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Bromley term dates 2026-27 and 2027-28
London Borough of Bromley calendar for 2026-27 and 2027-28: October half term 19 to 30 October 2026, then Christmas holidays from 21 December 2026.
Bromley schools go back on Wednesday 26 August 2026 and the 2026-27 school year ends on Friday 23 July 2027, according to the calendar published by London Borough of Bromley. The October break lasts two full weeks, from 19 to 30 October 2026, twice the usual half term in most of England. Christmas holidays run from 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027, with pupils back on Monday 4 January 2027. February half term is 15 to 19 February 2027. The Easter holidays cover 26 March to 9 April 2027, taking in Good Friday and Easter Monday. May half term is 31 May to 4 June 2027. The summer holidays start on Monday 26 July 2027. That leaves 195 weekdays in school after bank holidays, and each school then takes some of them as its own INSET days. The 2027-28 calendar is already published: school starts on Thursday 26 August 2027 and the October break is 18 to 29 October 2027. Dates read on London Borough of Bromley's own web page on 12 October 2026.
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What is particular about Bromley
Bromley's autumn term starts in late August: Wednesday 26 August 2026 and Thursday 26 August 2027, with the August bank holiday falling inside the term.
In return the October half term lasts two weeks: Monday 19 to Friday 30 October 2026, and Monday 18 to Friday 29 October 2027.
Term dates are set following consultation with neighbouring local education authorities and staff association representatives.
There are 195 teacher days a year, of which five week-days are staff development days chosen by the head teacher, leaving 190 days for pupils.
The local authority sets dates for maintained and voluntary controlled schools; academies, foundation, voluntary aided and free schools can set their own.
The induction day for Year 6 pupils moving to secondary school in autumn 2026 is Tuesday 7 July 2026; for autumn 2027 the council is proposing Tuesday 6 July 2027.
The local authority sets dates for maintained schools and voluntary controlled schools and these are recommended for other types of schools.
Academies, foundation, voluntary aided and free schools have powers to set their own term dates and the council recommends that parents check with individual school websites.
Bromley term dates 2026-27
| Period | Dates | Weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term (first half) | Wednesday 26 August 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026 | 38 |
| October half term | 19 to 30 October 2026 | 10 |
| Autumn term (second half) | Monday 2 November 2026 to Friday 18 December 2026 | 35 |
| Christmas holidays | 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | 10 |
| Spring term (first half) | Monday 4 January 2027 to Friday 12 February 2027 | 30 |
| February half term | 15 to 19 February 2027 | 5 |
| Spring term (second half) | Monday 22 February 2027 to Thursday 25 March 2027 | 24 |
| Easter holidays | 26 March to 9 April 2027 | 11 |
| Summer term (first half) | Monday 12 April 2027 to Friday 28 May 2027 | 35 |
| May half term | 31 May to 4 June 2027 | 5 |
| Summer term (second half) | Monday 7 June 2027 to Friday 23 July 2027 | 35 |
| Summer holidays | 26 July to 25 August 2027 | 23 |
Bank holidays inside term time, with no school: Summer bank holiday (31 August 2026), Early May bank holiday (3 May 2027).
Five school week-days are staff development days chosen by the head teacher, leaving 190 pupil days.
Bromley term dates 2027-28
| Period | Dates | Weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term (first half) | Thursday 26 August 2027 to Friday 15 October 2027 | 37 |
| October half term | 18 to 29 October 2027 | 10 |
| Autumn term (second half) | Monday 1 November 2027 to Friday 17 December 2027 | 35 |
| Christmas holidays | 20 December 2027 to 3 January 2028 | 11 |
| Spring term (first half) | Tuesday 4 January 2028 to Friday 11 February 2028 | 29 |
| February half term | 14 to 18 February 2028 | 5 |
| Spring term (second half) | Monday 21 February 2028 to Friday 31 March 2028 | 30 |
| Easter holidays | 3 to 17 April 2028 | 11 |
| Summer term (first half) | Tuesday 18 April 2028 to Friday 26 May 2028 | 29 |
| May half term | 29 May to 2 June 2028 | 5 |
| Summer term (second half) | Monday 5 June 2028 to Tuesday 25 July 2028 | 37 |
How Bromley compares
Bromley keeps the most common English dates for its february half term, easter holidays and may half term.
It moves away from the usual pattern for its october half term (19 to 30 October 2026, where 95 of the 105 English calendars on this site have 26 to 30 October 2026) and summer holidays (26 July to 25 August 2027, where 32 of the 99 English calendars on this site have 22 July to 31 August 2027). A family with children in two areas should check these weeks first.
In the London region, Barnet, Brent, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Royal Greenwich, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Wandsworth share the same Easter break.