Bedford School term dates 2026/27

Compiled from Bedford School's published calendar · last checked 15 September 2026

These are Bedford School's published term dates for 2026/27: term starts and ends, half terms where the independent school takes them, and the holidays between terms. We take the dates from the independent school's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Anything the independent school publishes as a caveat sits in the notes under each year.

Bedford School term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEnds
Autumn term 2026 termThursday, 3 September 2026Friday, 11 December 2026
Half term holidayFriday, 16 October 2026Monday, 2 November 2026
Christmas holiday holidaySaturday, 12 December 2026Monday, 4 January 2027
Spring term 2027 termTuesday, 5 January 2027Thursday, 25 March 2027
Half term holidayFriday, 12 February 2027Monday, 22 February 2027
Easter holiday holidayFriday, 26 March 2027Monday, 19 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termTuesday, 20 April 2027Saturday, 3 July 2027
Half term holidayFriday, 28 May 2027Monday, 7 June 2027
Published notes for 2026/27:
  • Upper School (senior) dates. Summer term ends Saturday 3 July 2027 for the Upper School, following Speech Day; the Prep School ends Friday 2 July 2027.
  • Half terms are recorded exactly as the school publishes them: Fri 16 Oct - Mon 2 Nov 2026, Fri 12 Feb - Mon 22 Feb 2027, Fri 28 May - Mon 7 Jun 2027.
  • Term start times: Prep 8.35am, Upper 8.40am. End-of-term finish times: Prep 11.50am, Upper 12.15pm.
  • Staff INSET days: Tuesday 1 September 2026, Monday 4 January 2027, Monday 19 April 2027.
  • New Boys' Day (Upper School only): Wednesday 2 September 2026.
  • Exeat weekends: Sat 26 - Sun 27 September 2026, Sat 21 - Sun 22 November 2026, Sat 23 - Sun 24 January 2027, Sat 13 - Sun 14 March 2027, Sat 1 - Sun 2 May 2027 (Bank Holiday Monday 3 May 2027).
  • Boarders should leave their house before 18:00 on the last day of term and return between 18:00 and 21:00; flexi and weekly boarders follow similar protocols during exeat weekends.
  • 2027-28 dates not yet published on the school's term dates page as of 15 September 2026.
Source: these dates come from Bedford School's official term dates page, last checked by us on 15 September 2026. The independent school's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does Bedford School go back?

The next term at Bedford School is Spring term 2027, starting Tuesday, 5 January 2027.

Do these dates apply to everyone at Bedford School?

They're the school's published dates for the main body of pupils. Boarders' return times, new-pupil days, exeat weekends and prep school variations are listed in the notes above where the school publishes them; the school's own communications are the authority.

Where do these dates come from?

From Bedford School's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 15 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

State schools nearby run different dates: see Bedford school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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