Cheltenham College Term Dates

Term Dates

Below are the term dates for both College and The Prep for the academic years ahead. The exact timings for each school will differ, please carefully check the tables below.

Please note that dates from 2024 onwards are provisional, and may be subject to change.

College

Summer Term 2023
Monday 17 April	Staff Inset
Monday 17 April	Boarders to return by 20.00
Tuesday 18 April	Term begins
Monday 1 May Bank Holiday	Normal school day
Friday 5 May (from 13:00) – Monday 8 May (boarders to return from 18.00)	Exeat
Saturday 27 May (from 14.00) – Monday 5 June (boarders to return by 20.00)	Half Term
Saturday 27 May	Speech Day
Monday 5 June	Staff Inset
Saturday 1 July	Leavers Day
Saturday 1 July	Term ends

Autumn Term 2023
Thursday 31 August & Friday 1 September	Staff Inset
Friday 1 September – Sunday 3 September	International induction
Sunday 3 September – Monday 4 September	New pupil induction
Monday 4 September	Boarders to return by 20.00
Tuesday 5 September	Term begins
Friday 22 September (from 13.00) – Sunday 24 September (boarders to return by 20.00)	Exeat
Friday 20 October (from 11.00) – Sunday 5 November (boarders to return by 20.00)	Half Term
Friday 24 November (from 13.00) – Sunday 26 November (boarders to return by 20.00)	Exeat
Wednesday 13 December (from 11.00)	Term ends

Spring Term 2024
Thursday 4 & Friday 5 January	Staff Inset
Sunday 7 January	Boarders to return by 20.00
Monday 8 January	Term begins
Friday 26 January (from 13.00) – Sunday 28 January (boarders to return by 20.00)	Exeat
Friday 9 February (from 11.00) – Sunday 18 February (boarders to return by 20.00)	Half Term
Friday 8 March (from 13.00) – Sunday 10 March (boarders to return by 20.00)	Exeat
Friday 22 March (from 11.00)	Term ends

Summer Term 2024
Monday 15 April	Staff Inset
Monday 15 April	Boarders to return by 20.00
Tuesday 16 April	Term begins
Saturday 4 May (from 12.30) – Monday 6 May (boarders to return by 20.00)	Exeat
Saturday 25 May (from 14.00) – Monday 3 June (boarders to return by 20.00)	Half Term
Monday 3 June	Staff Inset
Tuesday 4 June	Term begins
Saturday 29 June	Term ends

The Prep

Summer Term 2023
Monday 17 April	Boarders return
Tuesday 18 April	Term begins (pupils report to classrooms)
Monday 1 May Bank Holiday	Normal school day
Friday 5 May – Monday 8 May	Exeat (from 13.00)
Friday 26 May – Sunday 4 June	Half Term (begins at end of school day on Friday)
Saturday 1 July	Term ends (after Speech Day)

Autumn Term 2023
Monday 4 September	Boarders return (by 20.00)
Tuesday 5 September	Term begins (pupils report to classrooms)
Friday 22 September – Sunday 24 September	Exeat (begins at end of school day on Friday)
Saturday 21 October – Sunday 5 November	Half Term
Friday 24 November – Sunday 26 November	Exeat (begins at end of school day on Friday)
Wednesday 13 December	Term ends (after Carol Service)

Spring Term 2024
Sunday 7 January	Boarders return (by 20.00)
Monday 8 January	Term begins (pupils report to classrooms)
Friday 26 January – Sunday 28 January	Exeat (begins at end of school day on Friday)
Saturday 10 – Sunday 18 February	Half Term
Friday 8 – Sunday 10 March	Exeat (begins at end of school day on Friday)
Friday 22 March	Term ends

Summer Term 2024
Monday 15 April	Boarders return (by 20.00)
Tuesday 16 April	Term begins (pupils report to classrooms)
Saturday 4 – Monday 6 May	Exeat (begins at end of school day on Friday)
Saturday 25 May – Sunday 2 June	Half Term
Monday 3 June	Term begins
Friday 28 June	Term ends (after Speech Day)

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