The School Day
| 8.45am | School opens for students |
| 9.15am | Morning registration closes* |
| 10.20am - 11.00am | Morning Break and snack time |
| 12.00pm - 1.15pm | Lunch Break and lunch time |
| 1.30pm | Afternoon registration closes |
| 3.15pm | End of day for students |
* except where agreed otherwise due to a young person's Special Educational Needs or Disabilities. Please contact Danny Mills (Attendance Lead - dmills@highfield.cambs.sch.uk) if you believe this applies to your child.
Our school day for students is 6.5 hours long. Break and eating times are excellent learning opportunities; much of pupils' learning regarding interactions with others and developing play, social and communication skills takes place during break times. This means that our students typically experience 32.5 hours of learning each week.
Term Dates - downloadable version
Term dates 2024/2025
Autumn term 2024
(Tuesday 3rd September & Wednesday 4th September 2024 are Staff Training Days)
Term starts on Thursday 5th September 2024
Half Term 28th October 2024 to 1st November 2024
(Monday 4th November 2024 is a Staff Training Day)
Term ends on Friday 20th December 2024
Spring term 2025
(Monday 6th January is a Staff Training Day)
Term starts on Tuesday 7th January 2025
Half term 17th February 2025 to 21st February 2025
Term ends on Thursday 3rd April 2025
(Friday 4th April 2024 is a Staff Training Day)
Summer term 2025
Term starts on Tuesday 22nd April 2025
(May Day, 5th May 2025 School Closed)
Half Term 26th May to 30th May 2025
(Monday 2nd June is a Staff Training Day)
Term ends on Tuesday 22nd July 2025
(Wednesday 23rd July is a Staff Training Day)
Term Dates 2025/26
Autumn term 2025
(Monday 1st September to Wednesday 3rd September are Staff Training Days)
Term starts on Thursday 4th September 2025
Half Term 27th October 2025 to 31st October 2025
(Monday 3rd November 2025 is a Staff Training Day)
Term ends on Friday 19th December 2025
Spring term 2026
(Monday 5th January is a Staff Training Day)
Term starts on Tuesday 6th January 2026
Half term 16th February 2026 to 20th February 2026
Term ends on Friday 27th March 2026
Summer term 2026
(Monday 13th April 2026 is a Staff Training Day)
Term starts on Tuesday 14th April 2026
(May Day, 1st May 2026 School Closed)
Half Term 25th May to 29th May 2026
Term ends on Friday 17th July 2026
(Monday 20th July is a Staff Training Day)