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Hertfordshire term dates
October Half Term
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Christmas Holiday
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February Half Term
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Easter Holiday
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Summer Holiday
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October Half Term
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Christmas Holiday
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February Half Term
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Easter Holiday
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May Half Term
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Summer Holiday
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Abbots Langley
Baldock
Ashwell Primary School — Baldock term datesBrandles School — Baldock term datesHartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School — Baldock term datesSt John Roman Catholic Primary School — Baldock term datesSt Mary's Infants' School — Baldock term datesSt Mary's Junior Mixed School — Baldock term datesThe Knights Templar School — Baldock term dates
Berkhamsted
Ashlyns School — Berkhamsted term datesBridgewater Primary School — Berkhamsted term datesGreenway Primary and Nursery School — Berkhamsted term datesLittle Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Berkhamsted term datesPotten End CofE Primary School — Berkhamsted term datesSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch — Berkhamsted term datesSt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy — Berkhamsted term datesSwing Gate Infant School and Nursery — Berkhamsted term datesThe Thomas Coram Church of England School — Berkhamsted term datesVictoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School — Berkhamsted term datesWestfield Primary School — Berkhamsted term dates
Bishop's Stortford
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford — Bishop's Stortford term datesAvanti Meadows Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesBirchwood High School — Bishop's Stortford term datesHillmead Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesHockerill Anglo-European College — Bishop's Stortford term datesManor Fields Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesNorthgate Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesRichard Whittington Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesSpellbrook CofE Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S — Bishop's Stortford term datesSt Mary's Catholic School — Bishop's Stortford term datesSt Michael's Church of England Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesSummercroft Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesThe Bishop's Stortford High School — Bishop's Stortford term datesThe Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College — Bishop's Stortford term datesThorley Hill Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesThorn Grove Primary School — Bishop's Stortford term datesWindhill21 — Bishop's Stortford term dates
Bishops Stortford
Borehamwood
Cowley Hill School — Borehamwood term datesElstree Screen Arts Academy — Borehamwood term datesHertswood Academy — Borehamwood term datesKenilworth Primary School — Borehamwood term datesMeryfield Primary School — Borehamwood term datesMonksmead School — Borehamwood term datesParkside Community Primary School — Borehamwood term datesSaffron Green Primary School — Borehamwood term datesSt Teresa Catholic Primary School — Borehamwood term datesSummerswood Primary School — Borehamwood term datesWoodlands Primary School — Borehamwood term datesYavneh College — Borehamwood term datesYavneh Primary School — Borehamwood term dates
Broxbourne
Buntingford
Anstey First School — Buntingford term datesBuntingford First School — Buntingford term datesEdwinstree Church of England Middle School — Buntingford term datesFreman College — Buntingford term datesHormead Church of England (VA) First School — Buntingford term datesLayston Church of England First School — Buntingford term datesMillfield First and Nursery School — Buntingford term dates
Bushey
Ashfield Junior School — Bushey term datesBournehall Primary School — Bushey term datesBushey and Oxhey Infant School — Bushey term datesBushey Heath Primary School — Bushey term datesBushey Manor Junior School — Bushey term datesBushey Meads School — Bushey term datesFalconer School — Bushey term datesHartsbourne Primary School — Bushey term datesHighwood Primary School — Bushey term datesLittle Reddings Primary School — Bushey term datesMeadow Wood School — Bushey term datesMerry Hill Infant School and Nursery — Bushey term datesQueens' School — Bushey term datesSacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery — Bushey term datesThe Grange Academy — Bushey term dates
Harpenden
Crabtree Infants' School — Harpenden term datesCrabtree Junior School — Harpenden term datesHarpenden Academy — Harpenden term datesHigh Beeches Primary School — Harpenden term datesKatherine Warington School — Harpenden term datesManland Primary School — Harpenden term datesRoundwood Park School — Harpenden term datesRoundwood Primary School — Harpenden term datesSauncey Wood Primary School — Harpenden term datesSir John Lawes School — Harpenden term datesSt George's School — Harpenden term datesSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School — Harpenden term datesThe Grove Infant and Nursery School — Harpenden term datesThe Grove Junior School — Harpenden term datesThe Lea Primary School and Nursery — Harpenden term datesWood End School — Harpenden term dates
Hatfield
Birchwood Avenue Primary School — Hatfield term datesBishop's Hatfield Girls' School — Hatfield term datesBrookmans Park Primary School — Hatfield term datesChancellor's School — Hatfield term datesCountess Anne Church of England School — Hatfield term datesDe Havilland Primary School — Hatfield term datesGreen Lanes Primary School — Hatfield term datesHatfield Community Free School — Hatfield term datesHowe Dell Primary School — Hatfield term datesLinks Hatfield Academy — Hatfield term datesOak View Primary and Nursery School — Hatfield term datesOnslow St Audrey's School — Hatfield term datesSouthfield School — Hatfield term datesSt Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green — Hatfield term datesSt Philip Howard Catholic Primary School — Hatfield term datesThe Ryde School — Hatfield term dates
Hemel Hempstead
Aycliffe Drive Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesBelswains Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesBovingdon Primary Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesBoxmoor Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesBroadfield Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesBrockswood Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesChambersbury Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesGaddesden Row JMI School — Hemel Hempstead term datesGade Valley Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesGalley Hill Primary School and Nursery — Hemel Hempstead term datesGeorge Street Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesGreat Gaddesden Church of England Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesHammond Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesHaywood Grove School — Hemel Hempstead term datesHobbs Hill Wood Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesHobletts Manor Infants' School — Hemel Hempstead term datesHobletts Manor Junior School — Hemel Hempstead term datesHoltsmere End Infant and Nursery School — Hemel Hempstead term datesHoltsmere End Junior School — Hemel Hempstead term datesJohn F Kennedy Catholic School — Hemel Hempstead term datesJupiter Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesLaureate Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesLeverstock Green Church of England Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesLime Walk Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesLongdean School — Hemel Hempstead term datesMaple Grove Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesMicklem Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesNash Mills Church of England Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesOakleaf Primary — Hemel Hempstead term datesPixies Hill Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesRoman Fields Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesSaint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesSouth Hill Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesSt Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesSt Rose's Catholic Infant School — Hemel Hempstead term datesThe Adeyfield Academy — Hemel Hempstead term datesThe Astley Cooper School — Hemel Hempstead term datesThe Collett School — Hemel Hempstead term datesThe Hemel Hempstead School — Hemel Hempstead term datesThe Reddings Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesTudor Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesTwo Waters Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term datesWoodfield School — Hemel Hempstead term datesYewtree Primary School — Hemel Hempstead term dates
Hertford
Abel Smith School — Hertford term datesBayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Hertford term datesBengeo Primary School — Hertford term datesHailey Hall School — Hertford term datesHertford Heath Primary and Nursery School — Hertford term datesHertford St Andrew CofE Primary School — Hertford term datesHertingfordbury Cowper Primary School — Hertford term datesHollybush Primary School — Hertford term datesMill Mead Primary Academy — Hertford term datesMorgans Primary School & Nursery — Hertford term datesPonsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School — Hertford term datesRichard Hale School — Hertford term datesSimon Balle All-Through School — Hertford term datesStapleford Primary School — Hertford term datesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) — Hertford term datesThe Sele School — Hertford term datesWatton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School — Hertford term datesWheatcroft Primary School — Hertford term dates
Hitchin
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School — Hitchin term datesCodicote Church of England Primary School — Hitchin term datesGraveley Primary School — Hitchin term datesHighbury Infant School and Nursery — Hitchin term datesHighover Primary School — Hitchin term datesHitchin Boys' School — Hitchin term datesHitchin Girls' School — Hitchin term datesIckleford Primary School — Hitchin term datesKimpton Primary School — Hitchin term datesMary Exton Primary School — Hitchin term datesOffley Endowed Primary School and Nursery — Hitchin term datesOughton Primary and Nursery School — Hitchin term datesOur Lady Catholic Primary School — Hitchin term datesPirton School — Hitchin term datesPreston Primary School — Hitchin term datesPurwell Primary School — Hitchin term datesSamuel Lucas Primary School — Hitchin term datesSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin — Hitchin term datesSt Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School — Hitchin term datesSt Paul's Walden Primary School — Hitchin term datesStrathmore Infant and Nursery School — Hitchin term datesThe Priory School — Hitchin term datesWeston Primary & Nursery School — Hitchin term datesWhitehill Junior School — Hitchin term datesWilliam Ransom Primary School — Hitchin term datesWilshere-Dacre Junior Academy — Hitchin term datesWymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School — Hitchin term dates
Hoddesdon
Forres Primary Academy — Hoddesdon term datesHigh Leigh Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesRobert Barclay Academy — Hoddesdon term datesRoselands Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesSheredes Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesSt Augustine's Catholic Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesSt Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesSt Cross Catholic Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesThe Cranbourne Primary School — Hoddesdon term datesThe John Warner School — Hoddesdon term dates
Kings Langley
Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City
Garden City Academy — Letchworth Garden City term datesIcknield Infant and Nursery School — Letchworth Garden City term datesLordship Farm Primary School — Letchworth Garden City term datesNorthfields Infants and Nursery School — Letchworth Garden City term datesNorton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School — Letchworth Garden City term datesStonehill School — Letchworth Garden City term datesSt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School — Letchworth Garden City term datesThe Grange Academy — Letchworth Garden City term datesThe Highfield School — Letchworth Garden City term datesWilbury Junior School — Letchworth Garden City term datesWoolgrove School, Special Needs Academy — Letchworth Garden City term dates
Much Hadham
Potters Bar
Cranborne Primary School — Potters Bar term datesCuffley School — Potters Bar term datesDame Alice Owen's School — Potters Bar term datesGracewood Academy — Potters Bar term datesLadbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School — Potters Bar term datesLittle Heath Primary School — Potters Bar term datesOakmere Primary School — Potters Bar term datesPope Paul Catholic Primary School — Potters Bar term datesSt Giles' CofE Primary School — Potters Bar term datesThe Wroxham School — Potters Bar term dates
Radlett
Rickmansworth
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School — Rickmansworth term datesChorleywood Primary School — Rickmansworth term datesChrist Church Chorleywood CofE School — Rickmansworth term datesCroxley Danes School — Rickmansworth term datesHarvey Road Primary School — Rickmansworth term datesLittle Green Junior School — Rickmansworth term datesMalvern Way Infant and Nursery School — Rickmansworth term datesMaple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School — Rickmansworth term datesRickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School — Rickmansworth term datesRickmansworth School — Rickmansworth term datesSaint Joan of Arc Catholic School — Rickmansworth term datesSarratt Church of England Primary School — Rickmansworth term datesShepherd Primary — Rickmansworth term datesSt Clement Danes School — Rickmansworth term datesSt John Catholic Primary School — Rickmansworth term datesSt Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School — Rickmansworth term datesSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Rickmansworth term datesThe Reach Free School — Rickmansworth term datesThe Russell School — Rickmansworth term datesYorke Mead Primary School — Rickmansworth term dates
Royston
Barley (VA) Church of England First School — Royston term datesIcknield Walk First School — Royston term datesKing James Academy Royston — Royston term datesReed First School — Royston term datesRoman Way Academy — Royston term datesSt Mary Roman Catholic Primary School — Royston term datesStudlands Rise First School — Royston term datesTannery Drift School — Royston term datesTherfield First School — Royston term dates
Sawbridgeworth
St Albans
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School — St Albans term datesAlban City School — St Albans term datesBatchwood School — St Albans term datesBeaumont School — St Albans term datesBernards Heath Infant and Nursery School — St Albans term datesBernards Heath Junior School — St Albans term datesBowmansgreen Primary School — St Albans term datesCamp Primary and Nursery School — St Albans term datesColney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School — St Albans term datesColney Heath Primary School — St Albans term datesCunningham Hill Infant School — St Albans term datesCunningham Hill Junior School — St Albans term datesFleetville Infant and Nursery School — St Albans term datesFleetville Junior School — St Albans term datesGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School — St Albans term datesHeathlands School — St Albans term datesHow Wood Primary and Nursery School — St Albans term datesKilligrew Primary and Nursery School — St Albans term datesLinks Academy — St Albans term datesLondon Colney Primary & Nursery School — St Albans term datesLoreto College — St Albans term datesMandeville Primary School — St Albans term datesMaple Primary School — St Albans term datesMargaret Wix Primary School — St Albans term datesMarkyate Village School and Nursery — St Albans term datesMount Pleasant Lane Primary School — St Albans term datesNicholas Breakspear Catholic School — St Albans term datesOakwood Primary School — St Albans term datesPark Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — St Albans term datesPrae Wood Primary School — St Albans term datesRedbourn Primary School — St Albans term datesSaint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy — St Albans term datesSamuel Ryder Academy — St Albans term datesSandridge School — St Albans term datesSandringham School — St Albans term datesSkyswood Primary & Nursery School — St Albans term datesSt Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School — St Albans term datesSt Albans Girls' School — St Albans term datesSt Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery — St Albans term datesSt Helen's Church of England Primary School — St Albans term datesSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy — St Albans term datesSt Luke's School — St Albans term datesSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans — St Albans term datesSt Peter's School — St Albans term datesThe Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans — St Albans term datesThe Marlborough Science Academy — St Albans term datesTownsend Church of England School — St Albans term datesVerulam School — St Albans term datesWatling View School — St Albans term datesWheatfields Junior Mixed School — St Albans term dates
St. Albans
Stevenage
Almond Hill Junior School — Stevenage term datesArdeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School — Stevenage term datesAshtree Primary Academy — Stevenage term datesAston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School — Stevenage term datesBarclay Academy — Stevenage term datesBarnwell School — Stevenage term datesBedwell Primary School — Stevenage term datesBenington Church of England Primary School — Stevenage term datesBroom Barns Primary School — Stevenage term datesCamps Hill Primary School — Stevenage term datesFairlands Primary School — Stevenage term datesFeatherstone Wood Primary School — Stevenage term datesGiles Junior School — Stevenage term datesGreenside School — Stevenage term datesLarwood School — Stevenage term datesLetchmore Infants' and Nursery School — Stevenage term datesLodge Farm Primary School — Stevenage term datesLongmeadow Primary School — Stevenage term datesLonsdale School — Stevenage term datesMarriotts School — Stevenage term datesMartins Wood Primary School — Stevenage term datesMoss Bury Primary School and Nursery — Stevenage term datesPeartree Spring Primary School — Stevenage term datesRoebuck Academy — Stevenage term datesRound Diamond Primary School — Stevenage term datesSaint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School — Stevenage term datesShephalbury Park Primary School — Stevenage term datesSt Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School — Stevenage term datesSt Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School — Stevenage term datesSt Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery — Stevenage term datesThe Giles Infant and Nursery School — Stevenage term datesThe Leys Primary and Nursery School — Stevenage term datesThe Nobel School — Stevenage term datesThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School — Stevenage term datesThe Thomas Alleyne Academy — Stevenage term datesThe Valley School — Stevenage term datesTrotts Hill Primary and Nursery School — Stevenage term datesWalkern Primary School — Stevenage term datesWoolenwick Infant and Nursery School — Stevenage term datesWoolenwick Junior School — Stevenage term dates
Tring
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School — Tring term datesBishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring — Tring term datesDundale Primary School and Nursery — Tring term datesGoldfield Infants' and Nursery School — Tring term datesGrove Road Primary School — Tring term datesLong Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School — Tring term datesSt Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton — Tring term datesTring School — Tring term dates
Waltham Cross
Bonneygrove Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesBrookland Infant and Nursery School — Waltham Cross term datesBrookland Junior School — Waltham Cross term datesBurleigh Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesChurchfield Church of England Academy — Waltham Cross term datesDewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesDownfield Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesFairfields Primary School and Nursery — Waltham Cross term datesFlamstead End School — Waltham Cross term datesFour Swannes Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesGoffs Academy — Waltham Cross term datesGoffs - Churchgate Academy — Waltham Cross term datesGoffs Oak Primary & Nursery School — Waltham Cross term datesHaileybury Turnford — Waltham Cross term datesHoldbrook Primary School and Nursery — Waltham Cross term datesHoly Trinity Church of England Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesHurst Drive Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesMillbrook School — Waltham Cross term datesOakview Primary School — Waltham Cross term datesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) — Waltham Cross term datesSt Mary's Church of England High School (VA) — Waltham Cross term datesWoodside Primary School — Waltham Cross term dates
Ware
Amwell View School — Ware term datesChrist Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery — Ware term datesHunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School — Ware term datesJenyns First School and Nursery — Ware term datesKingshill Infant School — Ware term datesLarkspur Academy — Ware term datesLittle Hadham Primary School — Ware term datesLittle Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Ware term datesMiddleton School — Ware term datesPinewood School — Ware term datesPresdales School — Ware term datesPriors Wood Primary School — Ware term datesPuller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School — Ware term datesRalph Sadleir School — Ware term datesRoger De Clare First CofE School — Ware term datesSacred Heart Catholic Primary School — Ware term datesSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School — Ware term datesSt Catherine's Church of England Primary School — Ware term datesSt John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School — Ware term datesSt Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School — Ware term datesSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School — Ware term datesThe Chauncy School — Ware term dates
Watford
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery — Watford term datesAscot Road Primary School — Watford term datesBeechfield School — Watford term datesBromet Primary School — Watford term datesCassiobury Infant and Nursery School — Watford term datesCassiobury Junior School — Watford term datesCentral Primary School — Watford term datesChater Infant School — Watford term datesChater Junior School — Watford term datesCherry Tree Primary School — Watford term datesCoates Way JMI and Nursery School — Watford term datesColnbrook School — Watford term datesField Junior School — Watford term datesFuture Academies Watford — Watford term datesGarston Manor School — Watford term datesGreenfields Primary School — Watford term datesHoly Rood Catholic Primary School — Watford term datesKingsway Infants' School — Watford term datesKingsway Junior School — Watford term datesKnutsford Primary Academy — Watford term datesLanchester Primary School — Watford term datesLaurance Haines School — Watford term datesLeavesden JMI School — Watford term datesNascot Wood Infant and Nursery School — Watford term datesNascot Wood Junior School — Watford term datesOxhey Wood Primary School — Watford term datesParkgate Infants' and Nursery School — Watford term datesParkgate Junior School — Watford term datesParmiter's School — Watford term datesSaint Michael's Catholic High School — Watford term datesSt Anthony's Catholic Primary School — Watford term datesSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School — Watford term datesSt Joseph Catholic Primary School — Watford term datesSt Meryl School — Watford term datesThe Grove Academy — Watford term datesThe Orchard Primary School — Watford term datesWarren Dell Primary School — Watford term datesWatford Field School (Infant & Nursery) — Watford term datesWatford Grammar School for Boys — Watford term datesWatford Grammar School for Girls — Watford term datesWatford St John's Church of England Primary School — Watford term datesWestfield Academy — Watford term datesWillow Tree Primary School — Watford term datesWoodhall Primary School — Watford term dates
Welwyn
Welwyn Garden City
Applecroft School — Welwyn Garden City term datesCreswick Academy — Welwyn Garden City term datesHarwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School — Welwyn Garden City term datesHolwell Primary School — Welwyn Garden City term datesHomerswood Primary and Nursery School — Welwyn Garden City term datesJames Marks Academy — Welwyn Garden City term datesKnightsfield School — Welwyn Garden City term datesLakeside School — Welwyn Garden City term datesMonk's Walk School — Welwyn Garden City term datesOur Lady Catholic Primary School — Welwyn Garden City term datesPanshanger Primary School — Welwyn Garden City term dates
Quick answers
When do schools in Hertfordshire break up for the October half term?
Under Hertfordshire council's standard term dates, the last day before October Half Term is Friday, 23 October 2026. Pupils return on Monday, 2 November 2026. Academies and some schools set their own dates and INSET (teacher training) days — check your school's own page.
Do all schools in Hertfordshire follow these term dates?
These are Hertfordshire council's standard term dates, which most schools follow. Academies and some schools set their own dates and INSET (teacher training) days, so always check your specific school.