Term Dates

Academic Year 2023-24 (please note that these dates differ from Swindon Borough Council dates)

Term 6

3 June ’24 – 25 July ’24 – Students finish on Tuesday 23 July 2024 at noon

24 and 25 July ’24 will be inset days

Academic Year 2024-25

Term 1

2 September ’24 – 23 October ’24
2 and 3 September are staff induction days – no students
4 and 5 September – All Year 7 and Year 11 Student Leaders – Year 7 students to wear PE kit on 4 September and arrive at the front of school and line up on the basketball courts.
All students return on 6 September at the student entrance for an induction day

3 October will be an early finish

4 October ’24 will be an INSET day – no students

End of Term 1 for students:  23 October 2024

Term 2

04 November ’24 – 20 December ’24 Term finishes at noon for students

04 November ’24 is an INSET day – no students

Term 3

6 January ’25 – 14 February ’25 Students return on 7 January ’25

6 January ’25 will be an INSET day – no students

Term 4

24 February ’25 – 4 April ’25 – Students finish on 3 April ’25

4 April ’25 will be an INSET day – no students

Term 5

22 April ’25 – 23 May ’25 (5 May is a Bank Holiday)

Term 6

02 June ’25 – 24 July ’25 – Students finish on 23 July ’25

24 July ’25 will be an INSET day

Academic Year 2025-26

Term 1

1 September ’25 – 22 October ’25
1 and 2 September are staff induction days – no students
3 and 4 September – All Year 7 and Year 11 Student Leaders – Year 7 students to wear PE kit on 5 September and arrive at the front of school.
All students return on 5 September at the student entrance

2 October will be an early finish

3 October ’25 will be an INSET day – no students

End of Term 1 for students:  22 October 2025

Term 2

03 November ’25 – 19 December ’25 Term finishes at noon for students

03 November ’25 is an INSET day – no students

Term 3

5 January ’26 – 13 February ’26 Students return on 6 January ’26

5 January ’26 will be an INSET day – no students

Term 4

23 February ’26 – 27 March ’26 – Students finish on 26 March 2026

27 March ’26 will be an INSET day – no students

Term 5

13 April ’26 – 22 May ’26 (4 May is a Bank Holiday)

Term 6

01 June ’26 – 22 July ’26 – Students finish on 21 July ’26

ASPIRE TOGREATNESS
The Dorcan Academy
St. Paul’s Drive
Covingham, Swindon
Wiltshire SN3 5DA
Switchboard: 01793 525231
Fax: 01793 431461
Email: enquiries@dorcan.co.uk
The Dorcan Academy is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales under company number 07831414. The registered office is St. Paul’s Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5DA.
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