- Break
- May half term
- School year
- 2027/28
When is May half term 2028?
May half term 2028 runs from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028 in 66 of the 74 councils with dates available here.
8 councils have different dates, listed below by the week their break starts.
For the most common dates, including the weekends either side gives 9 days in a row without school, from Saturday 27 May 2028 to Sunday 4 June 2028.
May half term 2028 council by council
Week commencing 74 councils
| Council | Half term | Weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | to | 4 |
| Barnet | to | 5 |
| Birmingham | to | 5 |
| Bolton | to | 5 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | to | 5 |
| Bristol | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Bromley | to | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | to | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | to | 5 |
| Camden | to | 5 |
| Cheshire East | to | 5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | to | 5 |
| Cornwall | to | 5 |
| Coventry | to | 5 |
| Croydon | to | 5 |
| Cumberland | to | 5 |
| Derbyshire | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Devon | to | 5 |
| Dudley | to | 5 |
| Durham | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Ealing | to | 5 |
| East Sussex | to | 5 |
| Enfield | to | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Greenwich | to | 5 |
| Hampshire | to | 5 |
| Haringey | to | 5 |
| Harrow | to | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | to | 5 |
| Hillingdon | to | 5 |
| Hounslow | to | 5 |
| Hull | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Islington | to | 5 |
| Kent | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Kirklees | to | 5 |
| Lancashire | to | 5 |
| Leeds | to | 5 |
| Leicester | to | 5 |
| Leicestershire | to | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | to | 5 |
| Liverpool | to | 5 |
| Manchester | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Merton | to | 5 |
| Milton Keynes | to | 5 |
| North Northamptonshire | to | 4 |
| North Yorkshire | to | 4 |
| Nottingham | to | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | to | 5 |
| Plymouth | to | 5 |
| Portsmouth | to | 5 |
| Redbridge | to | 5 |
| Rotherham | to | 4 |
| Salford | to | 4 |
| Sandwell | to | 5 |
| Sheffield | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Solihull | to | 5 |
| Somerset | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Southwark | to | 5 |
| Staffordshire | to | 5 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | to | 5 |
| Suffolk | to | 5 |
| Surrey | to | 5 |
| Sutton | to | 5 |
| Tower Hamlets | to | 5 |
| Wakefield | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| Walsall | to | 5 |
| Wandsworth | to | 5 |
| Warwickshire | to | 5 |
| West Northamptonshire | to | 5 |
| Westmorland and Furness | to | 5 |
| Wirral | to | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | to | 5 |
| Worcestershire | to calculated from the council's dates | 5 |
| York | to | 5 |
When a council publishes a half term starting on a Saturday or Sunday, it appears under the week beginning the following Monday.
For an explanation of calculated and missing date labels, see: How we check the dates
What differs between councils
- These 5 councils list fewer than the usual 5 weekdays as half term: Barking and Dagenham, North Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Rotherham and Salford. A bank holiday immediately before or after the break may extend the time away from school.
- East Sussex, Lincolnshire and Plymouth publish the break with weekends included, from a Saturday to a Sunday.
- The Spring bank holiday on Monday 29 May 2028 falls within the break in 69 of the 74 councils on this site.
- In Barking and Dagenham, North Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Rotherham and Salford, the break starts the day after the Spring bank holiday on Monday 29 May 2028, so the bank holiday comes first.
- For comparison, May half term 2029 runs from Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June 2029 in 19 of the 21 councils with dates available here.
- For comparison, May half term 2027 runs from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027 in 74 of the 81 councils with dates available here.
More half term dates
Questions and answers
When is May half term 2028?
May half term 2028 runs from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028 in 66 of the 74 councils with dates available here. 8 councils have different dates, which are listed on this page.
Is May half term 2028 the same everywhere in England?
Not necessarily: the exact dates can differ, although half term starts in the same week across the 74 councils with dates available here. Check the table and your school's calendar.
How long is May half term 2028?
For the most common dates, the break lasts 9 days in a row without school, including the weekends, from Saturday 27 May 2028 to Sunday 4 June 2028.