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Term dates

School Term Dates

Autumn Term 2024

Staff Training – Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September

First Full School Day – Wednesday 4th September

Half Term – Thursday 24th October to Friday 1st November

Last School Day – Friday 13th December

 

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

2024

2024 Christmas Closure – 4pm on Tuesday 24th December

 

 

 

 

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

News & Events

Children learning in class

Rookwood News November 2024 Issue 5

Rookwood News Issue 5 Welcome to Issue 05 of our fortnightly newsletter Go to this Sway

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Ambitions Day 2024

Rookwood hosts inspiring Ambitions Day

  On Friday 22nd November, Rookwood School celebrated its annual Ambitions Day, an immersive event aimed at inspiring students from…

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Senior students studying

Rookwood News November 2024 Issue 4

Rookwood News Issue 4 Welcome to Issue 04 of our fortnightly newsletter Go to this Sway

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Litter poster

Butterfly Room learn about Recycling

This week, our tuff tray was transformed into a miniature recycling beach, where children used tweezers to help “clean” the…

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Nursery children

Bee Room learn about Recycling

In the Bee Room at Little Rooks, the children have been diving into the important topic of recycling. Our young…

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Prep School pupils with teacher

Rookwood News October 2024 Issue 3

Rookwood News Issue 3 Welcome to Issue 03 of our fortnightly newsletter Go to this Sway

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Science photo

Rookwood News October 2024 Issue 2

Rookwood News Issue 2 Welcome to Issue 02 of our fortnightly newsletter Go to this Sway

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Child cutting a vegetable

Learning about Harvest in Bee Class

In Nursery, our Bees have been immersing themselves in the theme of Harvest! This week, the children had the exciting…

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Animal table

Butterfly Class Explore Animals

This week in the Butterfly Room at Little Rooks Nursery, the theme has been ‘Animals’, and the children have been…

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Rookwood Family

Student of Rookwood Independent School posing.

Isabelle – Year 7

The school is really good at helping those who are finding things difficult and hard, they are really supportive when you need help and advice.

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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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Student playing the ukelele.

Luca – Year 8

My favourite subject is PE, as I love practical subjects.

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