Ormiston Venture Academy term dates 2026/27
Oriel Avenue, Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 7JJ
14 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
Autumn
2 September – 23 October 2026 · 52 days
Term time: Autumn Term up to half term.
Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Autumn 2 students
2 November – 18 December 2026 · 47 days
Term time: Autumn Term after half term.
Staff Training Day
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
Spring
5 January – 12 February 2027 · 39 days
Term time: Spring Term up to half term.
Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
OAT Training Day
Monday, 22 February 2027 · all day
Spring
23 February – 25 March 2027 · 31 days
Term time: Spring Term after half term.
Easter break
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
Summer
12 April – 28 May 2027 · 47 days
Term time: Summer Term up to half term.
Bank Holiday
Monday, 3 May 2027 · all day
Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Summer
7 June – 16 July 2027 · 40 days
Term time: Summer Term after half term.
Students break for the Summer at
Friday, 16 July 2027 · all day
Ormiston Venture Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Friday, 16 July 2027, 188 school days in all. The 2 INSET days are 4 January 2027, 22 February 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 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 – 16 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Norfolk County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Ormiston Venture Academy differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 3 September 2026, and 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 16 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.
Ormiston Venture Academy is one of 462 schools in the Norfolk area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 889
- Local authority
- Norfolk County Council
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Simon Gilbert-Barnham
- URN
- 136187
Ormiston Venture Academy sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Norfolk County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates · last updated 19 August 2026. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Ormiston Venture Academy’s own term dates page · ormistonventureacademy.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.