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School Hours and Term Dates

Our vision for Craneswater Junior is to be a school that develops all our pupils as confident, well-rounded, caring young people who learn effectively and contribute to their communities and wider society.  We strive to do this through the provision of excellent teaching in a caring and supportive environment that gives every child the opportunity to achieve their academic, personal and social potential.

 

'Learn to think, think to learn' describes the way in which we want to develop children as independent learners with skills that will carry them through the rest of their education and beyond.  We have five core school values: respect, responsibility, honesty, resilience and self worth.

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Start: 08:30 in the playground.  The bell will go at 08:35

​End: 15:00

 

​Break time: 10:20 - 10:40 for Years 3 & 4 and 10:45 - 11:05 for Years 5 & 6

​Lunch: 12:15 - 13:00 pm.

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Portsmouth City Council Term Dates are below. 

A Calendar of School Events can be found at Calendar and Diary Dates​

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Term dates and holidays 2025/26

Autumn term 2025: Wednesday 3 September – Friday 19 December 2025

  • Half term: Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 2025

  • Christmas: Monday 22 December – Friday 2 January 2026

Spring term 2026: Monday 5 January – Friday 27 March 2026

  • Half term: Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February 2026

  • Easter: Monday 30 March – Friday 10 April 2026

Summer term 2026: Monday 13 April – Wednesday 22 July 2026

  • May Day: Monday 4 May 2026

  • Half term: Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May 2026

Visit the Portsmouth Education Partnership website for the full 2025/26 calendar

Term dates and holidays 2026/27

Autumn term 2026: Tuesday 1 September – Friday 18 December 2026

  • Half term: Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October 2026

  • Christmas: Monday 21 December – Friday 1 January 2027

Spring term 2027: Monday 4 January – Thursday 25 March 2027

  • Half term: Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February 2027

  • Easter: Friday 26 March – Friday 9 April 2027

Summer term 2027: Monday 12 April – Wednesday 21 July 2027

  • May Day: Monday 3 May 2027

  • Half term: Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June 2027

Visit the Portsmouth Education Partnership website for the full 2026/27 calendar

Term dates and holidays 2027/28

Autumn term 2027: Tuesday 1 September – Friday 17 December 2027

  • Half term: Monday 25 October – Friday 29 October 2027

  • Christmas: Monday 20 December – Monday 3 January 2028

Spring term 2028: Tuesday 4 January – Friday 31 March 2028

  • Half term: Monday 14 February – Friday 18 February 2028

  • Easter: Monday 3 April – Monday 17 April 2028

Summer term 2028: Monday 18 April – Friday 21 July 2028

  • May Day: Monday 2 May 2028

  • Half term: Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June 2028

Visit the Portsmouth Education Partnership website for the full 2027/28 calendar.

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