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- 83 councils in England
Is it a school day tomorrow?
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.
Check today and tomorrow for your council
Choose your council to see an answer based on its term dates, weekends, bank holidays and the staff training days it lists.
School breaks at a glance shows the most common dates across councils. For your council's dates, open its term dates page.
Questions and answers
Does a school day here mean my child's school is open?
Not necessarily. It means the day falls in term time according to the council's dates. Schools choose some INSET days themselves and academies may set different term dates, so check with your school.
Are schools closed on bank holidays?
In England, bank holidays during term time are days off school in the councils' calendars, so this check marks them as days without school.
How does the check work?
It compares the date with the council's term dates, half terms and holidays on this site, then with weekends and bank holidays. Where the council does not give a date, it says so instead of guessing.