Term dates 2026-27
Cove School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Cove School, Farnborough, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn half term starts on Mon 19 Oct 2026 — in 47 days.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] Cove School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Cove 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 Cove 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 | Tue 1 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Autumn half term | Mon 19 Oct 2026 | Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
| Christmas holidays | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Fri 1 Jan 2027 |
| Spring term | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Spring half term | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Fri 19 Feb 2027 |
| Easter holidays | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 |
| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Fri 23 Jul 2027 |
| Summer half term | Mon 31 May 2027 | Fri 4 Jun 2027 |
Inset days at Cove School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Cove School's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Tue 1 Sep 2026
- Wed 2 Sep 2026
- Thu 3 Sep 2026
- Mon 7 Sep 2026
- Fri 13 Nov 2026
- Tue 2 Mar 2027
- Fri 26 Mar 2027
- Mon 3 May 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn half term | 19 Oct – 30 Oct | 12 days |
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 3 Jan | 16 days |
| Christmas holidays | 21 Dec – 1 Jan | 12 days |
| Spring half term | 15 Feb – 19 Feb | 5 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 11 Apr | 17 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 9 Apr | 15 days |
| Summer half term | 31 May – 4 Jun | 5 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hampshire
Cove School breaks up for Christmas on the same day as Hampshire'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 Hampshire's dates.
Worth noting
Tue 1 Sep 2026 INSET DAY (1); Wed 2 Sep 2026 Year 7 only; Thu 3 Sep 2026 all years return; Fri 13 Nov 2026 INSET DAY (2); Fri 26 Mar 2027 Good Friday; Mon 3 May 2027 Bank Holiday.
Common questions
When does Cove 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 Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 16 days.
When is half term at Cove School?
The next half term at Cove School runs from Mon 19 Oct 2026 to Fri 30 Oct 2026, which is 12 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Cove School?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 23 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sat 24 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Cove School term dates come from?
They were read from Cove 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: Cove 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.