Term datesBedford School

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These are Bedford School's own term dates for 2025/26 and 2026/27 — read from bedfordschool.org.uk. The school hasn't published 2027/28 yet, so those years are filled from Bedford council's calendar: term dates and holidays, but not the school's own training days, usually five a year. Expect a few extra closed days. We re-check every few days and swap in the school's dates the moment they appear.

How we read these

1Opened the term-dates page on bedfordschool.org.uk.
2Read the dates off the page with our language model.
3Kept 21 dates of the school's own for 25/26, 26/27; 27/28 is Bedford council's dates until the school publishes its own — and we re-check every few days, so they stay right on their own.

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Summer Holiday now

Back to school Thu 3 Septin 6 days

First day off after that: October Half Term · Mon 19 Oct – Fri 30 Oct in 7½ wks

Days off · 2025/2026

Today

Summer Holiday

Mon 6 Jul – Mon 31 Aug

back to school Thu 3 Sept

Days off · 2026/2027

INSET Day

Tue 1 Sept

Upper School

Wed 2 Sept

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in school · 6½ weeks

October Half Term

Mon 19 Oct – Fri 30 Oct

back to school Mon 2 Nov

in school · 6 weeks · last day Fri 11 Dec

Christmas Holiday

Mon 14 Dec – Fri 1 Jan

back to school Tue 5 Jan

INSET Day

Mon 4 Jan

in school · 6 weeks

February Half Term

Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb

back to school Mon 22 Feb

in school · 5 weeks · last day Thu 25 Mar

Easter Holiday

Fri 26 Mar – Fri 16 Apr

back to school Tue 20 Apr

INSET Day

Mon 19 Apr

in school · 2 weeks

Early May Bank Holiday

Mon 3 May

in school · 4 weeks

May Half Term

Mon 31 May – Fri 4 Jun

back to school Mon 7 Jun

in school · 4 weeks

Year group arrangement

Fri 2 Jul – Sat 3 Jul

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Summer Holiday

Mon 5 Jul – Tue 31 Aug

back to school Wed 1 Sept

in school · 7½ weeks

Days off · 2027/2028

October Half Term

Mon 25 Oct – Fri 29 Oct

back to school Mon 1 Nov

in school · 7 weeks · last day Fri 17 Dec

Christmas Holiday

Mon 20 Dec – Mon 3 Jan

back to school Tue 4 Jan

in school · 6 weeks

February Half Term

Mon 14 Feb – Fri 18 Feb

back to school Mon 21 Feb

in school · 6 weeks · last day Fri 31 Mar

Easter Holiday

Mon 3 Apr – Mon 17 Apr

back to school Tue 18 Apr

in school · 2 weeks

Early May Bank Holiday

Mon 1 May

in school · 4 weeks

May Half Term

Mon 29 May – Fri 2 Jun

back to school Mon 5 Jun

in school · 7 weeks · last day Fri 21 Jul

Summer Holiday

Mon 24 Jul – Thu 31 Aug

Bedford School term dates at a glance

When does Bedford School go back?: Bedford School returns on Thursday, 3 September 2026.
When does Bedford School break up for Summer?: Bedford School breaks up on Friday, 3 July 2026, the Summer Holiday runs from Monday, 6 July 2026 to Monday, 31 August 2026 and pupils return on Thursday, 3 September 2026.
When does Bedford School break up for October Half Term?: Bedford School breaks up on Friday, 16 October 2026, the October Half Term runs from Monday, 19 October 2026 to Friday, 30 October 2026 and pupils return on Monday, 2 November 2026.
When does Bedford School break up for Christmas?: Bedford School breaks up on Friday, 11 December 2026, the Christmas Holiday runs from Monday, 14 December 2026 to Friday, 1 January 2027 and pupils return on Tuesday, 5 January 2027.

Checked against the school's own page on 28 August 2026.

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