Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy term dates 2026/27
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1NS
10 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
Autumn Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
INSET Day
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
Spring 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
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Friday, 25 June 2027 · all day
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Thursday, 22 July 2027, 192 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 4 January 2027, 12 April 2027, 25 June 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 3 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, Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 3 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.
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy is one of 590 schools in the Hertfordshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 7–11
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Sarah Smith
- URN
- 140611
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 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.
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy’s own term dates page · wilshere.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.