Term dates 2026-27
Shepherd Primary term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Shepherd Primary, Rickmansworth, 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] Shepherd Primary alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Shepherd Primary 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 Shepherd Primary 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 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Tue 20 Jul 2027 |
Inset days at Shepherd Primary
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Shepherd Primary's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Tue 1 Sep 2026
- Mon 22 Feb 2027
- Thu 25 Mar 2027
- Fri 30 Apr 2027
- Mon 7 Jun 2027
- Tue 20 Jul 2027
- Wed 21 Jul 2027
- Thu 22 Jul 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 3 Jan | 16 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 11 Apr | 17 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hertfordshire
Shepherd Primary 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 1 Sept (school closed) before start; half term 26-30 Oct; end date 18 Dec is 1.30pm finish. Spring term: half term 15-19 Feb; Inset day Mon 22 Feb; end date 25 Mar is 1.30pm finish. Summer term: Occasional Day Fri 30 Apr (school closed); Bank Holiday Mon 3 May; half term Mon 31 May - Fri 4 Jun; Inset Day Mon 7 Jun; end date 20 Jul is 1.30pm finish; further Inset Days 21-22 Jul after term end.
Common questions
When does Shepherd Primary 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 Shepherd Primary?
The last day of the summer term is Tue 20 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Wed 21 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Shepherd Primary term dates come from?
They were read from Shepherd Primary'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: Shepherd Primary's published calendar, read 2 September 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.