College closures
The College closes on 14 or 15 days per year, depending on how public holidays fall throughout the year. These are mandatory leave dates.
The dates:
2023-2024 (this leave year)
Leave Year 1 February 2023 - 31 January 2024
Easter
College closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 5 April 2023
Thursday 6 April - closure day (1)
Friday 7 April – Good Friday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 11 April - closure day (2)
Wednesday 12 April - closure day (3)
College re-opens Thursday 13 April 2023
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 1 May
Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
Monday 8 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 29 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 28 August
Christmas 2023/New Year 2024
College closes at your usual finishing time on Friday 22 December 2023
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
Wednesday 27 December - closure day (4)
Thursday 28 December - closure day (5)
Friday 29 December - closure day (6)
Monday 1 January 2024 - New Year's Day
College re-opens Tuesday 2 January 2024
2024-2025 (2024 is a leap year)
Leave Year 1 February 2024 - 31 January 2025
Easter
College closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 27 March 2024
Thursday 28 March- closure day (1)
Friday 29 March – Good Friday
Monday 1 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 2 April - closure day (2)
College re-opens Wednesday 3 April 2024
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 6 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 27 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 26 August
Christmas 2024/New Year 2025
College closes at your usual finishing time on Friday 20 December 2024
Monday 23 December - closure day (3)* - the College does not open for one single working day during the week where Christmas falls
Tuesday 24 December - closure day (4)
Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day
Friday 27 December - closure day (5)
Monday 30 December - closure day (6)
Tuesday 31 December - closure day (7)
Wednesday 1 January 2025 - New Year’s Day
College re-opens Thursday 2 January 2025
2025-2026
Leave Year 1 February 2025 - 31 January 2026
Easter
College closes at your usual finishing time on Wednesday 16 April 2025
Thursday 17 April- closure day (1)
Friday 18 April – Good Friday
Monday 21 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 22 April - closure day (2)
College re-opens Wednesday 23 April 2025
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 5 May
Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 26 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 25 August
Christmas 2025/New Year 2026
College closes at your usual finishing time on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Wednesday 24 December - closure day (3)
Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day
Friday 26 December - Boxing Day
Monday 29 December - closure day (4)
Tuesday 30 December - closure day (5)
Wednesday 31 December - closure day (6)
Thursday 1 January - New Year's Day
Friday 2 January - closure day (7)* - the College does not open for one single working day during the week when New Year falls
College re-opens Monday 5 January 2026