Dacorum Education Support Centre term dates 2026/27
30 Tenzing Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4HS
12 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Wednesday, 2 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
INSET Day
Tuesday, 4 May 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Wednesday, 21 July 2027 · all day
Summer Holidays
21 July – 31 August 2027 · 42 days
INSET Day
Thursday, 22 July 2027 · all day
Dacorum Education Support Centre’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Tuesday, 20 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 6 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 27 November 2026, 4 May 2027, 21 July 2027, 22 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 3 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 – 20 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Hertfordshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Dacorum Education Support Centre differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 3 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026.
- The summer term ends 20 July 2027 rather than 22 July 2027.
Hertfordshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Dacorum Education Support Centre is one of 590 schools in the Hertfordshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Ages
- ages 5–16
- Pupils on roll
- 11
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Headteacher
- Naomi Walker and Mrs Clare Winter
- URN
- 131100
Dacorum Education Support Centre is maintained by Hertfordshire 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.
Dacorum Education Support Centre’s own term dates page · desc.herts.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.