The Open Academy term dates 2026/27
Salhouse Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9DL
7 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
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
INSET Day
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
The Open Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Thursday, 3 September 2026 to Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 192 school days in all. The 2 INSET days are 4 January 2027, 12 April 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
- 13 April – 21 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Norfolk County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, The Open Academy differs in 1 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term 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.
The Open Academy is one of 462 schools in the Norfolk area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 11–19
- Pupils on roll
- 529
- Local authority
- Norfolk County Council
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Daniel Bagshaw
- URN
- 135650
The Open 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.
The Open Academy’s own term dates page · open-academy.org.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.