Calendar
Please note that all dates may be subject to change at short notice.
Any changes to the original date published, amendments, or new additions to the list, will be in red text.
Updated: 18.09.23
Autumn Term: Monday 4th September – Friday 15th December 2023
Monday 18th September School photos
Thursday 21st September 6.00pm, Year 11 Information Evening
Thursday 28th September Inset Day 3
Thursday 28th September 6.00pm, Priestlands Open Evening
Friday 29th September Inset Day 4
Tuesday 3rd October 9.15am, Priestlands Open Morning
Thursday & Friday 5th & 6th October Year 7 Fairthorne Activity Days
Thursday 5th October 6.00pm, Year 10 Information Evening, including Work Experience Briefing
Autumn Half-term: Monday 23rd – Friday 27th October 2023
Thursday 9th November 6.00pm, Year 7 ‘Meet the Tutor’ Evening
Thursday 16th November Class of 2023 Presentation Evening (time to be confirmed)
Thursday 23rd November 4.30pm, Year 10 Parents’ Evening
Friday 24th November 7.00pm, Friends of Priestlands Quiz Night in the Main Hall
Tuesday 12th December 7.00pm, Winter Concert
Friday 15th December Last day of term
Spring Term: Tuesday 2nd January – Thursday 28th March 2024
Tuesday 2nd January Inset Day 5
Thursday 11th January 4.30pm, Year 11 Parents’ Evening
Thursday 25th January 6.00pm, Languages Information Evening
Thursday 1st February 6.00pm, Year 11 GCSE Exams Information Evening
Half-term: Monday 12th – Friday 16th February 2024
Wednesday 6th March 4.30pm, Year 9 Curriculum Choices Evening
Thursday 14th March 4.30pm, Year 9 Parents Evening
Wednesday 20th March 6.00pm, Year 8 Curriculum Choices Evening
Thursday 21st March 7.00pm, Spring Cabaret Concert
Wednesday 27th March 4.30pm, Year 8 Parents Evening
Thursday 28th March Last day of term
Summer Term: Monday 15th April – Wednesday 24th July 2024
Thursday 25th April 4.30pm, Year 7 Parents’ Evening
Friday 3rd May Inset Day 6
Monday 6th May BANK HOLIDAY
Thursday 9th May Year 11 GCSE Examinations expected to begin
(These dates are provisional and will be confirmed as soon as we know. GCSE practical exams and oral exams usually take place throughout April and May therefore parents should avoid taking Year 11 students out of school throughout April, May and June. Full information will be provided at the Year 11 Information Evening.)
Half-term: Monday 27th – Friday 31st May 2024
Monday 24th June – Friday 5th July Year 10 Work Experience Fortnight
Wednesday 26th June – Friday 28th June Year Group Activity Days
Wednesday 3rd July Year 11 Leavers' Assembly in the morning and the Year 11 Prom in the evening, exact times TBC
Tuesday 9th July Year 6 intake day
Friday 12th July Sports Day
Wednesday 24th July Last day of term; students will finish at 12.15pm and buses will be re-arranged to collect them then
Priestlands Dates for academic year 2023-2024
At Priestlands the start date and the end date of the 2023-2024 academic year are not the same as Hampshire. They differ by one day from Hampshire’s published dates. Priestlands’ Autumn term 2023 started on Monday 4th September, one day LATER than Hampshire, and Priestlands' Summer term 2024 will end on Wednesday 24th July, one day LATER than Hampshire.
2023-2024: INSET days
- Thursday 28th September 2023: also Open evening
- Friday 29th September 2023
- Tuesday 2nd January 2024
- Friday 3rd May 2024