The Calendar · Month at a glance
May 2026
Every dated event across the London independents, laid out by day. Tap a dot to see the schools.
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- Collingwood SchoolWhole School & Nursery Open Morning
- Broomfield House SchoolInduction Day for Rising 3s/Pre-Kindergarten 2026 joiners
- The John Lyon SchoolSenior School in Action
- +10 more
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- Ampleforth CollegeOpen Morning
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- Hampton Court House SchoolMay day
- Ardingly CollegeSenior School Open Morning (Years 7 through to Sixth Form)
- Ardingly CollegeSenior School Open Morning (Years 7 to Sixth Form)
- +4 more
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- Whitgift SchoolOpen Day
- Hampton Court House SchoolY6 Bikeability
- Hampton Court House SchoolDELF A1.1 Prim Exam
- +8 more
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- Streatham and Clapham High SchoolOpen Day
- Hampton Court House SchoolDELF A1 Prim Exam
- Northwood College for Girls GDSTOpen Day
- +14 more
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- Tennis Avenue SchoolImmersion Days for Current Year 3 Pupils
- Hampton Court House SchoolDELF A2 Prim Exam
- Marlborough College13+ Afternoon Visit
- +18 more
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- The King's School, CanterburyNursery and Pre-Prep Open Day
- Hampton Court House SchoolY3 & Y4 Science Museum
- Northwood College for Girls GDSTOpen Day
- +12 more
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- Ardingly CollegeAdmissions Welcome
- Hurstpierpoint CollegeOpen Morning for 13+ and 16+ Entry
- Felsted SchoolFelsted Whole School Open Morning
- +22 more
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- Ardingly CollegeAdmissions Welcome
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- English National Ballet SchoolThe Wallace Collection
- Forest LondonPrep School Open Morning
- Forest LondonForest Prep and Snaresbrook Prep Joint Prep School Open Morning
- +12 more
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- Lancing CollegeAssociations’ Dinner
- Newton Prep SchoolOpen Morning
- Goodwyn SchoolSchool at Work Open Morning
- +11 more
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- St Christopher's SchoolOpen Day
- Marlborough CollegeSixth Form Afternoon Visits
- Forest LondonForest Prep and Snaresbrook Prep Joint Prep School Open Morning
- +18 more
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- Maria Montessori InstituteBayswater School Tour
- Marlborough College13+ Afternoon Visit
- Brighton College Prep KensingtonNursery Open Morning
- +18 more
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- Ampleforth CollegeHampshire Reception
- Forest LondonForest Prep and Snaresbrook Prep Joint Prep School Open Morning
- Bishop's Stortford CollegePrep in Action
- +20 more
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- Greenwich Waldorf SchoolOpen Day
- The King's School, CanterburySenior School Open Day
- Grimsdell Mill Hill Pre-Preparatory SchoolOpen Morning
- +18 more
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- Queen's Gate SchoolJunior School Open Morning
- Hampton Court House SchoolGCSE and A Level Exams
- James Allen's Girls' School11+ Online Taster Morning
- +3 more
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- Eastcourt Independent SchoolExam Week
- Northwood College for Girls GDSTOpen Day
- Broomfield House SchoolStay and Play at Broomfield House
- +11 more
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- Merton Court SchoolOpen Day
- St Christopher's Prep SchoolOpen Day
- Elmhurst SchoolVirtual Open Event
- +8 more
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- Maria Montessori InstituteHampstead School Tour
- Tennis Avenue SchoolImmersion Days for Current Year 3 Pupils
- The St Michael Steiner SchoolOpen Day
- +15 more
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- Kensington WadeToddler Club FREE taster session
- St Benedict's SchoolStay & Play (Nursery Taster Sessions)
- Bromley High Junior SchoolJunior School Tour
- +2 more
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- Millfield SchoolSummer Celebration
- Hampton Court House SchoolHalf Term
- Edullect Academy Independent SchoolHavering Eid Festival
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- Hillingdon Manor SchoolHalf Term Week for all Pupils
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- Hurstpierpoint CollegeStreet Dance Camp
- Hurstpierpoint CollegeMulti-Sport Camp
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- Eastbourne CollegeThe eastbourne international singing competition 2026
- Hurstpierpoint CollegeTennis Camp
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- 01FriWhole School & Nursery Open Morning
- 01FriInduction Day for Rising 3s/Pre-Kindergarten 2026 joiners
- 01FriSenior School in Action · 16+
- 01FriMay Day Events
- 01FriOpen Morning
- 01FriSt John's Open Morning · 3+
- 01FriEarly Years Open Morning
- 01FriEarly Explorers (2-5 years) · 4+
- 01FriJunior School In Action · 4+
- 01FriStay & Play Session May 1st
- 01FriStay and Play Sessions at Nursery
- 01FriStay and Play Session
- 01FriMeet the Head
- 02SatOpen Morning
- 04MonMay day
- 04MonSenior School Open Morning (Years 7 through to Sixth Form)
- 04MonSenior School Open Morning (Years 7 to Sixth Form)
- 04MonSenior School Open Morning
- 04MonSenior School 11+, 13+ and 16+ Open Morning
- 04MonSenior School Open Morning (11+, 13+, 16+)
- 04MonOpen Morning · 4+
- 05TueOpen Day
- 05TueY6 Bikeability
- 05TueDELF A1.1 Prim Exam
- 05TueFestival of colour
- 05TueImmersion Days for Current Year 4-6 Pupils
- 05TueShell Trip to Bletchley Park
- 05TueDirector of Admissions Reception - 13+ Under School
- 05TueJunior School Tour · 3+
- 05TueOpen Morning
- 05TueSenior School Visitor Morning
- 05Tue13+ Under School Director of Admissions Reception
- 06Wed
- 06WedDELF A1 Prim Exam
- 06WedOpen Day
- 06WedYears 3 4 residential to Phasels Wood
- 06Wed11+ Open Morning
- 06WedOpen Morning · 4+
- 06WedPrep School Group Tours (3-11) · 4+
- 06WedStay & Play · 3+
- 06WedFOBI Meeting
- 06WedSenior School Tour
- 06WedWorking Open Morning
- 06WedSmall Group Tours · 4+
- 06WedOpen Day · Reception
- 06WedVisitor Morning
- 06WedJunior School Visitor Morning
- 06WedFairley House Open Evening
- 06WedSenior School Open Evening
- 07ThuImmersion Days for Current Year 3 Pupils
- 07ThuDELF A2 Prim Exam
- 07Thu13+ Afternoon Visit
- 07ThuJunior School in Action · 4+
- 07ThuY10 Tate Britain Visit
- 07ThuGCSE and A Level Exams
- 07ThuOpen Morning Tour · Reception
- 07ThuPrep School Open Morning
- 07ThuHead's Introduction to Pangbourne
- 07ThuMay Junior School in Action Open Morning
- 07ThuMay Nursery & Junior School in Action Open Morning
- 07ThuYear 7 Taster Days
- 07ThuPre-Prep in Action
- 07ThuOpen Morning · Reception
- 07ThuHouse Visit Afternoon for 13+ Entry 2028 & 2029
- 07ThuHouse Visit Afternoon for 13+ Entry
- 07Thu13+ House Visit Afternoons for Entry 2028 & 2029
- 07ThuWhole School Open Evening
- 07ThuVirtual Open House
- 07ThuLower School Musical: School of Rock
- 07ThuLAMDA Presentation Evening
- 08FriNursery and Pre-Prep Open Day
- 08FriY3 & Y4 Science Museum
- 08FriOpen Day
- 08FriHeatherton Early Years Stay and Play
- 08FriPrep School Summer Open Morning
- 08FriOpen Morning - Friday 8th May - 9.30am
- 08FriOpen Morning · 9+
- 08FriOpen Day
- 08FriStay and Play Sessions at Nursery
- 08FriStay and Play Session
- 08FriStay & Play Session May 8th
- 08FriPre-Prep Open Morning
- 08FriMillfield Pre-Prep Open Mornings
- 08FriHeatherton Open Event
- 08FriLower School Musical: School of Rock
- 09SatAdmissions Welcome
- 09SatOpen Morning for 13+ and 16+ Entry
- 09SatFelsted Whole School Open Morning
- 09SatOpen Morning · 16+
- 09Sat7+ Open Morning
- 09SatOpen Day
- 09SatJunior School Open Day
- 09SatNext open day
- 09SatFelsted Whole School Open Morning (for entry ages 3-16)
- 09SatOpen Day
- 09SatJournée Portes Ouvertes
- 09SatOpen Morning Years 9-12
- 09SatPrep School Open Morning
- 09SatJournee Portes Ouvertes (Open Day) · 11+
- 09Sat13+ Entry Open Day
- 09SatFamilies wishing to enrol for the next school year (or 2027-2028) are invited to join us for our [next open day](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/cfbl-open-days-619689) on Saturday 9 May 2026. · Reception
- 09SatSaturday Open Mornings
- 09SatCollege Open Morning
- 09SatSixth Form Visiting Day
- 09SatPrivate Open Morning
- 09Sat11+ Open Morning
- 09SatOpen Morning - Prep School
- 09Sat7+ Open Morning (Year 3 entry) · 7+
- 09SatMillfield Open Morning
- 09SatMillfield Open Day
- 10SunAdmissions Welcome
- 11MonThe Wallace Collection
- 11MonPrep School Open Morning
- 11MonForest Prep and Snaresbrook Prep Joint Prep School Open Morning
- 11MonY11 & Y13 Study Leave
- 11MonGCSE Exams
- 11MonGCSE and A Level Exams
- 11Mon13+ Under School Virtual Open Event
- 11MonYear 5 Residential
- 11MonVirtual Open Event
- 11MonMental Health Awareness Week
- 11Mon4+ Open Morning (Forest Prep & Snaresbrook Prep joint)
- 11MonJoint Prep School Open Morning · 16+
- 11Mon4+ Open Morning
- 11MonNursery Stay & Play session
- 11MonAdmissions Tour · 13+
- 12TueAssociations’ Dinner
- 12TueOpen Morning
- 12TueSchool at Work Open Morning · Reception
- 12TueSixth Form Weekday Tours
- 12TueImmersion Days for Current Year 4-6 Pupils
- 12TuePrep School Open Morning
- 12TueOpen Day
- 12TueNursery Stay & Discover
- 12TueDolphin School’s Open Morning
- 12TueDolphin School Open Morning
- 12TueMeet the Head
- 12TueTaster Afternoon for First Year 2027 and Third Year 2029 entry
- 12TueTaster Afternoon for First Year 2027 and Third Year 2029 (11+ and 13+)
- 12TueThe Haunting of Raven Towers
- 13WedOpen Day
- 13WedSixth Form Afternoon Visits
- 13WedForest Prep and Snaresbrook Prep Joint Prep School Open Morning
- 13WedSenior School Working Open Morning · 11+
- 13WedOpen Morning · 4+
- 13Wed4+ Open Morning
- 13WedJunior School Small Group Tour
- 13WedSenior Open Morning
- 13WedJoint Prep School Open Morning · 16+
- 13WedCameron Vale Open Morning
- 13WedVisitor Event
- 13WedSummer Term Visitor Event
- 13Wed16+ Afternoon Visit
- 13WedAdmissions Tour · 13+
- 13WedSixth Form Afternoon Visit
- 13WedParents Open Day - May
- 13WedBrookways School Parents Open Day - May
- 13WedJunior Branch Open Evenings
- 13WedCasino Night 2026
- 13WedLondon Open Day
- 13WedVirtual Open Event
- 14ThuBayswater School Tour · Nursery
- 14Thu13+ Afternoon Visit
- 14ThuNursery Open Morning
- 14ThuOpen Day · Nursery
- 14ThuJunior Summer Open Morning · 4+
- 14ThuOpen Morning · 4+
- 14ThuSmall Group Tour – Thursday 14th May 9am
- 14ThuNursery School Open Morning
- 14ThuSummer Term Open Morning
- 14Thu13+ Term Time Visit
- 14ThuSixth Form Small Group Tour · 16+
- 14ThuThursday 14 May: 4+ Summer Open Event
- 14ThuThursday 14 May: 7+ Summer Open Event
- 14ThuOpen Day for Reception to Year 6 · reception
- 14ThuInter School Athletics at Aldenham School
- 14Thu11+ Taster Day
- 14ThuOpen Day for Bumblebees Pre-School · reception
- 14Thu13+ House Visit Afternoons for Entry 2028 & 2029
- 14ThuHouse Visit Afternoon for 13+ Entry 2028 & 2029
- 14ThuHouse Visit Afternoon for 13+ Entry
- 14ThuSixth Form Open Evening
- 15FriHampshire Reception
- 15FriForest Prep and Snaresbrook Prep Joint Prep School Open Morning
- 15FriPrep in Action
- 15FriOpen Day · 4+
- 15FriY7-9 Netball Tour
- 15Fri4+ Open Morning
- 15FriOpen Day
- 15FriOpen Morning · 3+
- 15FriTaster Day for Year 6 · 7+
- 15FriTaster Day · 7+
- 15FriOpen Morning - Friday 15th May 2026 at 9am
- 15FriJoint Prep School Open Morning · 16+
- 15FriInside Abingdon for First Year 2027 and Third Year 2029 (11+ and 13+)
- 15FriInside Abingdon for First Year 2027 and Third Year 2029 entry
- 15FriJunior School Tour
- 15FriTour with the Head
- 15FriBryanston Prep Open Morning
- 15FriPrep School Open Morning
- 15FriStay & Play Session May 15th
- 15FriStay and Play Session
- 15FriStay and Play Sessions at Nursery
- 15FriTour Afternoon
- 15FriReception Grandparents Tea
- 16SatOpen Day
- 16SatSenior School Open Day
- 16SatOpen Morning
- 16SatFamily Open Day · 7+
- 16SatYear 5 Taster Morning
- 16SatSchool Open Day
- 16SatOpen Morning (2029 Entry)
- 16SatGroup Visit
- 16SatOpen Day
- 16Sat13+ Under School Open Morning
- 16SatDiscover Sixth Form at SG
- 16SatSaturday Group Visit
- 16SatOpen Morning May 2026
- 16SatTour Morning
- 16SatSaturday Stay & Play - Nursery, Pre-School and Reception Open Morning
- 16SatJunior Foundation Award Open Morning
- 16SatInternational Open House
- 16SatWhole School Open Day
- 16SatArt Masterclass
- 16SatOpen Days
- 16SatScience Masterclass
- 18MonJunior School Open Morning
- 18MonGCSE and A Level Exams
- 18Mon11+ Online Taster Morning
- 18MonAdmissions Tour · 13+
- 18MonYr9 Parent’s Evening + Options
- 18MonSixth Form Open Evening (16+)
- 19TueExam Week
- 19TueOpen Day
- 19TueStay and Play at Broomfield House
- 19TueSixth Form Open Day
- 19TueImmersion Days for Current Year 4-6 Pupils
- 19TueSixth Form Weekday Tours
- 19TueStay and Play Session
- 19TueOpen Morning - Full School
- 19TueFuture Scholars Breakfast: Academic · 4+
- 19TueJunior School Tour · 3+
- 19TueTuesday 19 May: 11+ Taster Morning
- 19Tue16+ Sixth Form Director of Admissions Reception
- 19TueTaster Afternoon (Grade 6 & 7 Entry)
- 19TueSixth Form Open Evening
- 20WedOpen Day
- 20WedOpen Day
- 20WedVirtual Open Event
- 20WedOpen Day · Reception
- 20WedSummer Friends Event - Friends Morning at ENBS
- 20WedSenior School Tour
- 20WedClass photographs
- 20WedOpen Morning · 11+
- 20WedStay & Play – For Parents with Children Aged 2-3, Considering Nursery or Reception Entry
- 20WedYear 5 Parent Coffee Morning & Tour · 11+
- 20WedAdmissions Tour · 13+
- 21ThuHampstead School Tour · Nursery
- 21ThuImmersion Days for Current Year 3 Pupils
- 21ThuOpen Day
- 21ThuInternational College Virtual Open Event
- 21ThuPrep Scholarship Application Deadline · 7+
- 21ThuY5 & 6 Performance
- 21ThuOpen Morning
- 21ThuDirector of Admissions Reception - 13+ Under School
- 21ThuYear 7 Taster Days
- 21ThuSenior School Small Group Tour
- 21ThuWorking Open Morning
- 21ThuMidweek Admissions Morning
- 21ThuSenior Welcome Morning – Year 6 Getting Ready for Canbury · 11+
- 21Thu13+ Under School Director of Admissions Reception
- 21ThuOpen Event (All Ages)
- 21ThuInternational Evening
- 21ThuJunior Music Showcase
- 21ThuPrep Dance Showcase
- 22FriToddler Club FREE taster session
- 22FriStay & Play (Nursery Taster Sessions) · 3+
- 22FriJunior School Tour
- 22FriSpanish Taster Session for 4s and under
- 22FriSummer Term Open Day — Brook Green / Chelsea / Hyde Park / Knightsbridge · Nursery
- 23SatSummer Celebration
- 23SatHalf Term
- 23SatHavering Eid Festival
- 25MonHalf Term Week for all Pupils
- 26TueStreet Dance Camp
- 26TueMulti-Sport Camp
- 28ThuThe eastbourne international singing competition 2026
- 28ThuTennis Camp
Dates TBC · 26 events
- RecurringHeathfield House School1:1 Tours
- TBCThe Haberdashers' Boys' School11+ and 13+ Senior Summer Tour
- TBCWycombe Abbey11+ Assessment Day
- TBCGodolphin and Latymer School11+ Autumn Open Days
- TBCBancroft's School11+ Bancrofts in Action Morning
- TBCNotting Hill & Ealing High School11+ Entrance Test
- TBCForest London11+ Information Morning
- TBCJames Allen's Girls' School11+ ISEB Common Pre-test Assessment
- TBCLatymer Upper School11+ Open Day - Autumn 2026
- TBCWinchester College11+ Open Events
- TBCAlleyn's School11+ Registration Deadline
- TBCKingston Grammar School11+ Registration Deadline for 2027 Entry
- TBCWycombe Abbey11+ Scholarship Examinations
- TBCThe Haberdashers' Boys' School11+ Taster Morning
- TBCJames Allen's Girls' School11+ Welcome Mornings
- RecurringJames Allen's Girls' School11+ Welcome Mornings (during autumn term)
- TBCDowne House11+/12+/13+ Assessment Days (Autumn Term)
- TBCSherborne Girls13+ Assessment Day
- TBCRugby School13+ Boarding and Day Open Day
- TBCRugby School13+ Boarding Open Day
- TBCRugby School13+ Day Open Evening
- TBCOundle School13+ Open Day
- TBCWinchester College13+ Open Events
- TBCGodolphin and Latymer School16+ Autumn Open Day
- TBCKingston Grammar School16+ Conditional Offers Sent
- TBCCanford School16+ Entrance Tests