Wigston Academy term dates 2026/27
Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DT
10 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
Autumn Half Term
19–23 October 2026 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 23 November 2026 · all day
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
22 March – 2 April 2027 · 12 days
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 12 July 2027 · all day
Wigston Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Tuesday, 25 August 2026 to Friday, 9 July 2027, 192 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 21 August 2026, 24 August 2026, 23 November 2026, 4 January 2027, 12 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 25 August – 18 December 2026Half term 19–23 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 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, Wigston Academy differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 25 August 2026 rather than 24 August 2026.
- The spring term starts 5 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.
Wigston Academy 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
- 1,286
- Local authority
- Leicestershire County Council
- Trust
- WIGSTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Chris Conlon
- URN
- 137984
Wigston Academy 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.
Wigston Academy’s own term dates page · wigstonacademy.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.