Ripley Junior School term dates 2026/27
Poplar Avenue, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3PN
10 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
Friday, 23 October 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
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
INSET Day
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Friday, 25 June 2027 · all day
Ripley Junior School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Monday, 7 September 2026 to Monday, 26 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 4 September 2026, 23 October 2026, 4 January 2027, 12 April 2027, 25 June 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 7 September – 18 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 13 April – 26 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Derbyshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Ripley Junior School differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 7 September 2026 rather than 4 September 2026, and breaks for half term 26–30 October 2026 rather than 24 October – 1 November 2026.
- The spring term starts 5 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027, and breaks for half term 15–19 February 2027 rather than 13–21 February 2027.
- The summer term starts 13 April 2027 rather than 12 April 2027, and ends 26 July 2027 rather than 23 July 2027, and 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.
Ripley Junior School is one of 452 schools in the Derbyshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 7–11
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- Local authority
- Derbyshire County Council
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- David Cholerton
- URN
- 152074
Ripley Junior School sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Derbyshire County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Ripley Junior School’s own term dates page · ripley-jun.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.