Local authority schools have five teacher training (inset) days in each academic year when pupils do not need to attend. Inset days may change – check with each school for the latest information.
Some schools, including academy schools, set their own inset days – check with your child’s school.
You can also check school term date and holidays.
| Inset days | School |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 September 2026 | Admiral Lord Nelson School Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Ark Charter Academy Ark Dickens Primary Academy Arundel Court Primary School Beacon View Primary Academy Bramble Infant School Castle View Academy Cliffdale Primary Academy Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Cottage Grove Primary School Court Lane Infant & Junior Schools Craneswater Junior School Cumberland Infant School Devonshire Infant School Flying Bull Primary Academy Gatcombe Park Primary School Highbury Primary School Kings Academy College Park Infant & Junior Schools Kings Academy Northern Parade Infant & Junior Schools Langstone Primary Academy Mary Rose Academy Manor Infant School Mayfield School Medina Primary School Meon Infant & Junior Schools Miltoncross School Milton Park Primary School Moorings Way Infant School Penbridge Infant & Junior Schools Portsdown Primary School Redwood Park Academy Springfield School St Georges Beneficial CofE Primary School St Johns Cathedral Catholic Primary School St Judes CofE Primary School St Pauls Catholic Primary School St Swithuns Catholic Primary School Solent Infant & Junior Schools Southsea Infant School Stamshaw Infant & Junior School The Harbour School The Portsmouth Academy Victory Primary School Westover Primary School Wimborne Primary School |
| Wednesday 2 September 2026 | Admiral Lord Nelson School Ark Charter Academy Arundel Court Primary School Beacon View Primary Academy Castle View Academy Cliffdale Primary Academy Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Cottage Grove Primary School Court Lane Infant & Junior Schools Flying Bull Primary Academy Gatcombe Park Primary School Highbury Primary School Kings Academy College Park Infant & Junior Schools Kings Academy Northern Parade Infant & Junior Schools Langstone Primary Academy Mary Rose Academy Mayfield School Meon Infant & Junior Schools Miltoncross School Milton Park Primary School Moorings Way Infant School New Horizons Primary School Portsdown Primary School Redwood Park Academy Springfield School St Georges Beneficial CofE Primary School St Johns Cathedral Catholic Primary School St Judes CofE Primary School St Pauls Catholic Primary School Stamshaw Infant & Junior School The Harbour School The Portsmouth Academy Victory Primary School |
| Thursday 3 September 2026 | Court Lane Infant & Junior Schools Mary Rose Academy (Pupils based at The Lantern, Craneswater, The Bridge only) Redwood Park Academy (Closed to Yrs 8-11 only, Yr 7 in) The Harbour School |
| Friday 18 September 2026 | Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Ark Charter Academy Ark Dickens Primary Academy Penbridge Infant & Junior Schools Springfield School (pm only) UTC |
| Monday 28 September 2026 | Copnor Primary School Mary Rose Academy (Pupils based at The Compass only) |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | Meon Infant & Junior Schools Moorings Way Infant School The Portsmouth Academy |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | Fernhurst Junior School |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | Craneswater Junior School |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | Ark Charter Academy |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Ark Charter Academy Ark Dickens Primary Academy New Horizons Primary School |
| Thursday 22 October 2026 | Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Ark Dickens Primary Academy Westover Primary School UTC |
| Friday 23 October 2026 | Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Ark Dickens Primary Academy Devonshire Infant School Gatcombe Park Primary School Milton Park Primary School St Swithuns Catholic Primary School Westover Primary School |
| Monday 2 November 2026 | Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Manor Infant School Medina Primary School Meon Infant & Junior Schools Moorings Way Infant School New Horizons Primary School Penbridge Infant & Junior Schools Southsea Infant School The Portsmouth Academy |
| Monday 16 November 2026 | Redwood Park Academy Solent Infant & Junior Schools |
| Wednesday 18 November 2026 | Cumberland Infant School |
| Wednesday 25 November 2026 | Wimborne Primary School |
| Friday 27 November 2026 | Admiral Lord Nelson School Arundel Court Primary School Copnor Primary School Court Lane Infant & Junior Schools Flying Bull Primary Academy Highbury Primary School Langstone Primary Academy Stamshaw Infant & Junior Schools |
| Monday 30 November 2026 | Fernhurst Junior School St Georges Beneficial CofE Primary School St Judes CofE Primary School |
| Friday 4 December 2026 | Beacon View Primary Academy Castle View Academy Cottage Grove Primary School Kings Academy College Park Infant & Junior Schools Kings Academy Northern Parade Infant & Junior Schools Mayfield School Miltoncross School Milton Park Primary School Penbridge Infant & Junior Schools Victory Primary School |
| Monday 7 December 2026 | Miltoncross School St Pauls Catholic Primary School |
| Tuesday 8 December 2026 | UTC |