Richmond upon Thames school term dates 2026/27

Official Richmond upon Thames Council dates

Term and holiday dates from Richmond upon Thames Council’s published calendar. INSET days are set by each school, so you’ll find those on your school’s own page.

Richmond upon Thames term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • First day of school · first day back
    Thu 3 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn term (first half)
    Thu 3 Sep – Fri 23 Oct 2026
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  • Autumn half-term
    Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
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    9 days off
  • Autumn term (second half)
    Mon 2 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2026
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  • Christmas holiday
    Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
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    16 days off
  • Spring term (first half)
    Mon 4 Jan – Fri 12 Feb 2027
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  • Spring half-term
    Sat 13 – Sun 21 Feb 2027
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    9 days off
  • Spring term (second half)
    Mon 22 Feb – Thu 25 Mar 2027
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  • Easter holiday
    Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
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    17 days off
  • Summer term (first half)
    Mon 12 Apr – Fri 28 May 2027
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  • Summer half-term
    Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun 2027
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    9 days off
  • Summer term (second half)
    Mon 7 Jun – Fri 23 Jul 2027
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Where these dates come from: Richmond upon Thames Council’s published calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own dates - subscribe on your school’s page and we read that school’s own website, then send anything that differs straight to your calendar. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Barnes Primary SchoolPrimary Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Buckingham Primary SchoolPrimary Capella House SchoolNot applicable Carlisle Infant SchoolPrimary Chase Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary SchoolSecondary Clarendon SchoolNot applicable Collis Primary SchoolPrimary Darell Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary Deer Park SchoolPrimary East Sheen Primary SchoolPrimary Grey Court SchoolSecondary Hampton Court HouseNot applicable Hampton HighSecondary Hampton Hill Junior SchoolPrimary Hampton Infant School and NurseryPrimary Hampton Junior SchoolPrimary Hampton SchoolNot applicable Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary Heathfield Infant SchoolPrimary Heathfield Junior SchoolPrimary Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Kew CollegeNot applicable Kew Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary Lady Eleanor Holles SchoolNot applicable Lift Richmond ParkSecondary Lowther Primary SchoolPrimary Marshgate Primary SchoolPrimary Meadlands Primary SchoolPrimary Nelson Primary SchoolPrimary Newland House SchoolNot applicable Orleans Park SchoolSecondary Orleans Primary SchoolPrimary Radnor House Prep SchoolNot applicable Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc)16 plus Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Sheen Mount Primary SchoolPrimary St Catherine's SchoolNot applicable St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St James's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St John the Baptist Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Mary's Hampton Church of England PrimaryPrimary St Mary's University, TwickenhamNot applicable St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Osmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Paul's SchoolNot applicable St Richard Reynolds Catholic High SchoolSecondary St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary St Stephen's C E Primary SchoolPrimary Stanley Primary SchoolPrimary Strathmore SchoolNot applicable Teddington SchoolSecondary The King's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary The Mall SchoolNot applicable The Old Vicarage SchoolNot applicable The Richmond upon Thames SchoolSecondary The Russell Primary SchoolPrimary The Vineyard SchoolPrimary Thomas's CollegeNot applicable Thomson House SchoolPrimary Tower House SchoolNot applicable Trafalgar Infant SchoolPrimary Trafalgar Junior SchoolPrimary Turing House SchoolSecondary Twickenham Preparatory SchoolNot applicable Twickenham Primary AcademyPrimary Twickenham SchoolSecondary Waldegrave SchoolSecondary Windham Nursery SchoolNursery

Questions parents ask

When do Richmond upon Thames schools go back in September 2026?

The Richmond upon Thames Council calendar has the 2026/27 school year starting on Thu 3 Sep 2026. Individual schools can add INSET days right at the start of term, so check your own school's page before booking anything around it.

Do all Richmond upon Thames schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the Richmond upon Thames Council calendar. Academies and free schools can set their own, and every school picks its own INSET days. Subscribe on your school's page and we go and read that school's own website - its INSET days, and any dates it sets for itself. Anything we find lands in your calendar by itself, so there is nothing to come back and check.

How do I get these dates in my calendar?

Find your school with the school finder and subscribe to its calendar, free. The dates land in Apple, Google or Outlook calendars and keep themselves up to date: next year's dates and any changes appear on their own.

What about INSET days?

INSET days are set by each school, not the council, so they are not in the calendar on this page. When you subscribe to a school we read its website for INSET days and add them to your calendar automatically.

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