Term dates 2026-27
Testbourne Community School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Testbourne Community School, Whitchurch, 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] Testbourne Community School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Testbourne Community 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 Testbourne Community 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 |
| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Wed 21 Jul 2027 |
Inset days at Testbourne Community School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Testbourne Community School's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Tue 1 Sep 2026
- Thu 1 Oct 2026
- Fri 2 Oct 2026
- Mon 4 Jan 2027
- Wed 3 Mar 2027
- Mon 15 Mar 2027
- Fri 2 Jul 2027
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 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 Hampshire
Testbourne Community School 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
Staggered autumn start: Wed 02 Sep 2026 Year 7 only; Thu 03 Sep 2026 Year 7 & 11 only; Fri 04 Sep 2026 All Years. October half term: Mon 26 Oct - Fri 30 Oct 2026. February half term: Mon 15 Feb - Fri 19 Feb 2027. Easter Holiday: Fri 26 Mar - Fri 09 Apr 2027. May half term: Mon 31 May - Fri 04 Jun 2027. INSET days: Tue 01 Sep 2026 (1), Fri 02 Oct 2026 (2), Mon 04 Jan 2027 (3), Mon 15 Mar 2027 (4), Fri 02 Jul 2027 (5). Early closures on Thu 01 Oct 2026 (Open Evening), Fri 18 Dec 2026 (end of term), Thu 25 Mar 2027 (end of term), Wed 21 Jul 2027 (end of term). Early May Bank Holiday Mon 03 May 2027. Year 11 Prom Thu 01 Jul 2027.
Common questions
When does Testbourne Community 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 Testbourne Community 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 Testbourne Community School term dates come from?
They were read from Testbourne Community 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: Testbourne Community 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.