Academic calendar
Autumn Term 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Autumn Term 2026Relevant now
- Spring Term 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Autumn Term 2027
- Spring Term 2028
- Summer Term 2028
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
C
- CCF
- Combined Cadet Force; a major co-curricular organization at the school involving military-style training.
D
- De Lisle
- A school house named after Ambrose Phillipps de Lisle, the founder of the college.
E
- Emery
- One of the four competitive and pastoral houses that students are assigned to for boarding and school activities.
O
- Old Ratcliffian
- An alumnus of the college.
- OR
- Old Ratcliffian; a member of the college's alumni association.
P
- PA
- The Parents' Association, which organizes social and fundraising events for the school community.
R
- Ratcliffian
- A current student or member of the Ratcliffe College community.
- Rosmini
- A school house named after Antonio Rosmini, the founder of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians).
T
- The Ref
- Common student shorthand for the Refectory dining hall.
- The Refectory
- The central dining hall where all students and staff take their meals.
V
- Vaughan
- One of the four main houses at the college, used for pastoral care and internal competitions.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- catering_servery_upper_prep
- Catering Servery (Upper Prep)
- Exeat
- A scheduled weekend where boarding students return home or stay with guardians; the school is effectively closed to boarders.
- gentilli_suite_eatery
- Gentilli Suite Eatery
- Prep
- The designated time in the evening for boarding students to complete their homework and independent study.
- refectory_dining_hall
- Refectory (Dining Hall)
- Sixth Form Centre
- A dedicated facility for Year 12 and 13 students for study and socialising.
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- Sixth Form Centre Café
- The Chapel
- The Pugin-designed church at the center of the college, used for daily and weekly services.
- The Preparatory School
- Often referred to as 'The Prep', the separate building and section for younger students.
- The Rosminian
- The official school magazine/publication documenting the year's events.
- The Square
- The central quadrangle and heart of the college campus, often used as a meeting point.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Term 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.