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Half term dates 2026/27

  • October half term 2026 runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026 in 72 of the 81 councils with dates available here.
  • February half term 2027 runs from Monday 15 to Friday 19 February 2027 in 77 of the 82 councils with dates available here.
  • May half term 2027 runs from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027 in 74 of the 81 councils with dates available here.

Half terms 2026/27 by council

Half term dates 2026/27 by councilEach council's October, February and May half terms, based on its published dates
CouncilOctober half termFebruary half termMay half term
Barking and Dagenham to to to
Barnet to to to
Birmingham to to to
Bolton to to to
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to to to
Bradford to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Bristol to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Bromley to to to
Buckinghamshire to to to
Cambridgeshire to to to
Camden to to to
Cheshire East to to to
Cheshire West and Chester to to to
Cornwall to to to
Coventry to to to
Croydon to to to
Cumberland to to to
Derby to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Derbyshire to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Devon to to to
Dudley to to to
Durham to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Ealing to to to
East Sussex to to to
Enfield to to to
Essex to to to
Gloucestershire to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Greenwich to to to
Hackney to to to
Hampshire to to to
Haringey to to to
Harrow to to to
HaveringShown only in the council's colour calendarShown only in the council's colour calendarShown only in the council's colour calendar
Hertfordshire to to to
Hillingdon to to to
Hounslow to to to
Hull to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Islington to to to
Kent to to to
Kirklees to to to
Lambeth to to to
Lancashire to to to
Leeds to to to
Leicester to to to
Leicestershire to to to
Lincolnshire to to to
Liverpool to to to
Manchester to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Merton to to to
Milton Keynes to to to
North Northamptonshire to to to
North Yorkshire to to to
Nottingham to to to
Nottinghamshire to to to
Plymouth to to to
Portsmouth to to to
Redbridge to to to
Rotherham to to to
Salford to to to
Sandwell to to to
Sheffield to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Solihull to to to
SomersetNot given consistently by the council to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Southwark to to to
Staffordshire to to to
Stockport to to Differs for primary and secondary schools
Stoke-on-Trent to to to
Suffolk to to to
Surrey to to to
Sutton to to to
Tower Hamlets to to to
Wakefield to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Walsall to to to
Wandsworth to to to
Warwickshire to to to
West Northamptonshire to to to
West Sussex to to to
Westmorland and Furness to to to
Wiltshire to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
Wirral to to to
Wolverhampton to to to
Worcestershire to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates to calculated from the council's dates
York to to to

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

Half terms by council

Compare each council's October, February and May half terms for 2026 to 2027 side by side, then follow a break's link to see dates grouped by week. These familiar month names are used even when a break falls outside the named month, such as a May half term starting in early June. Neighbouring councils can have different dates. Check your school's dates before making plans.

Other school years: half term dates 2027/28, half term dates 2028/29.

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

Questions and answers

Why are half terms named after months?

The names identify the break within the school year, even when a council's dates fall outside the named month.

What does a calculated half term mean?

A calculated half term is worked out from the gap between the council's published term periods and is labelled to distinguish it from a break the council gives directly.

Why does a council have no date shown?

If no date is shown, a checked date for that council's half term is not available here yet. Check the council's website and your school's dates.