Richard Hale School term dates 2026/27
Hale Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EN
9 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
INSET Day
Monday, 19 July 2027 · all day
INSET Day
Tuesday, 20 July 2027 · all day
INSET Day
Wednesday, 21 July 2027 · all day
Richard Hale School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Friday, 16 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 4 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 19 July 2027, 20 July 2027, 21 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 – 16 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Hertfordshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Richard Hale School differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 3 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.
Richard Hale School 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
- 1,207
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Trust
- RICHARD HALE SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ian Hawkins
- URN
- 139873
Richard Hale School 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.
Richard Hale School’s own term dates page · richardhale.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.