Term Dates & School Day
Southmead Term Dates
Please see the table below for our School Term dates for this academic year, including School INSET days.
Term Dates 2025-2026
Autumn term 2025
- First day for children: Wednesday 3rd September 2025
- Last day for children: Friday 19th December 2025 – School closes at 1:30PM
- Half Term Holiday: Monday 27th October 2025 – Friday 31st October 2025
- INSET DAYS – Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Spring term 2026
- First day for children: Tuesday 6th January 2026
- Last day for children: Friday 27th March 2026 – School closes at 1:30PM
- Half term: Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026
- Bank Holiday Monday 3rd & Friday 6th April 2026
- INSET DAYS – Monday 5th January 2026
Summer term 2026
- First day for children: Tuesday 14th April 2026
- Last day for children: Friday 17th July 2026 – School closes at 1:30PM
- Half term: Monday 25th May 2026 – Friday 29th May 2026
- Bank Holiday: Monday 4th May & Monday May 25th 2026
- INSET DAY – Monday 13th April & Monday July 20th 2026
PDF Version available HERE
Term Dates 2026-2027
Autumn term 2026
- First day for children: Thursday 3rd September 2026
- Last day for children: Friday 18th December 2026 – School closes at 1:30PM
- Half Term Holiday: Monday 26th October 2026 to Friday 30th October 2026
- INSET DAYS – Tuesday 1st September & Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Spring term 2027
- First day for children: Tuesday 5th January 2027
- Last day for children: Thursday 25th March 2027 – School closes at 1:30PM
- Half term: Monday 15th February 2027 to Friday 19th February 2027
- Bank Holidays Friday 1st January & Friday 26th March & Monday 29th March 2027
- INSET DAYS – Monday 4th January 2027
Summer term 2027
- First day for children: Tuesday 13th April 2027
- Last day for children: Wednesday 21st July 2027 – School closes at 1:30PM
- Half term: Monday 1st June 2027 to Friday 4th June 2027
- Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May & Monday May 31st 2027
- INSET DAY – Monday 12th April 2027
PDF Version available HERE
Times of the School Day
| Year Group | Drop Off Time | Location | Pick Up Time | Location |
| Nursery (AM) | 8:40 to 8:55am | Back Entrance | 11:45am | Back Entrance |
| Nursery (PM) | 12:25pm | Back Entrance | 3:25pm | Back Entrance |
| Reception | 8.40 to 8:55am | Back Entrance | 3.20pm | Back Entrance |
| KS1 (Years 1&2) | 8:40 to 8.55am | Back Entrance | 3.20pm | Front Play Ground |
| KS2 (Years 3&4) | 8:40 to 8.55am | Front Gate | 3.25pm | Front Play Ground |
| KS2 (Years 5&6) | 8:40 to 8.55am | Front Gate | 3.30pm | Front Play Ground |
| Cherry Class | 8.40 to 8:55am | Back Entrance | 3.15pm | Front Play Ground |
Total hours provided – 32.5 hours minimum
Drop off and collection
- Class Teachers are responsible for the orderly dismissal of pupils from their classrooms.
- Class Teachers must be sure that pupils’ leaving arrangements are SAFE
- Class Teachers will not allow children to leave with unknown persons
- Children in Year 6 are only allowed to walk home alone with written permission from parents and agreement from school that it is appropriate and safe to do so
- Where a person other than a child’s parent is collecting a child from school – school expects to be informed by the child’s parent in advance
- Where a different to the usual person is sent to pick up a child – school needs notification as they will not release a child to an unknown adult or to another parent
- Parents will drop off / collect children (or arrange for this to happen) punctually – if parents are late then the children will wait inside school and parents will collect from the office
- Late collection is monitored by Miss Collier (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
- Children will only be released to a sibling over 16 years of age.
- Whilst we recognise that there are occasions where parents are delayed through no fault of their own e.g. traffic jams etc. Should this arise, please inform the School Office as early as possible