Duke of Lancaster School term dates 2026/27
Highfield Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9DQ
12 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
INSET Day
Monday, 2 November 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Friday, 18 December 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
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
Duke of Lancaster School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 189 school days in all. The 7 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 2 November 2026, 18 December 2026, 4 January 2027, 12 April 2027, 25 June 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 3 September – 17 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 13 April – 21 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Norfolk County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Duke of Lancaster School differs in 1 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term ends 17 December 2026 rather than 18 December 2026, and breaks for half term 26–30 October 2026 rather than 23–30 October 2026.
Norfolk school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Duke of Lancaster School is one of 462 schools in the Norfolk area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Ages
- ages 5–16
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- Local authority
- Norfolk County Council
- Trust
- EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Barneveld
- URN
- 148859
Duke of Lancaster School sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Norfolk County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Duke of Lancaster School’s own term dates page · easterneducationgroup.ac.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.