Hilgay Riverside Academy term dates 2026/27
Church Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 0JL
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
INSET Day
Friday, 23 October 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
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Wednesday, 21 July 2027 · all day
Hilgay Riverside Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Tuesday, 20 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 23 October 2026, 4 January 2027, 21 July 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
- 12 April – 20 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Norfolk County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Hilgay Riverside Academy differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term breaks for half term 26–30 October 2026 rather than 23–30 October 2026.
- The summer term starts 12 April 2027 rather than 13 April 2027, and ends 20 July 2027 rather than 21 July 2027.
Norfolk school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Hilgay Riverside Academy is one of 462 schools in the Norfolk area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Primary, ages 4–11
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- Local authority
- Norfolk County Council
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Sarah Turner
- URN
- 142526
Hilgay Riverside Academy 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.
Hilgay Riverside Academy’s own term dates page · irp.cdn-website.com
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.