Term dates 2025-26
Colnbrook School term dates 2025-26
The published term dates for Colnbrook School, Watford, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
These are the 2025-26 dates. Colnbrook School has not published the current school year yet — we check regularly and this page updates when it does. Check the school's own page before booking anything.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] Colnbrook School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Colnbrook 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 Colnbrook 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 4 Sep 2025 | Fri 19 Dec 2025 |
| Spring term | Tue 6 Jan 2026 | Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
| Summer term | Mon 13 Apr 2026 | Wed 22 Jul 2026 |
Inset days at Colnbrook School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Colnbrook School's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Wed 3 Sep 2025
- Mon 3 Nov 2025
- Mon 1 Dec 2025
- Mon 5 Jan 2026
- Tue 5 May 2026
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 20 Dec – 5 Jan | 17 days |
| Easter holidays | 28 Mar – 12 Apr | 16 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hertfordshire
Colnbrook School breaks up 364 days earlier than Hertfordshire's community schools (19 Dec vs 18 Dec).
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
Page only provided 2025-26 term dates (current academic year 2026-27 not listed). Staff INSET days: Wed 3 Sept 2025 (school closed), Mon 3 Nov 2025, Mon 1 Dec 2025 (occasional day), Mon 5 Jan 2026, Tues 5 May 2026. Half-term holidays: 27-31 Oct 2025, 16-20 Feb 2026, 25-29 May 2026. May Bank Holiday Mon 4 May 2026. End-of-term early finish times noted as 1.25pm/1.40pm on breakup days.
Common questions
When does Colnbrook School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 19 Dec 2025. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 20 Dec 2025 to Mon 5 Jan 2026 — 17 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Colnbrook School?
The last day of the summer term is Wed 22 Jul 2026, so the summer holidays start on Thu 23 Jul 2026. The school publishes the 2025-26 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Does Colnbrook School follow Hertfordshire's term dates?
No. Colnbrook School sets its own calendar, and breaks up for Christmas 364 days earlier than Hertfordshire's community schools.
Where do these Colnbrook School term dates come from?
They were read from Colnbrook School's own published calendar for 2025-26 on 3 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: Colnbrook School's published calendar, read 3 September 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.