Term dates 2026-27
Garston Manor School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Garston Manor School, Watford, 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] Garston Manor School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Garston Manor 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 Garston Manor 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 | Tue 13 Apr 2027 | Wed 21 Jul 2027 |
Inset days at Garston Manor School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Garston Manor 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
- Fri 25 Jun 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 12 Apr | 18 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hertfordshire
Garston Manor 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
INSET days: Tue 1 Sept & Wed 2 Sept 2026 (before Autumn term start), Thu 4 Jan 2027 (before Spring term start), Mon 12 Apr 2027 (before Summer term start). Half-term breaks: Autumn half term Fri 23 Oct–Mon 2 Nov 2026; Spring half term Fri 12 Feb–Mon 22 Feb 2027; Summer half term Fri 28 May–Mon 7 June 2027. Other notes: Thu 3 Dec 2026 school finishes 12:30 (INSET afternoon), Fri 4 Dec 2026 occasional day school closed; Yr11 last day Fri 25 June 2027, school finishes 12:30 same day (INSET afternoon).
Common questions
When does Garston Manor 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 Garston Manor 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 Garston Manor School term dates come from?
They were read from Garston Manor School's own published calendar for 2026-27 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: Garston Manor 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.