Gayton Junior School term dates 2026/27
Gayton Junior School, Littleover, Derbyshire, DE23 1GA
11 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Friday, 4 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Monday, 7 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
INSET Day
Friday, 27 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
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 7 June 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
24 July – 31 August 2027 · 39 days
INSET Day
Monday, 26 July 2027 · all day
Gayton Junior School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Tuesday, 8 September 2026 to Friday, 23 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 4 September 2026, 7 September 2026, 27 November 2026, 7 June 2027, 26 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 8 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 – 23 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Derby City Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Gayton Junior School differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 8 September 2026 rather than 4 September 2026.
- The summer term ends 23 July 2027 rather than 26 July 2027.
Derby school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Gayton Junior School is one of 118 schools in the Derby area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 7–11
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- Local authority
- Derby City Council
- Headteacher
- Jane Hill
- URN
- 112756
Gayton Junior School is maintained by Derby City 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.
Gayton Junior School’s own term dates page · gaytonj.derby.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.