Diary

What's on at Swiss Gardens.

Term dates, parents' evenings, sports days, school trips, fairs and the bits in between. All in date order, with this week and next week one tap away.

All upcoming · 2026–27

Everything in the diary.

In date order, with the type of event flagged on the right. Term dates and INSET days included.

  • 15Oct

    Year 6 trip to the Ropetackle cinema

    Thursday · 9.00am – 12 noon

    Year group
  • 15Oct

    Reception phonics & reading meeting

    Thursday · 2.00pm – 3.00pm · for Reception parents and carers

    Year group
  • 19Oct

    Year 5 STEM morning

    Monday · 9.00am – 12 noon

    Year group
  • 19Oct

    Reception walk to the Co-op

    Monday · 9.00am – 12 noon

    Year group
  • 19Oct

    PTA Halloween disco — Years 3 & 4

    Monday · 4.15pm – 5.15pm

    Community
  • 19Oct

    PTA Halloween disco — Years 5 & 6

    Monday · 5.45pm – 6.15pm

    Community
  • 20Oct

    SEND coffee morning: ADHD

    Tuesday · 9.00am · the Library · with the Learning Behaviour Advisory Team

    Parents
  • 22Oct

    Year 4 Greek Day

    Thursday · all day

    Year group
  • 26Oct

    Half-term — school closed to pupils

    Monday – Friday

    Term date
  • 02Nov

    INSET day — school closed to pupils

    Monday · children return Tuesday 3 November

    Term date
  • 09Nov

    New parent tour — September 2027 starters

    Monday · 10.00am – 11.00am · book through the office

    Tours
  • 09Nov

    Parents' evening

    Monday · 3.30pm – 6.00pm

    Parents
  • 11Nov

    Parents' evening

    Wednesday · 3.30pm – 6.00pm

    Parents
  • 12Nov

    Flu vaccinations

    Thursday · all day

    Whole school
  • 17Nov

    Individual school photographs

    Tuesday · all day

    Whole school
  • 19Nov

    New parent tour — September 2027 starters

    Thursday · 1.30pm – 2.30pm · book through the office

    Tours
  • 27Nov

    KS2 Christmas concert

    Friday · 9.15am – 10.15am

    Year group
  • 01Dec

    Year 1 Christmas performance for parents

    Tuesday · 9.15am

    Year group
  • 02Dec

    Reception Nativity

    Wednesday · 9.15am – 10.15am

    Year group
  • 03Dec

    Year 2 Christmas performance for parents

    Thursday · 9.15am – 10.15am

    Year group
  • 09Dec

    Swissperience pantomime — Reception & KS1

    Wednesday · all day

    Whole school
  • 11Dec

    Swissperience pantomime — KS2

    Friday · all day

    Whole school
  • 18Dec

    Last day of autumn term

    Friday · Christmas holidays to Friday 1 January

    Term date
  • 04Jan

    INSET day — school closed to pupils

    Monday · spring term starts Tuesday 5 January

    Term date
  • 15Jan

    Reception applications close for September 2027

    Friday · apply through West Sussex County Council

    Admissions
  • 15Feb

    Half-term — school closed to pupils

    Monday – Friday

    Term date
  • 25Mar

    Last day of spring term

    Thursday · Easter holidays Friday 26 March – Friday 9 April

    Term date
  • 12Apr

    Summer term starts

    Monday

    Term date
  • 30Apr

    INSET day — school closed to pupils

    Friday

    Term date
  • 03May

    May bank holiday — school closed

    Monday

    Term date
  • 10May

    Year 6 SATs week

    Monday – Thursday

    Year group
  • 28May

    INSET day — school closed to pupils

    Friday

    Term date
  • 31May

    Half-term — school closed to pupils

    Monday – Friday

    Term date
  • 21Jul

    Last day of summer term

    Wednesday

    Term date

Term dates 2026/27

School terms at a glance.

Half-term breaks and INSET days flagged. Term dates also go out in the school newsletter by SchoolPing.

TermStartsHalf-term breakEnds
Autumn 2026Wed 2 Sept 2026 (INSET Tue 1 Sept)26–30 Oct 2026 (INSET Mon 2 Nov)Fri 18 Dec 2026
Spring 2027Tue 5 Jan 2027 (INSET Mon 4 Jan)15–19 Feb 2027Thu 25 Mar 2027 (Easter)
Summer 2027Mon 12 Apr 202731 May – 4 Jun 2027 (INSET Fri 28 May)Wed 21 Jul 2027

INSET days 2026–27: Tue 1 Sept, Mon 2 Nov, Mon 4 Jan, Fri 30 Apr and Fri 28 May. School is also closed for the May bank holiday, Mon 3 May.

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