Term dates 2026-27
Barley (VA) Church of England First School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Barley (VA) Church of England First School, Royston, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn term starts on Thu 3 Sep 2026 — today.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] Barley (VA) Church of England First School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Barley (VA) Church of England First School moves an inset day or corrects a date it changes on your phone by itself — Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
The difference is what happens next. Fred sets it up on whichever calendar app you actually use — the steps are not the same on an iPhone as in Google — and then he can tell you when Barley (VA) Church of England First School moves that inset day, work out who is covering it, and take the deadlines, kit lists and payments that arrive with the term. A calendar can only sit there. Taking the link yourself is free and always will be.
Downloading gives you a snapshot of today's dates that will never update — only worth it if you want a one-off copy.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | Thu 3 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Spring term | Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Wed 21 Jul 2027 |
Inset days at Barley (VA) Church of England First School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Barley (VA) Church of England First School's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Tue 1 Sep 2026
- Wed 2 Sep 2026
- Fri 4 Dec 2026
- Mon 4 Jan 2027
- Fri 28 May 2027
- Thu 22 Jul 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 11 Apr | 17 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hertfordshire
Barley (VA) Church of England First School breaks up for Christmas on the same day as Hertfordshire's community schools.
Worth knowing if you also have a child at a state school in the area — the two calendars rarely line up. See Hertfordshire's dates.
Worth noting
Autumn term: Reception starts Friday 4th September, Nursery starts w/c Monday 7th September; term ends at 12.30pm (EYFS/Yr1) or 12.45pm (Yr2-4). Half term: Mon 26 Oct - Fri 30 Oct. INSET days: Tue 1 Sept, Wed 2 Sept; Occasional Day Fri 4 Dec. Spring term half term: Mon 15 Feb - Fri 19 Feb; INSET day Mon 4 Jan. Summer term half term: Mon 31 May - Fri 4 June; INSET days Mon 28 May, Thu 22 July. All term end times as above (12.30pm/12.45pm) apply across terms.
Common questions
When does Barley (VA) Church of England First School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 18 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 19 Dec 2026 to Mon 4 Jan 2027 — 17 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Barley (VA) Church of England First School?
The last day of the summer term is Wed 21 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Thu 22 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Barley (VA) Church of England First School term dates come from?
They were read from Barley (VA) Church of England First School's own published calendar for 2026-27 on 2 September 2026, and the source is linked on this page. Schools sometimes change dates or add inset days, so check the school's page before booking anything.
Source: Barley (VA) Church of England First School's published calendar, read 2 September 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.