The School Day – 2025/26
| 8:30 – 9:10 | Registration | |
| 9:10 – 10:10 | Period 1 | |
| 10:10 – 11:30 |
10:10 – 10:30 Break A (Y10, Y9XY, Y8A and Y7A) |
10:30 – 11:30 Period 2B |
| 10:10 – 11:30 |
10:10 – 11:10 Period 2A |
11:10 – 11:30 Break B (Y11, Y9A, Y8XY, Y7XY) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Period 3 | |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
12:30 – 13:00 Lunch A (Y10, Y9XY, Y8A and Y7A) |
13:00 – 14:00 Period 4B |
| 12:30 – 14:00 – (Y11, Y9A, Y8XY, Y7XY) |
12:30 – 13:30 Period 4A |
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch B (Y11, Y9A, Y8XY, Y7XY) |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Period 5 | |
| 15:00 – 15:45 |
Extra Curricular |
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The Farnley Academy operates a school week of 32.5 hours
Term Dates 2025/26
To support your planning around holidays and activities outside of school time, the term dates for the next academic year are confirmed below. Please can I reiterate at this point that it is against the law to take your child out of school during term time for holidays unless authorised by the Principal. It should be noted, however, that term time holidays will not be authorised owing to the significant impact that lost learning time has on the progress of children.
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term (first half) | Wednesday 3 September | Friday 24 October |
| Half term | Monday 27 October | Friday 31 October |
| Autumn term (second half) | Monday 3 November | Friday 19 December |
| Christmas holiday | Monday 22 December | Friday 2 January |
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Spring term (first half) | Monday 5 January | Friday 13 February |
| Half term | Monday 16 February | Friday 20 February |
| Spring term (second half) | Monday 23 February | Thursday 2 April |
| Easter holiday | Friday 3 April | Friday 17 April |
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Summer term (first half) | Monday 20 April | Friday 22 May |
| May bank holiday | Monday 4 May | Monday 4 May |
| Half term | Monday 25 May | Friday 29 May |
| Summer term (second half) | Monday 1 June | Tuesday 21 July |
| Summer holidays | Wednesday 22 July |
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Days 2025-2026
In order to ensure that our professionals have the most up to date training within an academic year, the academy will have 5 CPD days. On these dates, the academy will be closed for students. The dates of these can be found below:
- CPD day 1 – Monday 1 September 2025
- CPD day 2 – Tuesday 2 September 2025
- CPD day 3 – Friday 24 October 2025
- CPD day 4 – Wednesday 11 March 2026
- CPD day 5 – Tuesday 7 July 2026
Term Dates 2026/27
To support your planning around holidays and activities outside of school time, the term dates for the next academic year are confirmed below. Please can I reiterate at this point that it is against the law to take your child out of school during term time for holidays unless authorised by the Principal. It should be noted, however, that term time holidays will not be authorised owing to the significant impact that lost learning time has on the progress of children.
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term (first half) | Thursday 3 September 2026 | Thursday 22 October 2026 |
| Half term | Monday 26 October 2026 | Friday 30 October 2026 |
| Autumn term (second half) | Monday 2 November 2026 | Friday 18 December 2026 |
| Christmas holiday | Monday 21 December 2026 | Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Spring term (first half) | Monday 4 January 2027 | Friday 12 February 2027 |
| Half term | Monday 15 February 2027 | Friday 19 February 2027 |
| Spring term (second half) | Monday 22 February 2027 | Friday 2 April 2027 |
| Easter holiday | Monday 5 April 2027 | Friday 16 April 2027 |
| Term or holiday | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Summer term (first half) | Monday 19 April 2027 | Friday 28 May 2027 |
| Half term | Monday 31 May 2027 | Friday 4 June 2027 |
| Summer term (second half) | Monday 7 June 2027 | Thursday 22 July 2027 |
| Summer holidays | Friday 23 July 2027 | Friday 3 September 2027 |
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Days 2026-2027
In order to ensure that our professionals have the most up to date training within an academic year, the academy will have 5 CPD days. On these dates, the academy will be closed for students. The dates of these can be found below:
- CPD day 1 – Tuesday 1 September 2026
- CPD day 2 – Wednesday 2 September 2026
- CPD day 3 – Friday 23 October 2026
- CPD day 4 – Friday 12 March 2027
- CPD day 5 – Tuesday 6 July 2027
