HOLIDAY DATES - SCHOOL YEAR 2026-2027
TERM DATES 2026/2027
Autumn Term 2026
Term Starts for Pupils: Term Ends for pupils:
Thursday 3rd September 2026 Thursday 22nd October 2026
Half Term Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October 2026
Monday 2nd November 2026 Friday 18th December 2026
Spring Term 2027
Term Starts for Pupils: Term Ends for pupils:
Monday 4th January 2027 Friday 12th February 2027
Half Term Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February 2027
Monday 22nd February 2027 Thursday 25th March 2027
Summer Term 2027
Term Starts for Pupils: Term Ends for pupils:
Monday 12th April 2027 Friday 28th May 2027
School closed for pupils Friday 30th April - Inset day
Half Term Monday 31st May to Friday 11th June 2027
Monday 14th June 2027 Tuesday 27th July 2027
Inset Days
Public Holidays
Parents are asked to try and arrange their own holidays to coincide with those of the school.
This is in line with the Governing Body’s revised Policy for dealing with requests for holiday leave in term time. Any requests for holidays must be received in school at least 4 weeks in advance and will be granted only in exceptional circumstances. Leave will not be granted for any of the following reasons:
availability of cheap holidays in term time
availability of the desired accommodation
poor weather experienced in school holiday periods
overlap with the beginning or end of term
A copy of the Policy is available in the school office if you wish to read it.
Term time holidays
When children miss school for term time holidays not only do they miss out on important learning
but they often take time to settle back into their learning routines.
The government is strengthening the rules around Education Penalty Notices. These are fixed
penalty fines which can be issued by the Local Authority where 10 or more sessions (5 days) of
unauthorised absence take place.
They are most commonly issued to parents when a child misses school for an term time holiday
taken without the permission of the school.
The new stronger rules will apply to all offences taking place after August 2024.
per parent per child if paid within 21 days, or £160 if paid within 28 days.
first fine it will be for £160.
the same parent for the same child within the previous three years (starting with the date of
the first fine); instead the parent will be prosecuted by the Local Authority in the
Magistrates’ Court.
It’s therefore more important than ever that parents arrange to take family holidays in the school
holidays and not in term time.
Should you wish to apply for authorisation for time off during term time, please complete the Application for Absence in Term Time form below and submit it to the school office no less than 6 weeks before departure. Late applications can only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.