Term dates 2026-27
Cranbourne term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Cranbourne, Basingstoke, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn term starts on Wed 2 Sep 2026 — today.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] Cranbourne alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Cranbourne 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 Cranbourne 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 | Wed 2 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Spring term | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Fri 26 Mar 2027 |
| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Wed 21 Jul 2027 |
Inset days at Cranbourne
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Cranbourne's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Tue 1 Sep 2026
- Fri 23 Oct 2026
- Mon 19 Jul 2027
- Tue 20 Jul 2027
- Wed 21 Jul 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 3 Jan | 16 days |
| Easter holidays | 27 Mar – 11 Apr | 16 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hampshire
Cranbourne 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
Half terms: Autumn 26-30 Oct 2026; Spring 15-19 Feb 2027; Summer 31 May-4 June 2027. Christmas holiday 21 Dec 2026-1 Jan 2027; Easter holiday 29 Mar-9 Apr 2027. Last day of summer term noted as Friday 16 July 2027, though term end listed as Wednesday 21 July 2027 (Inset day). Inset days 2026/27: Tue 1 Sept 2026, Fri 23 Oct 2026, Mon 19 July 2027, Tue 20 July 2027, Wed 21 July 2027.
Common questions
When does Cranbourne 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 do the summer holidays start at Cranbourne?
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 Cranbourne term dates come from?
They were read from Cranbourne'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: Cranbourne's published calendar, read 2 September 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.