Term dates 2026-27
Purwell Primary School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Purwell Primary School, Hitchin, 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] Purwell Primary School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Purwell Primary 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 Purwell Primary 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 | Wed 2 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Spring term | Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
Inset days at Purwell Primary School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Purwell Primary 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
- Mon 4 Jan 2027
- Tue 5 Jan 2027
- Mon 22 Feb 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hertfordshire
Purwell Primary 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
Autumn term: INSET day Tue 1st Sept 2026 before children return Wed 2nd Sept; half term Mon 26th-Fri 30th Oct 2026; occasional day closure Fri 4th Dec 2026. Spring term: INSET day Mon 4th Jan 2027 before return Tue 5th Jan; half term Mon 15th-Fri 19th Feb 2027; INSET day Mon 22nd Feb 2027. Summer term dates for 2026-27 not listed on page (only Summer Term 2026, belonging to prior academic year, was given).
Common questions
When does Purwell Primary 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.
Where do these Purwell Primary School term dates come from?
They were read from Purwell Primary 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: Purwell Primary 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.