--- title: "Term Dates" url: "https://riverside-secondary.com/school-life/term-dates" school: "Riverside Secondary School" --- [Click here to apply for Riverside 6th Form](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12) # Term Dates ### **Academic Year 2026-27** #### **Autumn Term** **Year 7 First day:** Wednesday 2nd September 2026 **Years 8–13 First day:** Thursday 3rd September 2026 - **Year 6 Open Evening:** Wednesday 14th October 2026 (5:00pm – 7:00pm) - **Staff PDD (no students):** Friday 23rd October 2026 #### **Half Term** Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October 2026 - **Sixth Form Open Evening:** Thursday 5th November 2026 (4:30pm – 7:00pm) - **Year 11 Parents’ Evening:** Thursday 17th December 2026 (4:00pm – 6:30pm) **Last day of Autumn Term:** Friday 18th December 2026 #### **Spring Term** **First day:** Monday 4th January 2027 - **6th Form Parents’ Evening:** Thursday 7th January 2027 - **Year 9 Parents’ Evening:** Thursday 4th February 2027 #### **Half Term** Monday 15th February – Friday 19th February 2027 - **Year 7 Parents’ Evening:** Thursday 4th March 2027 - **Year 8 Parents’ Evening:** Thursday 18th March 2027 **Last day of Spring Term:** Thursday 25th March 2027 #### **Summer Term** - **First day:** Monday 12th April 2027 - **Year 10 Parents’ Evening:** Thursday 15th April 2027 - **May Day Bank Holiday:** Monday 3rd May 2027 #### **Half Term** Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June 2027 **Last day:** Friday 16th July 2027 Please note that we do not authorise student holidays during term time. The school attendance officer will actively pursue unauthorised absences by any necessary means, including legal proceedings. Please use the calendars below to help you plan your future holidays to ensure your child is not absent during term time. Term Dates 2026-2027 125 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/files/documents/Riverside-School-term-dates-2026-2027_WEBSITE-VERSION.pdf) Term Dates 2027-2028 1.28 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/files/documents/Riverside_School_term_dates_2027-2028_autumn_start_corrected_final_v2.pdf) ![Riverside Secondary School](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Riverside Secondary School Renwick Road Barking IG11 0FU 0203 946 5888 ### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/riverside_campus/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Riverside Secondary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://riverside-secondary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)