Whitecross Nursery School term dates 2026/27
Watson Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3PJ
11 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Monday, 7 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
INSET Day
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Thursday, 25 March 2027 · all day
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Wednesday, 7 July 2027 · all day
INSET Day
Monday, 26 July 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
27 July – 31 August 2027 · 36 days
Whitecross Nursery School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Tuesday, 8 September 2026 to Friday, 23 July 2027, 190 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 7 September 2026, 4 January 2027, 25 March 2027, 7 July 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
- 5 January – 24 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, Whitecross Nursery School differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 8 September 2026 rather than 4 September 2026.
- The spring term starts 5 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027, and ends 24 March 2027 rather than 25 March 2027.
- 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.
Whitecross Nursery School is one of 118 schools in the Derby area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Nursery, ages 2–4
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- Local authority
- Derby City Council
- Headteacher
- Claire FitzPatrick
- URN
- 112480
Whitecross Nursery 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.
Whitecross Nursery School’s own term dates page · whitecross.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.