Loreto College term dates 2026/27
Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
6 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
Autumn Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
Spring Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Loreto College’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Friday, 16 July 2027, 192 school days in all. The one INSET day is 1 September 2026, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 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 – 16 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Hertfordshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Loreto College differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026.
- The summer term ends 16 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.
Loreto College is one of 590 schools in the Hertfordshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 952
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Trust
- LORETO COLLEGE (ST ALBANS)
- Headteacher
- Lucy Thompson
- URN
- 138106
Loreto College sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Hertfordshire County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Loreto College’s own term dates page · loreto.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.