The Astley Cooper School term dates 2026/27
St Agnell's Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7HL
11 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
INSET Day
Thursday, 3 September 2026 · all day
October Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 7 December 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
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Summer Holidays
23 July – 31 August 2027 · 40 days
The Astley Cooper School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Friday, 4 September 2026 to Thursday, 22 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 3 September 2026, 7 December 2026, 12 April 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 4 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 – 22 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Hertfordshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, The Astley Cooper School differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 4 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026.
- The spring term starts 5 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027.
- The summer term starts 13 April 2027 rather than 12 April 2027.
Hertfordshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
The Astley Cooper 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
- 914
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Headteacher
- Sam Orsborne
- URN
- 117552
The Astley Cooper School 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.
The Astley Cooper School’s own term dates page · astleycooper.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.