Term Dates & Timetables
Each school term is approximately 10 weeks long. There is one non compulsory Exeat weekend in May. Subject to demand it may be possible for girls to remain in school on the Exeat. There is no Saturday School but there may be sports fixtures on some Saturday mornings and twice a year the girls will be required to help with a Saturday Open Day from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
The school day
All girls should arrive between 8:00 and 8:10am. They should go to their form room and get themselves ready for the day ahead. The school day officially ends at 4:10pm. Many girls choose to stay for activities or prep. These finish at 5:30pm ready for the school buses to depart at 5:40pm.
Breaks/Lunchtime
We encourage Lower School girls to go outside and enjoy our lovely grounds if the weather is warm enough. Otherwise, they use their form rooms as a base. Break, consisting of a drink plus home-baked snack or fruit is supplied in the dining hall or in the courtyard in the summer.
Our mealtime menus are extraordinarily good and we have an award winning chef. We regularly have themed lunches and girls meet at Food Committee to feedback to the chefs and discuss new ideas
Before and After School Care Options
We offer a range of additional options if your daughter needs to extend her school day before 8.00am or beyond 5.30 pm.
Breakfast Club
7.30am – 8.00am £4.25 per morning. Join the boarders for breakfast: Huge range of cooked and continental breakfast options available each morning. Block bookings can be made in advance or one off bookings made by 6.00pm the night before by parents emailing: breakfastclub@priorsfieldschool.com
Supper Club
5.30pm – 7.15pm £11.50 per evening Include the option to stay at school after 5.30pm, supervised by Boarding staff and to join the boarders for a delicious supper. Block bookings can be made in advance or one off bookings made by 12.00pm by parents emailing: supperclub@priorsfieldschool.com
Additional Information
School Day
| Start | End | Activity |
| 8.20 | 9.20 | Period 1 |
| 9.25 | 10.20 | Period 2 |
| 10.25 | 10.45 | Form time/Assembly |
| 10.45 | 11.10 | Break |
| 11.10 | 12.05 | Period 3 |
| 12.10 | 13.05 | Period 4 |
| 13.05 | 14.10 | Lunch |
| 14.10 | 15.05 | Period 5 |
| 15.10 | 16.05 | Period 6 |
| 16.20 | 17.20 | Prep |
| 17.40 | Buses Depart (Fridays at 16.35) |
Boarding Meal Times
| Breakfast | |
| Monday – Friday | 7.30 – 8.00 |
| Saturday | 8.00 – 9.00 |
| Sunday | Advertised weekly |
| Lunch | |
| Monday – Friday | 13.05 – 14.15 |
| Saturday – Sunday | Advertised weekly |
| Supper | |
| Monday – Friday | 18.15 – 19.00 (18.30 for Fifth Form) |
| Saturday – Sunday | 18.00 – 18.45 |
Term Dates 2025 – 2026
Autumn Term 2025
| Wednesday 3 September | All Boarders return | International Boarders flying into UK – from 8.00am (please contact Boarding House to make arrangements) UK Boarders – from 3.00pm |
| Thursday 4 September | Induction day for new students | 8.15am |
| Friday 5 September | Term commences for all other students | 8.15am |
| Thursday 16 October – Sunday 2 November | Half Term | 4.10pm |
| Friday 12 December | Term ends | 1.10pm |
Spring Term 2026
| Monday 5 January | All Boarders return | International Boarders flying into UK – from 8.00am (please contact Boarding House to make arrangements) UK Boarders – from 3.00pm Boarders Supper – 6.00pm |
| Tuesday 6 January | Term commences | 8.15am |
| Friday 13 February – Sunday 22 February | Half Term | 4.10pm |
| Friday 27 March | Term ends | 1.10pm |
Summer Term 2026
| Sunday 19 April | All Boarders return | International Boarders flying into UK – from 8.00am (please contact Boarding House to make arrangements) UK Boarders – from 3.00pm Boarders Supper – 6.00pm |
| Monday 20 April | Term commences | 8.15am |
| Friday 1 May – Monday 4 May | Bank Holiday Weekend | 4.10pm |
| Thursday 21 May – Sunday 31 May | Half Term | 4.10pm |
| Friday 3 July | Prize Giving and End of Term | 4.10pm |
| Saturday 4 July | Boarding Houses close | 12.00pm |
Term Dates 2026 – 2027
Autumn Term 2026
| Thursday 3 September | New Boarders Arrive | International boarders flying into UK – from 8.00am (please contact Boarding House to make arrangements) UK boarders – from 3.00pm Boarders’ supper – 6.00pm |
| Friday 4 September | New Girls’ Induction Sports Trials | 8.15am |
| Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September | Returning Second Form to Upper Sixth Boarders | Advise Boarding time of arrival |
| Monday 7 September | Term commences | 8.15am |
| Friday 16 October – Sunday 1 November | Half Term (All Boarders to leave by 6pm) Boarders Return | 4.05pm From 6.00pm (no supper provided) |
| Friday 11 December | Term ends (All Boarders to Leave by 4pm) | 1.05pm |
Spring Term 2027
| Sunday 3 January | Fifth Form boarders return | From 6.00pm (no supper provided) |
| Monday 4 January | All Boarders Return Fifth Form Mocks Begin | International boarders flying into UK – from 8.00am (please contact Boarding House to make arrangements) UK boarders – from 3.00pm Boarders’ supper – 6.00pm |
| Tuesday 5 January | Term commences | 8.15am |
| Friday 12 February – Sunday 21 February | Half Term (All Boarders to Leave by 6pm) All Boarders Return | 4.05pm From 6.00pm (no supper provided) |
| Friday 19 March | Term ends (All Boarders to Leave by 4pm) | 1.05pm |
Summer Term 2027
| Sunday 11 April | Boarders needing to re-sit GCSE or A Level mocks return | From 6pm (no supper provided) |
| Monday 12 April | GCSE and A Level mock re-sits All Boarders return | International boarders flying into UK – from 8.00am (please contact Boarding House to make arrangements) UK boarders – from 3.00pm Boarders’ supper – 6.00pm |
| Tuesday 13 April | Term commences | 8.15am |
| Friday 30 April – Monday 3 May | Bank Holiday Weekend (All boarders to leave by 6pm – exeat weekend) All boarders return | 4.05pm From 6.00pm (no supper provided) |
| Thursday 27 May | Half Term Begins (All Boarders Leave by 6pm) | 4.05pm |
| Sunday 6 June | All Boarders return | From 6.00pm (no supper provided) |
| Friday 2 July | Prize Giving and End of Term (All Boarders to Leave by 6pm) | 4.05pm |
