Dates For Your Diaries
Term Dates & Closures 2026 –2027
2026–2027 academic year (September 2026 – August 2027).
Lewisham Council’s Early Entitlement funded periods
Autumn: 1 September – 31 December (Founded 14 weeks)
Spring: 1 January – 31 March (Founded 11 weeks)
Summer: 1 April – 31 August (Founded 13 weeks)
| Official Term Dates | ||
| Term | First Day | Last Day |
| Autumn Term 2026 | Monday 7th September 2026 | Friday 18th December 2026 |
| Spring Term 2027 | Tuesday 5th January 2027 | Thursday 25th March 2027 |
| Summer Term 2027 | Monday 12th April 2027 | Tuesday 20th July 2027 |
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2026 | First Day | Last Day |
Autumm Term 2026 | ||
Autumn Term I – Term time Children | Monday 7th September 2026 | Friday 18th December 2026 |
Half Term – Nursery Remains Open for Year-Round Children | Monday 26th October 2026 | Friday 30th October 2026 |
Autumn Term II – Term time Children | Monday 2nd November 2026 | Friday 18th December 2026 |
Christmas Holidays – Nursery Remains Open for Year-Round Children | Monday 21st December 2026 | Wednesday 23rd December 2026 |
Christmas Break – Nursery Closed | First Day | Last Day |
Nursery CLOSED for Christmas Break | Thursday 24th December 2026 | Friday 1st January 2027 |
Nursery Reopens Tuesday 5th January 2027 | ||
2027 |
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2027 | First Day | Last Day |
Spring Term 2027 | ||
Spring Term I – Term time children return | Tuesday 5th January 2027 | Friday 12th February 2027 |
February Half Term – Nursery Remains Open for Year-Round children | Monday 15th February 2027 | Friday 19th February 2027 |
Spring Term II – Term time Children (Nursery Remains Open) | Monday 22nd February 2027 | Thursday 25th March 2027 |
Easter Holidays – Nursery Remains Open for Year-Round children | Friday 26th March 2027 | Friday 9th April 2027 |
Summer Term 2027 | ||
Summer Term I – Term time children return | Monday 12th April 2027 | Friday 28th May 2027 |
Half Term – Nursery Remains Open for Year-Round children | Monday 31st May 2027 | Friday 4th June 2027 |
Summer Term II – Term time Children | Monday 7th June 2027 | Friday 16th July 2027 |
Summer Holidays – Nursery Remains Open | Monday 19th July 2027 | Friday 3rd September 2027 |
| Bank Holidays 2026–2027 (Nursery Closed) | |
| Date | Bank Holiday |
| 25th Dec 2026 | Christmas Day |
| 28th Dec 2026 | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
| 1st Jan 2027 | New Year’s Day |
| 26th Mar 2027 | Good Friday |
| 29th Mar 2027 | Easter Monday |
| 3rd May 2027 | Early May Bank Holiday |
| 31st May 2027 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| 30th Aug 2027 | Summer Bank Holiday |
Public Holiday dates are shown, in line with the Lewisham Early Entitlements Calendar 2026–2027.
Christmas Closure 2026 (Nursery Closed) | |
Date | Detail |
24th Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve |
25th Dec 2026 | Christmas Day |
28th Dec 2026 | Boxing Day Bank Holiday |
29th Dec 2026 | Nursery Closed |
30th Dec 2026 | Nursery Closed |
31st Dec 2026 | Nursery Closed |
1st January 2027 | New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday |
4th January 2027 | Staff Training Day – Nursery closed to children |
Staff Training (INSET) Days 2026–2027
Date | Detail |
Fri30th Oct 2026 | 3 hrs. CPD – Supporting SLT (9am-12m) / Pending planning PM |
Mon 4th Jan 2027 | Oriented to Staff Induction (our way of working) or EY local training |
Fri4th June 2027 | Focused on preparation for end of Term, transitions, curriculum review. |
Fri 29th Oct 2027 | Introduction of New Term. (TBC) |