Vandyke Upper School term dates 2026/27
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
12 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
Staff training day: Monday 13 April 2026
Monday, 13 April 2026 · all day
Half term: Monday 25 – Friday 29 May 2026
Friday, 29 May 2026 · all day
Term ends: Friday 17 July 2026
Friday, 17 July 2026 · all day
Term time.
Staff training day: Tuesday 1 September 2026
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
Half term: Monday 26 October - Friday 30 October 2026
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Term ends: Friday 18 December 2026
Friday, 18 December 2026 · all day
Term time: Autumn Term after half term.
Term begins: Monday 4 January 2027
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
Term time: Spring Term up to half term.
Half term: Monday 15 – Friday 19 February 2027
Friday, 19 February 2027 · all day
Term ends: Thursday 25 March 2027
Thursday, 25 March 2027 · all day
Term time: Spring Term after half term.
Staff training day: Monday 12 April 2027
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
Half term: Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June 2027
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Term ends: Friday 16 July 2027
Friday, 16 July 2027 · all day
Term time: Summer Term after half term.
Vandyke Upper School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Friday, 16 July 2027, 195 school days in all. The 3 INSET days are 13 April 2026, 1 September 2026, 12 April 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 2027
- Summer Term
- 13 April – 16 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Central Bedfordshire Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Vandyke Upper School differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 3 September 2026.
- The spring term starts 4 January 2027 rather than 5 January 2027.
- The summer term ends 16 July 2027 rather than 21 July 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.
Vandyke Upper School is one of 134 schools in the Central Bedfordshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 13–18
- Pupils on roll
- 1,517
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Trust
- VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Leah Ferguson-Moore
- URN
- 137169
Vandyke Upper School sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Central Bedfordshire Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Vandyke Upper School’s own term dates page · vandyke.beds.sch.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.