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When do schools break up for summer 2027?
The most common combination is a term ending on Wednesday 21 July 2027 and the next term starting on Wednesday 1 September 2027, shared by 20 of the 76 councils with these dates available here. Check your school's own dates.
The gap between those terms lasts 41 days, from Thursday 22 July 2027 to Tuesday 31 August 2027.
The dates councils have chosen
Last day of the summer term
- 35 councils
- 24 councils
- 7 councils
- 6 councils
- 3 councils
- 2 councils
- 2 councils
- 1 council
- 1 council
First day of the autumn term
- 47 councils
- 15 councils
- 12 councils
- 1 council
- 1 council
- 1 council
- 1 council
Summer holidays 2027: what differs
- The earliest last day of term is Tuesday 6 July 2027, in Leicestershire.
- The latest last day of term is Wednesday 28 July 2027, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Surrey.
- Counting every day between the last day of term and the first day back, the holiday lasts from 33 days (Bromley) to 52 days (Leicester).
- Summer bank holiday on Monday 30 August 2027 falls within the holiday in 74 of the 76 councils with both term dates available here; in the remaining councils in this comparison, it is a day off during term time.
- A staff training (INSET) day at the start of term is listed, recommended or proposed by: Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, North Yorkshire and Warwickshire. Check your school's calendar for the date pupils return.
- AS, A level and T Level results day, Thursday 12 August 2027, falls within the summer holidays in all 76 councils with both term dates available here.
- GCSE results day, Thursday 19 August 2027, falls within the summer holidays in all 76 councils with both term dates available here.
Summer holidays 2027 council by council
| Council | Last day of the summer term | First day of the autumn term | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 40 | ||
| Barnet | 40 | ||
| Birmingham | 42 | ||
| Bolton | 44 | ||
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 41 | ||
| Bradford | calculated from the council's dates | Not on this site yet | not available |
| Bristol | 39 | ||
| Bromley | 33 | ||
| Buckinghamshire | The council proposes this as a staff training (INSET) day. At schools adopting this proposal, pupils are not in school that day. | 41 | |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 | ||
| Camden | 40 | ||
| Cheshire East | 41 | ||
| Cheshire West and Chester | 41 | ||
| Cornwall | 40 | ||
| Coventry | 42 | ||
| Croydon | 40 | ||
| Cumberland | 51 | ||
| Derby | Not on this site yet | not available | |
| Derbyshire | 41 | ||
| Devon | 36 | ||
| Dudley | 42 | ||
| Durham | 41 | ||
| Ealing | 35 | ||
| East Sussex | The council lists this as a staff training (INSET) day, when pupils are not in school. | 40 | |
| Enfield | 40 | ||
| Essex | 41 | ||
| Gloucestershire | 42 | ||
| Greenwich | 40 | ||
| Hackney | Not on this site yet | not available | |
| Hampshire | 41 | ||
| Haringey | 40 | ||
| Harrow | 40 | ||
| Havering | 40 | ||
| Hertfordshire | 40 | ||
| Hillingdon | 40 | ||
| Hounslow | 40 | ||
| Hull | 41 | ||
| Islington | 40 | ||
| Kent | 41 | ||
| Kirklees | 46 | ||
| Lambeth | Not on this site yet | not available | |
| Lancashire | 41 | ||
| Leeds | 45 | ||
| Leicester | 52 | ||
| Leicestershire | 49 | ||
| Lincolnshire | 46 | ||
| Liverpool | 41 | ||
| Manchester | 40 | ||
| Merton | 40 | ||
| Milton Keynes | 41 | ||
| North Northamptonshire | 41 | ||
| North Yorkshire | The council lists this as a staff training (INSET) day, when pupils are not in school. | The council lists this as a staff training (INSET) day, when pupils are not in school. | 41 |
| Nottingham | 35 | ||
| Nottinghamshire | 34 | ||
| Plymouth | 36 | ||
| Portsmouth | 41 | ||
| Redbridge | 41 | ||
| Rotherham | 41 | ||
| Salford | 45 | ||
| Sandwell | 42 | ||
| Sheffield | 41 | ||
| Solihull | 42 | ||
| Somerset | 39 | ||
| Southwark | 40 | ||
| Staffordshire | 43 | ||
| Stockport | Differs for primary and secondary schools | not available | |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 42 | ||
| Suffolk | 41 | ||
| Surrey | 34 | ||
| Sutton | 40 | ||
| Tower Hamlets | 39 | ||
| Wakefield | Not given as a term date by the council | not available | |
| Walsall | 42 | ||
| Wandsworth | 40 | ||
| Warwickshire | The council lists this as a staff training (INSET) day, when pupils are not in school. | 41 | |
| West Northamptonshire | 42 | ||
| West Sussex | 41 | ||
| Westmorland and Furness | 51 | ||
| Wiltshire | Not on this site yet | not available | |
| Wirral | 41 | ||
| Wolverhampton | 42 | ||
| Worcestershire | 42 | ||
| York | 41 |
“Not on this site yet” means the council's checked date for that term is not available here yet.
“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 summer holiday dates
For the summer holidays in 2027, the tables show each council's last day of the summer term and, where available on this site, the first day of the next autumn term. These dates are based on council sources, with calculated dates labelled. Check your school's own dates before treating a term boundary as a pupil's last or first day. A note identifies any boundary date that the council lists as an INSET day. Source links and the dates they were read are listed under Sources and updates at the end of this page; missing dates are not estimated.
Other years: Summer holidays 2028, Summer holidays 2029.
Questions and answers
When do schools break up for summer 2027?
Term ends on Wednesday 21 July 2027 in 35 of the 81 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 summer 2027?
The next term starts on Wednesday 1 September 2027 in 47 of the 78 councils with this date available here. Pupils may return later because of INSET days; check your school's calendar.
Summer holidays 2027: how long is the break?
The holiday lasts 41 days for the most common dates, shared by 20 councils on this site; the table shows the lengths elsewhere.
Why is an autumn start date missing?
An autumn start date may not be available on this site. "Not published by the council" means the source does not state the date; "not given consistently by the council" means the source contradicts itself. Check the council's website or your school's own calendar.
Is the last day of the summer term always a school day for pupils?
Not always. A council may identify the last day of term as an INSET day, when pupils are not in school. Where the council states this, a note explains it. Check your school's own dates too.
Can my school have different summer holiday dates?
Academies, free schools, foundation schools and voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Use your school's own dates if they differ from the council dates shown here.