School Term Dates

Inset Days

The INSET days for St. John’s Primary School for 2025-2026 are:

  • Wednesday 3rd September 2025
  • Monday 3rd November 2025
  • Tuesday 4th November 2025
  • Monday 23rd February 2026
  • Friday 3rd July 2026

The INSET days for St. John’s Primary School for 2026-2027 are:

  • Tuesday 1st September 2026
  • Monday 4th January 2027
  • Monday 22nd February 2027
  • Monday 7th June 2027
  • Wednesday 21st July 2027

For information;

  • An inset day, originally an acronym for IN-SErvice Training day is one of a series of five days in most English, Welsh and Northern Irish schools during term time but on which school sessions are not required to be run. Pupils do not attend school on these days but the staff are required to attend training or complete administration tasks.

Academic Year 2025/2026

TermFromToINSET Days / Notes
Autumn 2025Thurs 4 Sept 2025Fri 19 Dec 2025
(2pm finish)
INSET Weds 3 Sep 2025
Half TermMon 27 Oct 2025Fri 31 Oct 2025INSET Mon 3 Nov 2025
INSET Tues 4 Nov 2025
Spring 2026Mon 5 Jan 2026Fri 27 Mar 2026
(1:15pm finish)
Bank Holiday: Thurs 1 Jan 2026
Half TermMon 16 Feb 2026Fri 20 Feb 2026INSET Mon 23 Feb 2026
Summer 2026Mon 13 Apr 2026Weds 22 Jul 2026
(1:15pm finish)
Bank Holidays:
3 & 6 Apr 2026
4 & 25 May 2026
Half TermTues 26 May 2026Fri 5 Jun 2026INSET Fri 3 Jul 2026

Academic Year 2026/2027

TermFromToINSET Days / Notes
Autumn 2026Weds 2nd SeptFri 18 Dec 2026
(1:15pm finish)
INSET Tues 1 Sep 2026
Half TermMon 19 Oct 2026Fri 30 Oct 2026
Spring 2027Tues 5 Jan 2027Thurs 25 Mar 2027
(1:15pm finish)
Bank Holiday: Thurs 1 Jan 2027
INSET Mon 4 Jan 2027
Half TermMon 15 Feb 2027Fri 19 Feb 2027INSET Mon 22 Feb 2027
Summer 2027Mon 12 Apr 2027Tues 20 Jul 2027
(1:15pm finish)
Bank Holidays:
26 & 29 Mar 2027
3 & 31 May 2027
Half TermTues 1 Jun 2027Fri 4 Jun 2027INSET Mon 7 Jun 2027
INSET Wed 21 Jul 2027