Term dates and school day
Core School Opening Hours
The official school opening time is 8:40am. Doors close at 8:50am.
The official school closing time is 3:15pm for Years 1 - 6, and 3:10pm for Reception.
Our core school opening hours are 32.5 hours a week
- Parents should inform the school office if someone else will be collecting their child.
- Children in Years 5 & 6 are able to walk to and from school independently if we have received a signed consent form.
- Please let us know as soon as possible (via phone call) if you will be late collecting your child.
Additional Opening Hours
In addition to the core school day, we offer optional additional hours for parents who wish to pay for out of school hours childcare. These are as follows:
- Breakfast Club - from 8am each school day.
- After-school club - runs until 6pm each school day Monday to Thursday, and 5:15pm on Fridays.
Walking Home Policy
GM Walking Home Policy and Consent
Academic Year (2025- 2026)
| Summer Term 2026 | |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Mon. 13th April 2026 |
| Start of term (school open to children): | Tue. 14th April 2026 |
| Bank Holiday: | Mon. 4th May 2026 |
| Half term: | Mon. 25th May - Fri. 29th May 2026 |
| Back to school: | Mon. 1st June 2026 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Fri. 5th June 2026 |
| End of summer term: | Fri. 17th July 2026 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Mon. 20th July 2026 |
| Autumn Term 2026 | |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Tue. 1st September 2026 |
| Start of term (school open to children): | Wed. 2nd September 2026 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Fri. 23rd October 2026 |
| Half term: | Mon. 26th October - Fri. 30th October 2026 |
| Back to school: | Mon. 2nd November 2026 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Fri. 20th November 2026 |
| End of spring term: | Fri. 18th December 2026 |
| Spring Term 2027 | |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Mon. 4th January 2027 |
| Start of term (school open to children): | Tue. 5th January 2027 |
| Half term: | Mon. 15th February - Fri. 19th February 2027 |
| Back to school: | Mon. 22nd February 2027 |
| End of spring term: | Wed. 24th March 2027 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Thu. 25th March 2027 |
| Summer Term 2027 | |
| Start of term (school open to children): | Mon. 12th April 2027 |
| Bank Holiday: | Mon. 3rd May 2027 |
| Half term: | Mon. 31st May - Fri. 4th June 2027 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Mon. 7th June 2027 |
| Back to school: | Tue. 8th June 2027 |
| INSET Day (school closed to children): | Fri. 2nd July 2027 |
| End of spring term: | Wed. 21st July 2027 |
School Term Dates 2025 to 2026
Great Malvern Primary School Term Dates and Holiday 2025 to 2026Great Malvern Primary School Term Dates and Holidays 2026 to 2027