2026-27 Term Dates

Autumn term 2026

  • Friday 4th September to Friday 23rd October

  • Monday 2nd November to Friday 18th December*

Spring Term 2027

  • Tuesday 5th January to Friday 12th February

  • Monday 22nd February to Thursday 25th March*

Summer Term 2027

  • Tuesday 13th April to Friday 28th May

  • Monday 7th June to Wednesday 21st July*

*Please note school will close at lunch time on the last day of each term

School will be closed on the following bank holidays:

  • Early May Bank Holiday: Monday 3rd May 2027

  • Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 31st May 2027

School will be closed on the following staff training days:

  • Tuesday 1st September 2026

  • Wednesday 2nd September 2026

  • Thursday 3rd September 2026

  • Please note, school is open as usual on Friday 4th September 2026, however, some classes will be closed due to staff undertaking statutory Health & Safety Training.

  • Monday 4th January 2027

  • Monday 12th April 2027

Yearly calendar available here:

Opening hours

The Chiltern Wood school day starts at 8.50am and ends at 3.10pm. Children are in school 31.6 hours per week. 

In order to accommodate sibling arrival/departure times attending different schools, we do offer some flexibility in start/finish times. Children may arrive between 8.45 and 9.30am and leave between 2.30 and 3.15pm.