Castle School, Cambridge term dates 2026/27
Courtney Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2EE
10 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 2 November 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
INSET Day
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
INSET Day
Tuesday, 13 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Friday, 2 July 2027 · all day
Castle School, Cambridge’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 November 2026, 12 April 2027, 13 April 2027, 2 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 September – 18 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 4 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 14 April – 21 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Cambridgeshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Castle School, Cambridge differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026.
- The summer term starts 14 April 2027 rather than 12 April 2027.
Cambridgeshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Castle School, Cambridge is one of 311 schools in the Cambridgeshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Ages
- ages 2–19
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Whysall
- URN
- 134972
Castle School, Cambridge is maintained by Cambridgeshire County Council, so it keeps to the council’s term dates and sets its own INSET days on top of them. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Castle School, Cambridge’s own term dates page · castleschool.info
Plan the term around them
Add these dates, build your timetable on the school’s two-week rotation, and track what is due against days you are actually in.