West Berkshire school term dates 2026/27

Official West Berkshire Council dates

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

West Berkshire term dates 2026/27

  • 2026/27 academic year

  • INSET day
    Wed 2 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn term (first half)
    Wed 2 Sep – Thu 22 Oct 2026
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  • First day of school · first day back
    Thu 3 Sep 2026
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  • Autumn half-term
    Fri 23 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
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    10 days off
  • Autumn term (second half)
    Mon 2 Nov – Fri 18 Dec 2026
    GOV
  • 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
    GOV
  • 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
    GOV
  • Easter holiday
    Fri 26 Mar – Sun 11 Apr 2027
    GOV
    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
    GOV

Where these dates come from: West Berkshire 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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These are the council dates. Your school adds its own INSET days, and academies can set different dates entirely. Find your school to subscribe to the calendar that actually applies. Free, and it keeps itself up to date.

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Schools in West Berkshire

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Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Basildon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary Beenham Primary SchoolPrimary Birch Copse Primary SchoolPrimary Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Bradfield CollegeNot applicable Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary SchoolPrimary Brimpton C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Brookfields SchoolNot applicable Bucklebury C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Calcot Infant School and NurseryPrimary Calcot Junior SchoolPrimary Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Chieveley Primary SchoolPrimary Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolPrimary Compton C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Curridge Primary SchoolPrimary Denefield SchoolSecondary Downsway Primary SchoolPrimary Enborne C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Englefield C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Falkland Primary SchoolPrimary Fir Tree Primary School and NurseryPrimary Francis Baily Primary SchoolPrimary Garland Junior SchoolPrimary Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Hermitage Primary SchoolPrimary Highwood Copse Primary SchoolPrimary Hungerford Nursery School Centre for ChildrenNursery Hungerford Primary SchoolPrimary Inkpen Primary SchoolPrimary John O'Gaunt SchoolSecondary John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary John Rankin Junior SchoolPrimary Kennet SchoolSecondary Kennet Valley Primary SchoolPrimary Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Lambourn CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Little Heath SchoolSecondary Long Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior SchoolPrimary Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant SchoolPrimary Mrs Bland's Infant SchoolPrimary Newbury College16 plus Pangbourne CollegeNot applicable Pangbourne Primary SchoolPrimary Park House SchoolSecondary Parsons Down Infant SchoolPrimary Parsons Down Junior SchoolPrimary Purley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryPrimary Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Shefford C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Speenhamland SchoolPrimary Springfield Primary SchoolPrimary Spurcroft Primary SchoolPrimary St Andrew's SchoolNot applicable St Bartholomew's SchoolSecondary St Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary St Nicolas C.E. Junior SchoolPrimary St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary Stockcross C.E. SchoolPrimary Streatley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet SchoolPrimary Thatcham Park CofE PrimaryPrimary The Castle SchoolNot applicable The Downs SchoolSecondary The Ilsleys Primary SchoolPrimary The Willink SchoolSecondary The Willows Primary SchoolPrimary The Winchcombe SchoolPrimary Theale C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Theale Green SchoolSecondary Trinity SchoolSecondary Victoria Park Nursery SchoolNursery Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Westwood Farm Infant SchoolPrimary Westwood Farm Junior SchoolPrimary Whitelands Park Primary SchoolPrimary Woolhampton C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary Yattendon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary iCollege Alternative ProvisionNot applicable

Questions parents ask

When do West Berkshire schools go back in September 2026?

The West Berkshire 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 West Berkshire schools follow these dates?

Community schools follow the West Berkshire 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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