor spaces: Playground, tennis courts, 3G pitch Lunchtime clubs: See extra-curricular timetables |
Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:20 | Period 5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 |
| 14:20 - 15:10 | Period 6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 |
| 15:10 | Students depart class. | |||||
| 15:25 | Departure of school buses. | |||||
Testbourne Community School