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Acorn Free School term dates 2026/27

248 Calder Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9TL

8 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.

Every published date

  1. INSET Day

    Thursday, 3 September 2026 · all day

  2. INSET Day

    Friday, 23 October 2026 · all day

  3. Autumn Half Term

    26–30 October 2026 · 5 days

  4. Christmas Holidays

    21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days

  5. INSET Day

    Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day

  6. Spring Half Term

    15–19 February 2027 · 5 days

  7. Easter Holidays

    26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days

  8. Summer Half Term

    31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days

Acorn Free School’s 2026/27 year in brief

The year runs from Friday, 4 September 2026 to Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 3 INSET days are 3 September 2026, 23 October 2026, 4 January 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
12 April – 21 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027

Compared with Lincolnshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Acorn Free School differs in 3 of 3 terms:

  • The autumn term starts 4 September 2026 rather than 3 September 2026, and breaks for half term 26–30 October 2026 rather than 24 October – 1 November 2026.
  • The spring term breaks for half term 15–19 February 2027 rather than 13–21 February 2027.
  • The summer term starts 12 April 2027 rather than 14 April 2027, and breaks for half term 31 May – 4 June 2027 rather than 29 May – 6 June 2027.

Lincolnshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.

Acorn Free School is one of 397 schools in the Lincolnshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.

About the school

Ages
ages 11–16
Pupils on roll
1
Trust
THE ACORN EBS FREE SCHOOL LTD.
Headteacher
Angela Dawson
URN
139774

Acorn Free School sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Lincolnshire County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.

Acorn Free School’s own term dates page · theacornschool.co.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.