Academic Calendar

Your Guide to the School Year

At Horizon English School, we believe that a well-structured academic year helps children flourish in their learning journey. Below, you’ll find a table outlining the key term dates and holidays for the 2025-26 academic year.

Academic Calendar 2025-26

Winter Term 2025-2026
All Staff Return Monday 18th August
Horizon Hopes and Dreams meetings EYFS and Y1Friday 22nd August and Monday 25th August
Induction for New Students (Year 2 – Year 6 only) Monday 25th August
All Students Return (FS1- Year 6) for Term 1 Tuesday 26th August
Islamic holiday (Prophet’s Birthday)* Thursday 4th September*
Parent Teacher Meetings (After school day)Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th October
Half Term Break Monday 13th – Friday 17th October
National Weekend Tuesday 2nd – Wednesday 3rd December
End of Term 1 Friday 12th December
Winter Break Monday 15th December – Friday 2nd January
Spring Term 2025-2026
Term 2 StartsMonday 5th January
Half Term BreakMonday 9th – Wednesday 11th February
Parent Teacher Meetings Thursday 12th and Monday 16th February
Ramadan Starts Wednesday 18th February*
Eid Al Fitr*Thursday 19th – Sunday 22nd March*
End of Term 2Friday 20th March
Spring BreakMonday 23rd March – Friday 3rd April
Summer Term 2025-2026
Term 3 StartsMonday 6th April
Eid Al AdhaTuesday 26th – Friday 29th May*
Inset Day - Students in School – Half Day only (Students Friday timings 12pm finish) Tuesday 9th June
Islamic New YearTuesday 16th June*
End of Term 3Friday 3rd July (12pm finish)
*Actual dates are subject to change

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