Term dates and times

School Term and Holiday Dates (NB. These may be subject to change). Click HERE for the Brighton & Hove Council Schools’ Dates

Attached below are the Dorothy Stringer term dates, including our inset days:

2025/2026DS School Term Dates 2025/26

2026/2027DS School Term Dates 2026/27

Please note: INSET dates are for Dorothy Stringer School only - other schools' INSETs may be different.

2025/26

Thursday 15 January – Year 11 Parents’ Evening (early closure 3pm)
Thursday 22 January – Year 9 Options Evening
Thursday 5 February – Year 9 Parents’ Evening (early closure 3pm)
Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February School closed for half term

8.40am – 8.50am Registration
8.50am – 9.50am Lesson 1
9.50am – 9.55am Transition time
9.55am – 10.55am Lesson 2

10.55am – 11.15am Break

11.15am – 12.15pm Lesson 3

12.15pm – 12.35pm Lunch/ tutor time – upper school

12.35pm – 12.50pm Lunch
12.50pm – 1.10pm Lunch/ tutor time – lower school

1.10pm – 2.10pm Lesson 4
2.10pm – 2.15pm Transition time
2.15pm – 3.15pm Lesson 5