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Term dates

School Term Dates

 

Autumn Term 2025

Staff Training – Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd September
First Full School Day – Wednesday 3rd September
Half Term – Monday 20th October to Friday 31st October
Last School Day – Friday 12th December

 

Spring Term 2026

Staff Training – Tuesday 6th January
First School Day – Wednesday 7th January
Half Term – Monday 16th to Friday 20th February
Last School Day – Friday 27th March

 

Summer Term 2026

Staff Training – Friday 17th April
First School Day – Monday 20th April
Half Term – Monday 25th to Friday 29th May
Celebration Day – Saturday 4th July
Last School Day – Friday 10th July

 

 

Autumn Term 2026

Staff Training – Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September

First School Day – Thursday 3rd September
Half term – Monday 19th October to Friday 30th October
Last school day – Friday 11th December

 

 

Spring Term 2027

Staff training – Monday 4th January
First School Day – Tuesday 5th January
Half Term – Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February

Last school day – Friday 19th March

 

Summer Term 2027

Staff training – Monday 12th April
First School Day – Tuesday 13th April
Bank Holiday – Monday 3rd May
Half Term – Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June
Celebration Day – Saturday 10th July
Last school day – Tuesday 13th July

Nursery Dates

2025

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Wednesday 1st January

Nursery Re-opens – Thursday 2nd January

Staff Training (Nursery closed) – Monday 6th January

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Friday 18th April

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Monday 21st April

Staff Training (Nursery closed) – Friday 25th April

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Monday 5th May

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Monday 26th May

Family Day – Saturday 5th July

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Monday 25th August

Staff Training (Nursery closed) – Monday 1st September

Christmas Closure – From Tuesday 23rd December

 

2026

Bank Holiday (Nursery closed) – Thursday 1st January

Staff training Day (Nursery closed) – Friday 2nd January

Nursery re-opens – Monday 5th January

News & Events

Faith’s Fundraising Swim at Rookwood

Local child’s fundraising swim at Rookwood

We were delighted to welcome local child Faith Howe to Rookwood School as part of her inspiring “One Mile a…

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Rookwood School celebrates exceptional GCSE results

Rookwood School is proud to announce an outstanding set of GCSE results for its Year 11 students, the class of…

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Rookwood School Sixth Form students holding results envelopes and smiling alongside their teachers on A Level results day 2025

Success for Rookwood’s 2025 A Level students

Rookwood School is proud to announce another exceptional set of A Level results, reflecting the commitment, talent, and resilience of…

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School staff dressed as penguins

Pupils champion Antarctic conservation with Penguin Day

Our Prep School pupils brought learning to life at the end of term with a joyful and meaningful Penguin Day,…

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Two Rookwood School students looking into the camera during a photo shoot in Andover town centre

Students connect with Andover residents through photography

Earlier this month, as part of Activities Week, a group of Rookwood students took part in a day-long photography and…

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Children from different year groups signing the lyrics to "What a Wonderful World" in British Sign Language during Activity Week.

Pupils perform ‘What a Wonderful World’ in British Sign Language

Each year, Activities Week provides pupils with the opportunity to take part in a range of enriching and memorable experiences…

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Activities at Rookwood School's celebration day

Celebration Day: Honouring achievement and community

On Saturday 5th July, our school community came together for Celebration Day – a special occasion dedicated to recognising and…

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Cricket ball and bat

Playing the long game: What cricket teaches us about life at Rookwood

I have been fortunate enough over the years to both play and watch cricket at a relatively high standard, and…

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Diversity and inclusion graphic

Inclusion and Diversity: Our daily practice at Rookwood

Committing to inclusion and diversity is not something a school, or any organisation for that matter, can switch on or…

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Rookwood Family

Mrs Abraham, a member of Rookwood Primary School Staff.

Mrs Abraham

I have been lucky enough to work at Rookwood School for the last twenty years – which sounds like a very long time but which has gone in a flash.

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A student and staff member cooking healthy, filling food as part of an enrichment project at Rookwood School.

Rupert – Upper Sixth

My EPQ which has challenged me from an academic perspective as well as offering personal development.

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Mr Winnett, Senior School Assistant Head and Maths Teacher.

Mr Winnett

I really enjoy helping the pupils to develop their confidence within the subject and we try to make maths enjoyable and accessible to everyone.

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