Watford Grammar School for Boys term dates 2026/27
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7JF
8 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
Thursday, 24 September 2026 · all day
Autumn Half Term
23–30 October 2026 · 8 days
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
Spring Half Term
13–21 February 2027 · 9 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
Summer Half Term
29 May – 6 June 2027 · 9 days
INSET Day
Tuesday, 8 June 2027 · all day
Watford Grammar School for Boys’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Friday, 16 July 2027, 189 school days in all. The 3 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 24 September 2026, 8 June 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 September – 18 December 2026Half term 23–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 4 January – 25 March 2027Half term 13–21 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 16 July 2027Half term 29 May – 6 June 2027
Compared with Hertfordshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Watford Grammar School for Boys differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026, and breaks for half term 23–30 October 2026 rather than 26–30 October 2026.
- The spring term breaks for half term 13–21 February 2027 rather than 15–19 February 2027.
- The summer term ends 16 July 2027 rather than 22 July 2027, and breaks for half term 29 May – 6 June 2027 rather than 31 May – 4 June 2027.
Hertfordshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Watford Grammar School for Boys 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
- 1,590
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Trust
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
- Headteacher
- Ian Cooksey
- URN
- 136276
Watford Grammar School for Boys 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.
Watford Grammar School for Boys’s own term dates page · watfordboys.org
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.