Term dates 2026-27
The Westgate School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for The Westgate School, Winchester, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn term ends on Fri 18 Dec 2026 — in 107 days.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] The Westgate School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if The Westgate 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 The Westgate 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 | Tue 1 Sep 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Spring term | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Wed 21 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 Hampshire
The Westgate 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
First day for pupils in Autumn term: 02/09/26. Inset Days: 01/09/26, 27/11/26, 30/11/26, 25/03/27, 18/06/27. Half-Terms: Autumn 26/10/26-30/10/26; Spring 15/02/27-22/02/27 (one listing shows 15/02/27-19/02/27); Summer 31/05/27-04/06/27. May Bank Holiday 03/05/27. Note: duplicate term date listings on page differ slightly on Spring half-term end date and one had an evident typo (25/03/37) corrected to 25/03/27.
Common questions
When does The Westgate 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 The Westgate 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 The Westgate School term dates come from?
They were read from The Westgate 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: The Westgate 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.