Boarders leaving school for Quiet Weekends, Half Terms and End of Terms

Warminster School prioritises the academic development of our pupils. We encourage boarders who need to travel home to book the last possible transport of the day so as not to miss academic lessons for travel. Please refer to the information below for preferred travel times.

Please consider that a pupil will depart school approximately 1pm, for a 5pm flight from Heathrow. This may vary slightly due to factors including inclement weather and sharing transfers, as we endeavor to help our parents keep these costs to a minimum.

Your child’s housemaster or housemistress are responsible for granting permission for departures on the last day of term and at half terms, they will review each travel request on an individual basis and confirm if permission is granted.

Please contact your boarding house prior to the travel form deadline if you have any questions.

The dates of quiet weekends, half terms and end of terms are published well in advance and can be found on the school website and school calendar.

Permitted Travel Times

The end of the school day is 5pm on quiet weekends and 4pm at half term and the end of term. This is the expected collection time for any boarder traveling within the UK.

For long distance travel within the UK an earlier departure time can be arranged. Please contact your boarding house.

For EU flights, pupils can depart from lunchtime, on the final day of term, with permission from their boarding house housemaster or housemistress.

For long haul international flights, pupils can depart from 5pm, on the penultimate day of term, for late evening flights or to travel to guardians for early morning flights the next day. Permission for this is from their boarding housemaster or housemistress. Please note boarding houses open from 7am. Long haul flights are not recommended over a quiet weekend.

On Speech Day (May Half Term) All pupils are expected to attend and will not be permitted to depart from school before 1.30pm. Flights should be booked in accordance with this.

If for any reason a boarder is travelling outside of these permitted times, permission must be obtained from the Deputy Headmaster, Mr Titley, by email request and in good time to submit your Firefly travel form.

I would like to thank you in advance for your continued support in ensuring that all our boarders have safe and well organised departures home.

Contact Information

Mr Titley – Deputy Head ptitley@warminsterschool.org.uk

Ivy House - Mrs Saunders   ivy@warminsterschool.org.uk 

Duty Mobile 07561 092137

St Boniface - Mrs Evans    stboniface@warminsterschool.org.uk

Duty Mobile 07597 886602

Stratton - Mrs Whelan  stratton@warminsterschool.org.uk

Duty Mobile  07743 883119

Airport Transfer Information Guide

This information is a guide to travel times and costs to various airports. Please be advised that these are subject to change by the taxi company.

To ensure that boarders return to the boarding house in time for roll call, we would suggest that flights arriving at the following times are booked.

London Heathrow (LHR) - 5pm

London Gatwick (LGW) - 4pm

Bristol (BRS) - 6pm

Warminster to central London £275

All prices above are approximate,  per journey and are per taxi; therefore, this cost will be shared between the numbers of boarders travelling. Please note that we cannot guarantee that all pupils will be able to share transfers due to flight times. London Heathrow is the most popular airport used, along with London Gatwick. There is also a very good rail link to Bristol Airport (direct train to Bristol Temple Meads then shuttle bus to airport), but extra time may be required for travel and the cost will vary depending on day and time. When demand requires a bus may also be used for multiple transfers.

Costs last updated October 2025.