Autumn Term

• Wednesday 3rd September 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025

• Autumn half-term break - Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025
  
  

Spring Term

• Monday 5th January 2026 to Friday 27th March 2026

• Spring half-term break - Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026

 

Summer Term

• Monday 13th April 2026 to Wednesday 22nd July 2026

• Summer half term break - Monday 25th May 2026 to Friday 29th May 2026

 

Summer Contact Dates 

• Thursday 23rd July 2026

• Thursday 30th July 2026

• Thursday 6th August 2026

• Thursday 13th August 2026

• Thursday 20th August 2026

• Thursday 27th August 2026
  
  

Presentation Evening - Thursday 20th November 2025

 

Planned INSET/TRAINING Dates and Occasional Day (Students do not attend Chessbrook ESC on these days). Please note that alternative provision dates will differ from our term dates above. Please refer to our AP brochure for these dates. 

 

INSET DAYS

INSET 1 - Wednesday 3rd September 2025

INSET 2 - Friday 21st  November 2025 (1/2 day)  & Wednesday 22nd July 2026 (1/2 day)

INSET 3 - Monday 5th January 2026

INSET 4 - Monday 13th April 2026

INSET 5 - Tuesday 21st July 2026

 

OCCASIONAL DAY

Monday 24th November 2025

 

SPECIALIST TRAINING DAYS

Thursday 4th September 2025

Monday 20th July 2026

 

2026-27 Dates

Our term dates and INSET days for 2026-27 will be published towards the end of the summer term. They will closely reflect the Hertfordshire dates. Please click this link for Hertfordshire dates.