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School holidays 2027, January to December

The calendar year 2027 straddles two school years: the second half of 2026-27 and the start of 2027-28.

School holidays in 2027 come from two school years. From January to July, the 2026-27 calendar applies: in most of England February half term 15 to 19 February 2027, the Easter holidays 26 March to 9 April 2027, May half term from the spring bank holiday on 31 May and a summer break from the third or fourth week of July. From September, the 2027-28 calendar takes over, with October half term and the start of the Christmas holidays in December 2027. 111 of the 119 calendars on this site already include 2027-28; for the others the autumn of 2027 is not yet known. The bank holidays of 2027 in England and Wales are 1 January, 26 and 29 March, 3 and 31 May, 30 August and 27 and 28 December, the last two standing in for a Christmas Day and Boxing Day that fall on a weekend. The countdown below lists your council's next breaks.

October half term starts in · Kent

13 days

9 school days to go, counting today if it is a school day

  • October half term: 26 to 30 October 2026 · in 13 days
  • Christmas holidays: 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 · in 69 days
  • February half term: 15 to 19 February 2027 · in 125 days
  • Easter holidays: 26 March to 9 April 2027 · in 164 days
  • May half term: 31 May to 4 June 2027 · in 230 days
  • Summer holidays: 22 July to 31 August 2027 · in 282 days

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The year at a glance, council by council

From the council calendars for 2026-27 and 2027-28.
CouncilFebruaryEasterMayOctober 2027
Aberdeenshire8 February 202726 March to 9 April 2027n/a11 to 22 October 2027
Barnet15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
Barnsley15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bedford15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Birmingham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bolton15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bradford15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Brent15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bridgend8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Brighton and Hove15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bristol15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Bromley15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202718 to 29 October 2027
Buckinghamshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Calderdale15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Cambridgeshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Carmarthenshire8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Central Bedfordshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Cheshire East15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Cheshire West and Chester15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Cornwall15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
County Durham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Coventry15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Croydon15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Cumberland15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Derby15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Derbyshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Devon15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Doncaster15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
Dorset15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Dudley15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Ealing15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
East Sussex15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Edinburgh15 to 19 February 20275 to 19 April 2027n/a18 to 22 October 2027
Enfield15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Essex15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
Fife11 to 12 February 202726 March to 9 April 2027n/a11 to 22 October 2027
Flintshire8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Glasgow15 to 16 February 20275 to 16 April 2027n/a11 to 15 October 2027
Gloucestershire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Haringey15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Hertfordshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Highland15 to 16 February 202726 March to 9 April 2027n/a11 to 22 October 2027
Hillingdon15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Hull8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Isle of Wight15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
Kent15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Kirklees15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Lambeth15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Lancashire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Leeds15 to 19 February 20275 to 16 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Leicester15 to 19 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202718 to 22 October 2027
Leicestershire15 to 19 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
Lewisham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Lincolnshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 13 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Liverpool15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Luton15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Manchester15 to 19 February 20275 to 16 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Medway15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Milton Keynes15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Neath Port Talbot8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Newcastle15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Newham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Norfolk15 to 19 February 202726 March to 12 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
North Lanarkshire15 to 16 February 20275 to 16 April 2027n/a11 to 15 October 2027
North Northamptonshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
North Yorkshire8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Northern Ireland11 to 12 February 202725 March to 2 April 202731 May 2027not yet
Northumberland15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Nottingham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202718 to 29 October 2027
Nottinghamshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202718 to 29 October 2027
Oldham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Oxfordshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Peterborough15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Plymouth15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Portsmouth15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Reading15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Redbridge15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Rhondda Cynon Taf8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Rochdale15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Rotherham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Royal Greenwich15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Salford15 to 19 February 20275 to 16 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Sandwell15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Sefton15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Sheffield15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Shropshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Solihull15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Somerset15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
South Lanarkshire15 to 16 February 20275 to 16 April 2027n/a11 to 15 October 2027
Southampton15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Southend-on-Sea15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202722 to 29 October 2027
Southwark15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Staffordshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Stockport15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Stoke-on-Trent15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Suffolk15 to 19 February 202726 March to 11 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Surrey15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Swindon15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202721 to 29 October 2027
Telford and Wrekin15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Thurrock15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Tower Hamlets15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Trafford15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Vale of Glamorgan8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Wakefield15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Walsall15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Waltham Forest15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Wandsworth15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 2027not yet
Warwickshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
West Northamptonshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
West Sussex15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Westmorland and Furness15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Wigan15 to 19 February 202725 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Wiltshire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202721 to 29 October 2027
Wirral15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Wokingham15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Wolverhampton15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
Worcestershire15 to 19 February 202726 March to 9 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027
York8 to 12 February 202722 March to 2 April 202731 May to 4 June 202725 to 29 October 2027

Summer 2027 and Christmas 2027 have their own pages: the summer holidays 2027 by last day of term, and the Christmas holidays with both years.

A year split in two

Parents planning a calendar year often look for "2027" dates, but councils publish by school year, September to July. The first seven months of 2027 belong to 2026-27, which every council has published. The last four months belong to 2027-28, which many councils publish a year or more in advance and some only in the spring before. A council marked "not yet" in the October column has not released its 2027-28 calendar on its website at the date we read it.

What is different about 2027

Easter falls early, on 28 March, so the spring term is short and the summer term long. Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on a Saturday and Sunday, so the substitute bank holidays are Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 December 2027 and New Year's Day is observed on Monday 3 January 2028. In Scotland, the summer bank holiday is Monday 2 August 2027 and St Andrew's Day falls on Tuesday 30 November 2027. In Northern Ireland, St Patrick's Day is a Wednesday and the Twelfth a Monday.

Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2027

Scottish schools break up for summer at the end of June 2027 and return in mid-August, so their 2027-28 year starts weeks before England's. Northern Ireland's summer holiday begins on 1 July 2027. The Scotland page and the Northern Ireland page give the details.

For example the other parent's area, or a school just over the boundary.

Essex and Bedford, 2026-27

0 days

weekdays when one council's pupils are off and the other's are in school (Essex off: 0, Bedford off: 0). Both off: 37 weekdays.

BreakEssexBedfordShared
October half term26 to 30 October 202626 to 30 October 20265
Christmas holidays21 December 2026 to 1 January 202721 December 2026 to 1 January 202710
February half term15 to 19 February 202715 to 19 February 20275
Easter holidays26 March to 9 April 202726 March to 9 April 202711
May half term31 May to 4 June 202731 May to 4 June 20275
Summer holidays22 July to 31 August 202722 July to 31 August 202729

Council calendars only: INSET days chosen by each school are not included · method

Questions parents ask

What are the main school holidays in 2027?

February half term, two weeks at Easter around 28 March, May half term from 31 May, about six weeks in summer from late July, October half term in late October and the Christmas holidays from about 20 December 2027. Each council fixes the exact dates.

Are the autumn 2027 holidays published yet?

For 111 of the 119 calendars on this site, yes. Councils normally publish a year at least a year ahead; the council pages say when a year is provisional or not yet out, and the table on this page marks those councils as “not yet” in the October 2027 column.

How many weeks of school holidays are there in 2027?

About thirteen weeks in England and Wales: one each for the three half terms, two at Easter, two at Christmas spread over two years, and six in summer. INSET days add about a week of days without pupils, chosen by each school.

Next pages to read

February half term 2027

Spring half term in England and Wales, mid-term in Scotland

Easter holidays 2027

Two weeks around Easter Sunday 28 March, by council

May half term 2027

Whitsun week, the spring bank holiday and the exams

Summer holidays 2027

Break-up day and return in September, by council

Bank holidays and schools

Every bank holiday to 2028 and whether schools close

Where the dates come from

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School years 2026-27 and 2027-28, council pages last read on . A council calendar is an indication only: it does not replace the calendar of your child’s school.