Nottingham University Samworth Academy term dates 2026/27
Bramhall Road, Bilborough, Nottinghamshire, NG8 4HY
11 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Thursday, 27 August 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Friday, 28 August 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Friday, 2 October 2026 · all day
Autumn Half Term
19–30 October 2026 · 12 days
October 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
February Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
May Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Summer Holidays
29 July – 31 August 2027 · 34 days
Nottingham University Samworth Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Wednesday, 28 July 2027, 193 school days in all. The 4 INSET days are 27 August 2026, 28 August 2026, 2 October 2026, 4 January 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 September – 18 December 2026Half term 19–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 28 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Nottingham City Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Nottingham University Samworth Academy differs in 1 of 3 terms:
- The spring term starts 5 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027.
Nottingham school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Nottingham University Samworth Academy is one of 120 schools in the Nottingham area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 841
- Local authority
- Nottingham City Council
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Carl Elder
- URN
- 135761
Nottingham University Samworth Academy sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Nottingham City Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Nottingham University Samworth Academy’s own term dates page · nusa.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.