Term dates 2026-27
Orwell Park School term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for Orwell Park School, Ipswich, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Autumn Term 2026 starts on Tue 8 Sep 2026 — in 30 days.
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Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term 2026 | Tue 8 Sep 2026 | Fri 11 Dec 2026 |
| Exeat Weekend (Autumn) | Fri 18 Sep 2026 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Autumn) | Fri 2 Oct 2026 | — |
| Autumn half term | Fri 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Autumn) | Fri 13 Nov 2026 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Autumn) | Fri 27 Nov 2026 | — |
| Spring Term 2027 | Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Wed 24 Mar 2027 |
| Exeat Weekend (Spring) | Fri 15 Jan 2027 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Spring) | Fri 29 Jan 2027 | — |
| Spring half term | Fri 12 Feb 2027 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Spring) | Fri 5 Mar 2027 | — |
| Summer Term 2027 (Provisional) | Wed 21 Apr 2027 | Sat 10 Jul 2027 |
| Exeat Weekend (Summer) | Fri 30 Apr 2027 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Summer) | Fri 14 May 2027 | — |
| Summer half term | Fri 28 May 2027 | — |
| Exeat Weekend (Summer) | Fri 25 Jun 2027 | — |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 12 Dec – 6 Jan | 26 days |
| Easter holidays | 25 Mar – 20 Apr | 27 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Exeat and half-term end dates not published as explicit dates; page states boarders return from 7pm on the Sunday and day pupils at 8am on the Monday directly following each exeat or half term. Term start dates are for pupils (boarders return the previous evening). Summer Term 2027 is marked provisional. Inset days 3, 4 and 7 Sep 2026.
Common questions
When does Orwell Park School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 11 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 12 Dec 2026 to Wed 6 Jan 2027 — 26 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Orwell Park School?
The last day of the summer term is Sat 10 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sun 11 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these Orwell Park School term dates come from?
They were read from Orwell Park 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: Orwell Park 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.