Term dates

We follow the Islington school calendar. What changes between the terms is not the timetable so much as the work — which is worth knowing before you choose when to start.

Term dates · 2026/27

Three terms, and what each one is for

We follow the Islington school calendar. What changes between the terms is not the timetable so much as the work — which is worth knowing before you choose when to start.

Chapter one

Autumn

Tue 1 Sep – Sun 20 Dec 2026

The term for ground that was lost. Gaps get found and filled while there is still time for that to feel calm rather than urgent. Year 11 and 13 sit mocks near the end.

Half-term holiday: 26 Oct – 1 Nov
Teaching weeks: 15
First block: 8 weeks

Start in autumn

Chapter two

Spring

Mon 4 Jan – Thu 25 Mar 2027

The shortest term and the one that decides the summer. Mock papers come back, the real syllabus finishes, and exam technique starts to matter as much as the mathematics.

Half-term holiday: 15 Feb – 21 Feb
Teaching weeks: 11
First block: 6 weeks

Start in spring

Chapter three

Summer

Mon 12 Apr – Sun 25 Jul 2027

Exams, and then a clean start. The first half is past papers under timed conditions; once the season is over, the second half belongs to whoever is moving up a stage in September.

Half-term holiday: 31 May – 6 Jun
Teaching weeks: 14
First block: 7 weeks

Start in summer

Booked by the half-term

A place is held six or seven weeks at a time. You are never asked to commit to a year.

Holidays

Group lessons pause for half-terms and holidays: Christmas (Mon 21 Dec – Sun 3 Jan) and Easter (Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr). Revision courses run through them for exam groups.

Joining mid-term

Common, and not a problem — say where your child is and Muhammad will find the right point.