School Holidays and INSET days
Academic year 2026 - 2027
INSET days for next academic year 2026-2027 - school closed to all pupils on these days:
► Friday 4th September 2026
► Friday 23rd October 2026
► Friday 27th November 2026
► Monday 7th June 2027
► Thursday 26th July 2027
What are inset days?
An inset day (an abbreviation of in-service training day), is one of a series of five days in most schools in the United Kingdom on which teaching sessions are not run and the pupils do not attend school. The staff are required to attend (on the day or in sessions twilighted accordingly) for training or to complete administrative tasks. Teachers can catch up with work and also have the opportunity to train for any new technology or new ways of doing things within the school.
INSET days have always occurred in some form (previously referred to as Baker days or considered as part of pupil holidays), however schools are now required to state when these sessions occur.
Derby City school term dates 2026/2027 (with Ashgate Primary School INSET dates circled in black)
