Term dates 2026-27
RISE Education term dates 2026-27
The published term dates for RISE Education, Merton, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
Next up: Term 1 (Autumn 1) starts on Fri 4 Sep 2026 — in 26 days.
Downloads an .ics file — works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 (Autumn 1) | Fri 4 Sep 2026 | Fri 16 Oct 2026 |
| Half Term (October) | Mon 19 Oct 2026 | Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
| Term 2 (Autumn 2) | Mon 2 Nov 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
| Christmas Holiday | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Fri 1 Jan 2027 |
| Term 3 (Spring 1) | Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Fri 12 Feb 2027 |
| Half Term (February) | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Fri 19 Feb 2027 |
| Term 4 (Spring 2) | Mon 22 Feb 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
| Easter Holiday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 |
| Term 5 (Summer 1) | Tue 13 Apr 2027 | Fri 28 May 2027 |
| Half Term (June) | Tue 1 Jun 2027 | Fri 4 Jun 2027 |
| Term 6 (Summer 2) | Tue 8 Jun 2027 | Fri 16 Jul 2027 |
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Holidays | 17 Oct – 1 Nov | 16 days |
| Half term (october) | 19 Oct – 30 Oct | 12 days |
| Christmas holidays | 19 Dec – 4 Jan | 17 days |
| Christmas holiday | 21 Dec – 1 Jan | 12 days |
| Holidays | 13 Feb – 21 Feb | 9 days |
| Half term (february) | 15 Feb – 19 Feb | 5 days |
| Easter holidays | 26 Mar – 12 Apr | 18 days |
| Easter holiday | 26 Mar – 9 Apr | 15 days |
| Holidays | 29 May – 7 Jun | 10 days |
| Half term (june) | 1 Jun – 4 Jun | 4 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Worth noting
Page is a JS single-page app; dates read from the term-dates data embedded in the site's own JS bundle powering /term-dates. INSET days: 2-3 Sep 2026, 4 Jan 2027, 12 Apr 2027, 7 Jun 2027; holiday 1 Sep 2026.
Common questions
When does RISE Education break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 18 Dec 2026. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 19 Dec 2026 to Mon 4 Jan 2027 — 17 days.
When is half term at RISE Education?
The next half term at RISE Education runs from Mon 19 Oct 2026 to Fri 30 Oct 2026, which is 12 days including the weekends.
When do the summer holidays start at RISE Education?
The last day of the summer term is Fri 16 Jul 2027, so the summer holidays start on Sat 17 Jul 2027. The school publishes the 2026-27 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Where do these RISE Education term dates come from?
They were read from RISE Education'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: RISE Education's published calendar, read 8 August 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.