Term dates 2026-27
Horsted Junior School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Horsted Junior School, Chatham, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn term 1 ends on Fri 23 Oct 2026 — in 50 days.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] Horsted Junior School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Horsted Junior 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 Horsted Junior 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 1 | Wed 2 Sep 2026 | Fri 23 Oct 2026 |
| Autumn term 2 | Tue 3 Nov 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Spring term 3 | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Fri 12 Feb 2027 |
| Spring term 4 | Mon 22 Feb 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Summer term 5 | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Fri 28 May 2027 |
| Summer term 6 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 | Fri 16 Jul 2027 |
Inset days at Horsted Junior School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Horsted Junior School's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Tue 1 Sep 2026
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Holidays | 24 Oct – 2 Nov | 10 days |
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 3 Jan | 16 days |
| Holidays | 13 Feb – 21 Feb | 9 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 11 Apr | 17 days |
| Holidays | 29 May – 6 Jun | 9 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Staff Development Days: Tue 1 Sept 2026 (before Autumn term 1), Mon 2 Nov 2026 (before Autumn term 2), Mon 19, Tue 20 & Wed 21 July 2027 (after Summer term 6). Autumn Break: Mon 26 Oct - Fri 30 Oct 2026. Christmas Break: Mon 21 Dec 2026 - Fri 1 Jan 2027. February Break: Mon 15 - Fri 19 Feb 2027. Good Friday 26 March 2027 and Easter Monday 29 March 2027 (children not in school). Spring Break: Mon 30 Mar - Fri 9 Apr 2027. May Bank Holidays: Mon 3 May 2027, Mon 31 May 2027. May Break: Mon 31 May - Fri 4 June 2027.
Common questions
When does Horsted Junior 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 do the summer holidays start at Horsted Junior School?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 16 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sat 17 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Horsted Junior School term dates come from?
They were read from Horsted Junior 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: Horsted Junior 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.