Term dates
Term dates for some schools may be different.
Contact your child's school to check staff training days, individual half term breaks or if your child's school is private or independent.
Term and holiday dates 2026 to 2027
- Starts
Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Ends
Friday 23 October 2026
- School holidays
Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026
- Starts
Monday 2 November 2026
- Ends
Friday 18 December 2026
- School holidays
Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027
- Bank holidays
Friday 25 December, Monday 28 December 2026, and Friday 1 January 2027
- Starts
Monday 4 January 2027
- Ends
Friday 12 February 2027
- School holidays
Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027
- Starts
Monday 22 February 2027
- Ends
Thursday 25 March 2027
- School holidays
Friday 26 March to Friday 9 April 2027
- Bank holidays
Friday 26 March and Monday 29 March 2027
- Starts
Monday 12 April 2027
- Ends
Friday 28 May 2027
- School holidays
Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027
- Bank holidays
Monday 3 May and Monday 31 May 2027
- Starts
Monday 7 June 2027
- Ends
Wednesday 21 July 2027
- School holidays
Thursday 22 July to Tuesday 31 August 2027
- Bank holiday
Monday 30 August 2027
Term date calendars
You can download a PDF version of the term dates for the following years:
- term dates 2025 to 2026 (PDF, 361.5 KB)
- term dates 2026 to 2027 (PDF, 381.8 KB)
- term dates 2027 to 2028 (PDF, 380.8 KB)
GCSE and A Level exam dates
The dates of GCSEs and A Levels exams are published by the awarding organisations:
If you don't know who the exam awarding organisation is you will need to check with your school.