Term dates 2026-27
Freshsteps Independent school term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Freshsteps Independent school, Brimsdown, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn Term One starts on Sun 6 Sep 2026 — in 28 days.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term One | Sun 6 Sep 2026 | Fri 23 Oct 2026 |
| Autumn Half Term Holiday | Mon 26 Oct 2026 | Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
| Autumn Term Two | Mon 2 Nov 2026 | Thu 17 Dec 2026 |
| Christmas Break | Fri 18 Dec 2026 | Fri 1 Jan 2027 |
| Spring Term One (Term 3) | Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Thu 11 Feb 2027 |
| Spring Half Term Holiday | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Fri 19 Feb 2027 |
| Spring Term Two (Term 4) | Mon 22 Feb 2027 | Fri 26 Mar 2027 |
| Spring Break | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 |
| Summer Term One (Term 5) | Wed 14 Apr 2027 | Fri 28 May 2027 |
| Summer Half Term Holiday | Fri 28 May 2027 | Fri 4 Jun 2027 |
| Summer Term Two (Term 6) | Mon 7 Jun 2027 | Wed 21 Jul 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Holidays | 24 Oct – 1 Nov | 9 days |
| Autumn half term holiday | 26 Oct – 30 Oct | 5 days |
| Christmas holidays | 18 Dec – 6 Jan | 20 days |
| Christmas break | 18 Dec – 1 Jan | 15 days |
| Holidays | 12 Feb – 21 Feb | 10 days |
| Spring half term holiday | 15 Feb – 19 Feb | 5 days |
| Spring break | 26 Mar – 9 Apr | 15 days |
| Easter holidays | 27 Mar – 13 Apr | 18 days |
| Summer half term holiday | 28 May – 4 Jun | 8 days |
| Holidays | 29 May – 6 Jun | 9 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Register website www.freshstepseducationcentre.org.uk unreachable (connection timeout); dates from the school's current site freshstepsindependentschool.org.uk (PDF linked from /school-information/school-calendar/). PDF has internal inconsistencies published as-is: pupil start printed 'Monday 6th September 2026' (6 Sep 2026 is a Sunday) and Autumn One lists both 'Finish date Wednesday 30th October' and 'Friday 23rd October'. Mid-term staff training closures 13, 16-17 Nov 2026 (pupils return 18 Nov).
Common questions
When does Freshsteps Independent school break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Thu 17 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Fri 18 Dec 2026 to Wed 6 Jan 2027 — 20 days.
When is half term at Freshsteps Independent school?
The next half term at Freshsteps Independent school runs from Mon 26 Oct 2026 to Fri 30 Oct 2026, which is 5 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Freshsteps Independent school?
The last day of the summer term is Wed 21 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Thu 22 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Freshsteps Independent school term dates come from?
They were read from Freshsteps Independent school's own published calendar for 2026-27 on 8 August 2026, and the source is linked on this page. Schools sometimes change dates or add inset days, so check the school's page before booking anything.
Source: Freshsteps Independent school's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.