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Term dates

School Term Dates

Spring Term 2025

Staff Training – Tuesday 7th January

First School Day – Wednesday 8th January

Half Term – Monday 17th to Friday 21st February

Last School Day – Friday 4th April

 

Summer Term 2025

Staff Training – Friday 25th April

First School Day – Monday 28th April

Bank Holiday – Monday 5th May (exeat weekend)

Half Term – Monday 26th to Friday 30th May

Family Day – Saturday 5th July

Last School Day – Wednesday 9th July

 

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

Last School Day – Friday 10th 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

Family Day – Saturday 5th July

Staff Training (Nursery closed) – Monday 1st September

2025 Christmas Closure – 4pm on Wednesday 24th 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

Reception children at table

Reception class dares to discover the flavours and culture of Chinese New Year

Reception Class has been embracing new experiences this half term as part of their food topic, daring to explore the…

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Pupils with tennis ball

Rookwood News February 2025 Issue 8

  Rookwood News Issue 8 Welcome to issue 08 of our newsletter Go to this Sway

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Place2Be children's mental health week

Beyond grades: Why mental health matters in education

As we mark Children’s Mental Health Week at Rookwood, it’s an important moment to reflect on how we support the…

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Two girls at Rookwood School

Rookwood News January 2025 Issue 7

Rookwood News Issue 7 Welcome to Issue 07 of our fortnightly newsletter Go to this Sway

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Students in a classroom

Year 9 Drama students explore realities of homelessness

On Thursday 16th January, Year 9 drama students at Rookwood School took part in an eye-opening session led by The…

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Rookwood pupils with Jenny Cooke

Antarctic adventurer inspires pupils

Excitement filled the Prep School yesterday as pupils from Year 2 welcomed Antarctic adventurer and founder of the 2041 charity,…

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Rookwood Prep School Choir

Prep School Choir spreads Christmas cheer at Andover Nursing Home

The festive season was brought to life on Thursday 12th December, as our Prep School Choir paid a heart-warming visit…

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Reception child writing on label

Reception explore toys and Christmas traditions

Reception class has had a magical time exploring the fascinating world of toys. The pupils delved into the history of…

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Rookwood students wearing Christmas hats

Rookwood News December 2024 Issue 6

Rookwood News Issue 6 Welcome to Issue 06 of our fortnightly newsletter Go to this Sway

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Rookwood Family

Chloe in Year 1 of Rookwood Private Primary School.

Chloe – Year 1

My teacher is amazing.

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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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Mr Smith, Head of Modern Languages at Rookwood School.

Mr Smith

It is the atmosphere of trust in our classrooms that enables pupils to continue enjoy making progress and ‘daring to know’.

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