Brackensdale Spencer Academy term dates 2026/27
Walthamstow Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derbyshire, DE22 4BS
8 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Thursday, 3 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Friday, 4 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
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
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Summer Holidays
27 July – 31 August 2027 · 36 days
Brackensdale Spencer Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Monday, 7 September 2026 to Monday, 26 July 2027, 195 school days in all. The 2 INSET days are 3 September 2026, 4 September 2026, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 7 September – 18 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 4 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 26 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Derby City Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Brackensdale Spencer Academy differs in 1 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 7 September 2026 rather than 4 September 2026.
Derby school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Brackensdale Spencer Academy is one of 118 schools in the Derby area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 497
- Local authority
- Derby City Council
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Joanna McGregor
- URN
- 148384
Brackensdale Spencer Academy sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Derby City Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Brackensdale Spencer Academy’s own term dates page · brackensdalespencer.org.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.