Shillington Lower School term dates 2026/27
Greenfields, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3NX
9 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
Inset Days: Monday 13th April 2026
Monday, 13 April 2026 · all day
Half Term: Monday 25th May 2026 - Friday 29th May 2026.
25–29 May 2026 · 5 days
Inset Days: Thursday 3rd September and Friday 4th September
3–4 September 2026 · 2 days
Half term: Monday 26th October - Friday 30th October
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Inset days: Monday 4th Janaury
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
Half term: Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Inset days: Friday 9th April
Friday, 9 April 2027 · all day
May Day closure: Monday 3rd May
Monday, 3 May 2027 · all day
Half term: Monday 31st May - Friday 4th June
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Shillington Lower School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Monday, 7 September 2026 to Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 190 school days in all. The 4 INSET days are 13 April 2026, 3 September 2026, 4 January 2027, 9 April 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 7 September – 18 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 21 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Central Bedfordshire Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Shillington Lower School differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 7 September 2026 rather than 3 September 2026.
- The summer term starts 12 April 2027 rather than 13 April 2027, and breaks for half term 31 May – 4 June 2027 rather than 1–4 June 2027.
Central Bedfordshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Shillington Lower School is one of 134 schools in the Central Bedfordshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 2–9
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Trust
- Shillington and Stondon Federation
- Headteacher
- Sarah Flack
- URN
- 109480
Shillington Lower School is maintained by Central Bedfordshire 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.
Shillington Lower School’s own term dates page · shillingtonstondon.co.uk
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.