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Holly House Special School term dates 2026/27

Church Street North, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QR

10 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.

Every published date

  1. INSET Day

    Monday, 7 September 2026 · all day

  2. October Half Term

    26–30 October 2026 · 5 days

  3. INSET Day

    Monday, 16 November 2026 · all day

  4. Christmas Holidays

    21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 · 14 days

  5. INSET Day

    Monday, 18 January 2027 · all day

  6. February Half Term

    15–19 February 2027 · 5 days

  7. Easter Holidays

    26 March – 11 April 2027 · 17 days

  8. May Half Term

    31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days

  9. INSET Day

    Monday, 21 June 2027 · all day

  10. INSET Day

    Monday, 26 July 2027 · all day

Holly House Special School’s 2026/27 year in brief

The year runs from Friday, 4 September 2026 to Friday, 23 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 7 September 2026, 16 November 2026, 18 January 2027, 21 June 2027, 26 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.

Autumn Term
4 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 Derbyshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Holly House Special School differs in 3 of 3 terms:

  • The autumn term breaks for half term 26–30 October 2026 rather than 24 October – 1 November 2026.
  • The spring term breaks for half term 15–19 February 2027 rather than 13–21 February 2027.
  • The summer term breaks for half term 31 May – 4 June 2027 rather than 28 May – 7 June 2027.

Derbyshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.

Holly House Special School is one of 452 schools in the Derbyshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.

About the school

Ages
ages 7–14
Pupils on roll
43
Headteacher
Marc Hughes
URN
131322

Holly House Special School is maintained by Derbyshire County 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.

Holly House Special School’s own term dates page · hollyhouse.derbyshire.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.