Northgate School Academy Trust term dates 2026/27
Queen's Park Parade, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6LR
16 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
TERM 1 - 2026 STAFF TRAINING DAY Tuesday 1 September 2026
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
AUTUMN 1 School Re-opens to pupils Wednesday 2 September
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · all day
Term time: Autumn Term up to half term.
School Closes – Term ends Friday 16th October
Friday, 16 October 2026 · all day
TERM 2 School Re-opens to pupils Monday 2 November 2026
Monday, 2 November 2026 · all day
Term time in Autumn Term.
AUTUMN 2 School Closes – Term ends Friday 18 December
Friday, 18 December 2026 · all day
TERM 3 - 2027 School Re-opens to pupils Monday 4 January 2027
Monday, 4 January 2027 · all day
Term time: Spring Term up to half term.
SPRING 1 School Closes – Term ends Friday 12 February
Friday, 12 February 2027 · all day
Spring Term half term
13–21 February 2027 · 9 days
TERM 4 School Re-opens to pupils Monday 22 February 2027
Monday, 22 February 2027 · all day
Term time in Spring Term.
SPRING 2 School Closes – Term ends Thursday 25 March
Thursday, 25 March 2027 · all day
TERM 5 School Re-opens to pupils Monday 12 April 2027
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
Term time: Summer Term up to half term.
SUMMER 1 School Closed - Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May
Monday, 3 May 2027 · all day
School Closes – Term ends Friday 28 May
Friday, 28 May 2027 · all day
TERM 6 School Re-opens to pupils Monday 7 June 2027
Monday, 7 June 2027 · all day
Term time in Summer Term.
SUMMER 2 School Closes – Term ends Friday 23 July
Friday, 23 July 2027 · all day
STAFF TRAINING DAY Monday 26 July 2027
Monday, 26 July 2027 · all day
Northgate School Academy Trust’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Wednesday, 2 September 2026 to Friday, 23 July 2027, 200 school days in all. The 2 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 26 July 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 2 September – 18 December 2026
- Spring Term
- 4 January – 25 March 2027Half term 13–21 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 23 July 2027
Compared with West Northamptonshire Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Northgate School Academy Trust differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 2 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026.
- The spring term breaks for half term 13–21 February 2027 rather than 15–19 February 2027.
- The summer term ends 23 July 2027 rather than 21 July 2027.
West Northamptonshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Northgate School Academy Trust is one of 208 schools in the West Northamptonshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Ages
- ages 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire Council
- Trust
- NORTHGATE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Francesca Shears
- URN
- 137354
Northgate School Academy Trust sets its own term dates, so they can differ from West Northamptonshire Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Northgate School Academy Trust’s own term dates page · northgateacademy.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.