South Wigston High School term dates 2026/27
St Thomas Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA
11 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Friday, 21 August 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Monday, 24 August 2026 · all day
October Half Term
19–23 October 2026 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 30 November 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 · 16 days
INSET Day
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
INSET Day
Tuesday, 5 January 2027 · all day
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
22 March – 2 April 2027 · 12 days
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Summer Holidays
12 July – 31 August 2027 · 51 days
South Wigston High School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Tuesday, 25 August 2026 to Friday, 9 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 21 August 2026, 24 August 2026, 30 November 2026, 4 January 2027, 5 January 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 25 August – 18 December 2026Half term 19–23 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 6 January – 19 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 5 April – 9 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Leicestershire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, South Wigston High School differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 25 August 2026 rather than 24 August 2026.
- The spring term starts 6 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027.
- The summer term ends 9 July 2027 rather than 6 July 2027.
Leicestershire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
South Wigston High School is one of 327 schools in the Leicestershire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 730
- Local authority
- Leicestershire County Council
- Trust
- LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Sara-Jayne Fletcher
- URN
- 137931
South Wigston High School sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Leicestershire County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
South Wigston High School’s own term dates page · lwlat.org.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.