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When do schools break up for Easter 2027?

The most common combination is a term ending on Thursday 25 March 2027 and the next term starting on Monday 12 April 2027, shared by 70 of the 78 councils with these dates available here. Check your school's own dates.

The gap between those terms lasts 17 days, from Friday 26 March 2027 to Sunday 11 April 2027.

The dates councils have chosen

Last day of the spring term

  1. 71 councils
  2. 4 councils
  3. 3 councils

First day of the summer term

  1. 74 councils
  2. 5 councils
  3. 3 councils
  4. 1 council

Easter holidays 2027: what differs

Easter holidays 2027 council by council

Easter holidays 2027 by councilThe last day of term and, where available, the start of the next term, based on council sources
CouncilLast day of the spring termFirst day of the summer termDays off
Barking and DagenhamNot given consistently by the council
Barnet17
Birmingham17
Bolton17
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole17
Bradfordcalculated from the council's datescalculated from the council's dates17
Bristol17
Bromley17
Buckinghamshire17
Cambridgeshire17
Camden17
Cheshire East17
Cheshire West and Chester17
Cornwall17
Coventry17
Croydon17
Cumberland17
Derby17
Derbyshire17
Devon17
Dudley17
Durham17
Ealing17
East Sussex17
Enfield17
Essex17
Gloucestershire17
Greenwich17
Hackney17
Hampshire17
Haringey17
Harrow17
HaveringNot given consistently by the council
Hertfordshire17
Hillingdon17
Hounslow17
Hull16
Islington17
Kent17
Kirklees17
Lambeth17
Lancashire17
Leeds16
Leicester16
Leicestershire16
Lincolnshire19
LiverpoolNot given consistently by the council
Manchester16
Merton17
Milton Keynes17
North Northamptonshire17
North YorkshireNot given as a term date by the council
Nottingham17
Nottinghamshire17
Plymouth17
Portsmouth17
Redbridge17
Rotherham17
Salford16
Sandwell17
Sheffield17
Solihull17
Somerset17
Southwark17
Staffordshire17
Stockport17
Stoke-on-Trent17
SuffolkThe council recommends this as a staff training (INSET) day. At schools following this recommendation, pupils are not in school that day.17
Surrey17
Sutton17
Tower Hamlets17
WakefieldNot given as a term date by the council
Walsall17
Wandsworth17
Warwickshire17
West Northamptonshire17
West Sussex17
Westmorland and Furness17
Wiltshire17
Wirral17
Wolverhampton17
Worcestershire17
York16

“Days off” counts every day between the last day of term and the first day of the next term, including weekends.

For an explanation of calculated and missing date labels, see: How we check the dates

Reading the Easter holiday dates

The Easter holiday tables for 2027 show each council's last day of the spring term and first day of the summer term, based on council sources. The school break falls between these terms and does not always include the Easter weekend. Neighbouring councils can choose different dates. Calculated dates are labelled, and notes identify term boundaries that the council lists as INSET days. Source links and the dates they were read are listed under Sources and updates at the end of this page. Check your school's own dates too, as these may differ from the council's.

Other years: Easter holidays 2028, Easter holidays 2029.

School term dates 2026/27 · All councils from A to Z

Questions and answers

When do schools break up for Easter 2027?

Term ends on Thursday 25 March 2027 in 71 of the 78 councils with this date available here; the table lists the council dates. Check your school's calendar for pupils' last day.

When do schools go back after Easter 2027?

The next term starts on Monday 12 April 2027 in 74 of the 83 councils with this date available here. Pupils may return later because of INSET days; check your school's calendar.

Easter holidays 2027: how long is the break?

The holiday lasts 17 days for the most common dates, shared by 70 councils on this site; the table shows the lengths elsewhere.

Do the Easter holidays always include the Easter weekend?

No, the school Easter holidays do not always include the Easter weekend. Check the council's term dates and your school's own dates to see when the school break falls.

Why might a neighbouring council have different Easter holidays?

Councils can choose different term dates for the schools whose dates they set. This means the Easter holidays may not fall in the same week in neighbouring areas.

What do the dates in the table represent?

They are the last day of the spring term and the first day of the summer term, based on the council's published information. Calculated dates are labelled. Where the council identifies either date as an INSET day, a note explains that pupils are not in school.