Term dates 2026-27
Junior King's School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Junior King's School, Canterbury, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn Term 2026 starts on Tue 1 Sep 2026 — in 23 days.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2026 | Tue 1 Sep 2026 | Wed 9 Dec 2026 |
| Autumn Exeat 1 | Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Sun 27 Sep 2026 |
| Autumn Half Term | Fri 16 Oct 2026 | Mon 2 Nov 2026 |
| Autumn Exeat 2 | Fri 20 Nov 2026 | Sun 22 Nov 2026 |
| Lent Term 2027 | Mon 4 Jan 2027 | Wed 24 Mar 2027 |
| Lent Exeat 1 | Fri 22 Jan 2027 | Sun 24 Jan 2027 |
| Lent Half Term | Fri 12 Feb 2027 | Sun 21 Feb 2027 |
| Lent Exeat 2 | Fri 12 Mar 2027 | Sun 14 Mar 2027 |
| Summer Term 2027 | Sun 18 Apr 2027 | Wed 30 Jun 2027 |
| Summer Exeat | Sat 1 May 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
| Summer Half Term | Fri 28 May 2027 | Sun 6 Jun 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn exeat 1 | 25 Sep – 27 Sep | 3 days |
| Autumn half term | 16 Oct – 2 Nov | 18 days |
| Autumn exeat 2 | 20 Nov – 22 Nov | 3 days |
| Christmas holidays | 10 Dec – 3 Jan | 25 days |
| Lent exeat 1 | 22 Jan – 24 Jan | 3 days |
| Lent half term | 12 Feb – 21 Feb | 10 days |
| Lent exeat 2 | 12 Mar – 14 Mar | 3 days |
| Easter holidays | 25 Mar – 17 Apr | 24 days |
| Summer exeat | 1 May – 3 May | 3 days |
| Summer half term | 28 May – 6 Jun | 10 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Term start dates are boarders' return (day pupils return one/two days later: 3 Sep 2026, 5 Jan 2027, 19 Apr 2027). Autumn half term ends Mon 2 Nov for boarders, day pupils return Tue 3 Nov. Staff INSET 1-2 Sep 2026, 2 Nov 2026, 4 Jan 2027, 25 Mar 2027.
Common questions
When does Junior King's School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Wed 9 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Thu 10 Dec 2026 to Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 25 days.
When is half term at Junior King's School?
The next half term at Junior King's School runs from Fri 16 Oct 2026 to Mon 2 Nov 2026, which is 18 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at Junior King's School?
The last day of the summer term is Wed 30 Jun 2027, so the summer holidays start on Thu 1 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Junior King's School term dates come from?
They were read from Junior King's 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: Junior King's 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.