Term Dates
The pattern broadly follows the BwD term-time pattern and DACA term-time pattern to encourage parents not to take holidays during term-time.
School Term and Holiday Pattern 2026/2027
Autumn Term 2026
Tuesday 1st September Inset Day
Wednesday 2nd September School re-opens to pupils
Friday 23rd October School closes at 3.15pm
Mid-Term closure Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October
Monday 2nd November Inset Day
Tuesday 3rd November School re-opens to pupils
Friday 18th December School closes at 1.00pm
Christmas Break Monday 21st December – Friday 1st January 2027
Spring Term 2027
Monday 4th January Inset Day
Tuesday 5th January School re-opens to pupils
Friday 12th February School closes at 3.15pm
Mid-Term closure Monday 15th February – Friday 19th February
Monday 22nd February School re-opens to pupils
Thursday 25th March School closes at 1.00pm
Mid-Term closure Friday 26th March – Friday 9th April
Summer Term 2027
Monday 12th April Inset Day
Tuesday 13th April School re-opens to pupils
Monday 3rd May May Day Closure
Friday 28th May School closes at 3.15pm
Mid-Term closure Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June
Monday 7th June Inset Day
Tuesday 8th June School re-opens to pupils
Wednesday 21st July School closes at 1.00pm
Inset Days
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Monday 2nd November 2026
Monday 4th January 2027
Monday 12th April 2027
Monday 7th June 2027
National Insets x 2 – Dates tbc
Total number of openings 193
Term & Holiday Dates 2025-2026
Autumn Term 2025
Monday 1 September - School closed for Inset Day
Tuesday 2 September - School re-opens to pupils
Friday 24 October - School closes
Half term - Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 2025
Monday 3 November - School closed for Inset Day
Tuesday 4 November - School re-opens to pupils
Friday 19 December - School closes at 1pm
Christmas Holiday - Monday 22 December – Friday 2 January 2026
Spring Term 2026
Monday 5 January - School closed for Inset Day
Tuesday 6 January - School re-opens to pupils
Friday 13 February - School closes
Half term - Monday 16 February - Friday 20 February 2026
Monday 23 February - School re-opens to pupils
Friday 27 March - School closes at 1pm
Easter Holiday - Monday 30 March – Friday 10 April 2026
Summer Term 2026
Monday 13 April - School re-opens to pupils
Monday 4 May - Bank Holiday
Friday 22 May - School closes
Half term - Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May 2026
Monday 1 June - School closed for Inset Day
Tuesday 2 June - School re-opens to pupils
Friday 17 July - School closes at 1pm
Monday 20 July - School closed for Inset Day
Attendance and Holidays During Term Time
In order to reach their highest potential, we feel that constant, punctual attendance to school is vital. Research has proven that even short breaks from school can reduce a pupil’s chances of succeeding by as much as a quarter. The research is based on extensive pupil absence figures and both GCSE and primary school test results, and it highlights the importance of clamping down on pupil absence to ensure more pupils regularly attend school, and ultimately leave with the qualifications needed to succeed in modern Britain.
This research shows where pupils miss up to just 14 days of school are a quarter, they are less likely to achieve the required level or above in reading, writing or maths tests than those with no absence. The research also highlights the striking differences in achievement between pupils with the best and worst attendance records. It shows:
- pupils with the lowest 5% of absence rates were more than 4 times more likely to achieve 5 good GCSEs, including English and maths, and 22 times more likely to achieve the English Baccalaureate, than pupils with the highest 5% of absence rates
- pupils with no absence from school were nearly 3 times more likely to achieve 5 A* to C GCSEs, including English and maths, and around 10 times more likely to achieve the English Baccalaureate, than pupils missing 15 to 20% of school across key stage 4
- And, most relevant to us, primary school pupils with no absence were around 1.5 times more likely to achieve the expected level of attainment, and 4.5 times more likely to exceed the expected level of attainment, than pupils that missed 15 to 20% of key stage 2
The government’s plan for education includes a number of reforms to encourage good behaviour and attendance in school, including:
- changing the law so that headteachers only grant leave from school in exceptional circumstances
- encouraging schools to tackle the problem of persistent absence earlier by reducing the threshold by which absence is defined as persistent from 20% to 15% from October 2011 - this means schools are held to a higher standard in performance tables than before
- making clear teachers can use ‘reasonable force’ to maintain behaviour and extending their searching powers from 2011
- As a consequence of this, we are unable to authorise any holidays during term time, unless there are exceptional circumstances.