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- 83 councils in England
When is half term? School term dates 2026/27 by council
School breaks at a glance
- October half term 2026 runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026 in 72 of the 81 councils with dates available here. October half term 2026: every council
- Christmas holidays 2026: the gap between council terms is Saturday 19 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027 in 74 of the 79 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Christmas holidays 2026: every council
- February half term 2027 runs from Monday 15 to Friday 19 February 2027 in 77 of the 82 councils with dates available here. February half term 2027: every council
- Easter holidays 2027: the gap between council terms is Friday 26 March to Sunday 11 April 2027 in 70 of the 78 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Easter holidays 2027: every council
- May half term 2027 runs from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027 in 74 of the 81 councils with dates available here. May half term 2027: every council
- Summer holidays 2027: the gap between council terms is Thursday 22 July to Tuesday 31 August 2027 in 20 of the 76 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Summer holidays 2027: every council
- October half term 2027 runs from Monday 25 to Friday 29 October 2027 in 68 of the 75 councils with dates available here. October half term 2027: every council
- Christmas holidays 2027: the gap between council terms is Saturday 18 December 2027 to Monday 3 January 2028 in 61 of the 73 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Christmas holidays 2027: every council
- February half term 2028 runs from Monday 14 to Friday 18 February 2028 in 60 of the 76 councils with dates available here. February half term 2028: every council
- Easter holidays 2028: the gap between council terms is Saturday 1 to Monday 17 April 2028 in 49 of the 72 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Easter holidays 2028: every council
- May half term 2028 runs from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028 in 66 of the 74 councils with dates available here. May half term 2028: every council
- Summer holidays 2028: the gap between council terms is Saturday 22 July to Thursday 31 August 2028 in 7 of the 22 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Summer holidays 2028: every council
- October half term 2028 runs from Monday 23 to Friday 27 October 2028 in 15 of the 22 councils with dates available here. October half term 2028: every council
- Christmas holidays 2028: the gap between council terms is Saturday 16 December 2028 to Monday 1 January 2029 in 10 of the 22 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Christmas holidays 2028: every council
- February half term 2029 runs from Monday 12 to Friday 16 February 2029 in 15 of the 22 councils with dates available here. February half term 2029: every council
- Easter holidays 2029: the gap between council terms is Friday 30 March to Sunday 15 April 2029 in 17 of the 22 councils with these dates available here. Your school's dates may differ. Easter holidays 2029: every council
- May half term 2029 runs from Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June 2029 in 19 of the 21 councils with dates available here. May half term 2029: every council
- No later school break dates are available here yet. Check your school's calendar for later term dates and holidays.
Find half term in your area
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February half term 2027: when it starts
February half term starts in 2 different weeks across the 82 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 3 councils
Week commencing 79 councils
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Birmingham, Bolton, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bradford, Bristol, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Camden, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Coventry, Croydon, Cumberland, Derby, Derbyshire, Devon, Dudley, Durham, Ealing, East Sussex, Enfield, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Hackney, Hampshire, Haringey, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kent, Kirklees, Lambeth, Lancashire, Leeds, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Manchester, Merton, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Redbridge, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sheffield, Solihull, Somerset, Southwark, Staffordshire, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Wakefield, Walsall, Wandsworth, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, West Sussex, Westmorland and Furness, Wiltshire, Wirral, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire
May half term 2027: when it starts
May half term starts in the same week in all 81 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 81 councils
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Birmingham, Bolton, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bradford, Bristol, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Camden, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Coventry, Croydon, Cumberland, Derby, Derbyshire, Devon, Dudley, Durham, Ealing, East Sussex, Enfield, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Hackney, Hampshire, Haringey, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Hull, Islington, Kent, Kirklees, Lambeth, Lancashire, Leeds, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Manchester, Merton, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Redbridge, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sheffield, Solihull, Somerset, Southwark, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Wakefield, Walsall, Wandsworth, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, West Sussex, Westmorland and Furness, Wiltshire, Wirral, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire, York
October half term 2027: when it starts
October half term starts in 2 different weeks across the 75 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 5 councils
Bromley, Leicester, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Week commencing 70 councils
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Birmingham, Bolton, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Camden, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Coventry, Croydon, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dudley, Durham, Ealing, East Sussex, Enfield, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Hampshire, Haringey, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Hull, Islington, Kent, Kirklees, Lancashire, Leeds, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Manchester, Merton, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Portsmouth, Redbridge, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sheffield, Solihull, Somerset, Southwark, Staffordshire, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Surrey, Tower Hamlets, Wakefield, Walsall, Wandsworth, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, West Sussex, Westmorland and Furness, Wirral, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire, York
February half term 2028: when it starts
February half term starts in 2 different weeks across the 76 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 63 councils
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Camden, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Coventry, Croydon, Cumberland, Devon, Dudley, Durham, Ealing, East Sussex, Enfield, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Hampshire, Haringey, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merton, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Redbridge, Rotherham, Sandwell, Sheffield, Solihull, Somerset, Southwark, Staffordshire, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Walsall, Wandsworth, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Westmorland and Furness, Wirral, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire
Week commencing 13 councils
Bolton, Derbyshire, Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, Leicester, Leicestershire, Liverpool, Manchester, North Yorkshire, Salford, Wakefield, York
May half term 2028: when it starts
May half term starts in the same week in all 74 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 74 councils
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Birmingham, Bolton, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Bromley, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Camden, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall, Coventry, Croydon, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dudley, Durham, Ealing, East Sussex, Enfield, Gloucestershire, Greenwich, Hampshire, Haringey, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Hull, Islington, Kent, Kirklees, Lancashire, Leeds, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Manchester, Merton, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Redbridge, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sheffield, Solihull, Somerset, Southwark, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Wakefield, Walsall, Wandsworth, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Westmorland and Furness, Wirral, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire, York
October half term 2028: when it starts
October half term starts in 3 different weeks across the 22 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 1 council
Week commencing 17 councils
Birmingham, Bolton, Croydon, Derbyshire, Greenwich, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Salford, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton, Walsall
Week commencing 4 councils
Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
February half term 2029: when it starts
February half term starts in 2 different weeks across the 22 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 15 councils
Birmingham, Croydon, Greenwich, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Leicester, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton, Walsall
Week commencing 7 councils
Bolton, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Salford, Westmorland and Furness
May half term 2029: when it starts
May half term starts in the same week in all 21 councils with dates available here.
Week commencing 21 councils
Birmingham, Bolton, Cheshire West and Chester, Croydon, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Greenwich, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Leicester, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Salford, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton, Walsall, Westmorland and Furness
School holidays, bank holidays and exams
- Half term dates 2026/27October, February and May, council by council
- Half term dates 2027/28October, February and May, council by council
- Half term dates 2028/29October, February and May, council by council
- Christmas holidays 2026Term ends Fri 18 Dec in every council listed
- Christmas holidays 2027Term ends between Fri 17 Dec and Wed 22 Dec
- Christmas holidays 2028Term ends between Fri 15 Dec and Fri 22 Dec
- Easter holidays 2027Term ends between Fri 19 Mar and Fri 2 Apr
- Easter holidays 2028Term ends between Fri 31 Mar and Fri 7 Apr
- Easter holidays 2029Term ends between Fri 23 Mar and Thu 29 Mar
- Summer holidays 2027Term ends between Tue 6 Jul and Wed 28 Jul
- Summer holidays 2028Term ends between Fri 7 Jul and Wed 26 Jul
- Summer holidays 2029Term ends between Fri 13 Jul and Fri 27 Jul
- Bank holidays 2026England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Bank holidays 2027England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- School term dates 2026/27Term starts and ends for each council
- School term dates 2027/28Term starts and ends for each council
- School term dates 2028/29Term starts and ends for each council
- GCSE and A level exams 2027Exam weeks and results days
- Is it a school day?Today and tomorrow for your council
- London term dates22 boroughs side by side
Councils from A to Z
- BBarking and DagenhamBarnetBirminghamBoltonBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBradfordBristolBromleyBuckinghamshire
- CCambridgeshireCamdenCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterCornwallCoventryCroydonCumberland
- DDerbyDerbyshireDevonDudleyDurham
- EEalingEast SussexEnfieldEssex
- GGloucestershireGreenwich
- HHackneyHampshireHaringeyHarrowHaveringHertfordshireHillingdonHounslowHull
- IIslington
- KKentKirklees
- LLambethLancashireLeedsLeicesterLeicestershireLincolnshireLiverpool
- MManchesterMertonMilton Keynes
- NNorth NorthamptonshireNorth YorkshireNottinghamNottinghamshire
- PPlymouthPortsmouth
- RRedbridgeRotherham
- SSalfordSandwellSheffieldSolihullSomersetSouthwarkStaffordshireStockportStoke-on-TrentSuffolkSurreySutton
- TTower Hamlets
- WWalsallWandsworthWarwickshireWest NorthamptonshireWest SussexWestmorland and FurnessWiltshireWirralWolverhamptonWorcestershire
- YYork
How we check the dates
Termbook uses councils' own pages and documents for school term dates and GOV.UK for bank holidays. Dates are checked independently before publication and are never estimated. Source links let you check the original information. Calculated dates are labelled, and missing or contradictory dates are left blank. Read more about our sources and labels on How we check the dates.
School dates for England
You can use the council finder to look up school term dates and holidays in England. Schools in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland follow their own arrangements and are not covered here yet. The bank holiday pages cover the whole UK, with separate lists for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Questions and answers
When is half term?
Choose your council to find its published half-term dates, then check your school's dates as these may differ. The break usually falls in the middle of each school term.
Why do dates differ between councils?
Each council sets term dates for community schools and voluntary controlled schools in its area. Neighbouring councils can choose different dates, so their breaks may fall at different times.
Does an academy follow the council's dates?
An academy can set its own term dates, so it may have different dates from the council. Check the academy's own dates to see which apply to you.
What is an INSET day?
An INSET day is a staff training day when pupils are not in school. You may also see it called a teacher training day or a professional development day.
What if my child's school has different dates?
Use the school's own dates if they differ from those shown here. Please report any error you find on Termbook so it can be checked against the source.