Term Dates and School Times 

Academic Year 2026-27 – Starting Thursday 3 September 2026

Term 1

Start:  Thursday 3 September 2026

Finish:  Friday 23 October 2026

Inset Days:

• Thursday 3 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
• Friday 4 September 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
• Friday 23 October 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)

Term 2

Start:  Monday 2 November 2026

Finish:  Friday 18 December 2026

Inset Days:

• Monday 2 November 2026 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)

Term 3

Start:  Monday 4 January 2027

Finish:  Friday 12 February 2027

Term 4

Start:  Monday 22 February 2027

Finish:  Thursday 25 March 2027         

Inset Day:  

• Monday 1 March 2027 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)
• Thursday 25 March 2027 (school closed to pupils due to staff training)

Term 5

Start:  Monday 12 April 2027

Finish:  Friday 28 May 2027

• Bank Holiday: Monday 3 May 2027 (school closed to pupils)

Term 6

Start:  Monday 7 June 2027

Finish:  Friday 23 July 2027 

The school day

Session Times

8.30-8.45am                    Gates open and registration starts

9.00am                            Registration closes - children who arrive after this time will be marked as late

10:15-10:30am                Morning break for KS1

10.35-10.50am                Morning break for KS2

12.00-1.00pm                  Lunchtime for all year groups

2.00-2.15pm                    Afternoon break for KS1 

3.15pm                            End of school day for all pupils 

The start and end times provided show the duration of the compulsory school day. From September 2023, the DfE set the expectation that schools provide a minimum school week of 32.5 hours. Mead Vale are meeting this requirement.

The 32.5 hour minimum expectation includes the time in each day from the official start of the school day (i.e. morning registration) to the official end to the compulsory school day (i.e. official home time). The 32.5 hour minimum includes breaks and lunch times as well as teaching time and any extra-curricular activities that all pupils are expected to attend. It does not include optional before or after school provision.