School holidays 2026/27
May half term 2027
For 132 of 133 councils, the last day of school is Fri 28 May 2027 and children go back on Mon 7 Jun 2027.
Dates differ between councils, and academies, free schools and independent schools can set their own. Find your school with the school search to check its exact dates and INSET days.
| Council | Last day of school | Back to school |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Barnsley | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bexley | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Birmingham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Blaenau Gwent | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Brent | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bridgend | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bristol, City of | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bromley | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Buckinghamshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Bury | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Caerphilly | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Calderdale | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Cambridgeshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Camden | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Carmarthenshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Central Bedfordshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Tue 8 Jun 2027 |
| Cheshire East | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Conwy | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Cornwall | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| County Durham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Coventry | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Croydon | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Cumberland | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Darlington | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Denbighshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Derbyshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Doncaster | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Dorset | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Dudley | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Ealing | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| East Sussex | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Essex | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Flintshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Gloucestershire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Greenwich | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Gwynedd | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Hackney | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Haringey | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Harrow | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Hartlepool | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Herefordshire, County of | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Hertfordshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Hillingdon | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Hounslow | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Isle of Anglesey | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Islington | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Kent | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Kingston upon Thames | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Kirklees | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Knowsley | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Lambeth | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Lancashire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Leeds | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Leicester | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Lewisham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Lincolnshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Liverpool | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Manchester | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Medway | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Merton | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Monmouthshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Neath Port Talbot | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Newham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Newport | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| North East Lincolnshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| North Northamptonshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| North Somerset | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| North Tyneside | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| North Yorkshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Nottingham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Nottinghamshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Oldham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Oxfordshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Pembrokeshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Peterborough | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Plymouth | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Portsmouth | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Powys | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Reading | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Redbridge | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Richmond upon Thames | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Rochdale | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Rotherham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Rutland | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Salford | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Sandwell | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Sefton | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Sheffield | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Shropshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Slough | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Solihull | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Somerset | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| South Gloucestershire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| St. Helens | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Staffordshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Stockport | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Suffolk | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Surrey | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Sutton | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Swindon | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Telford and Wrekin | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Thurrock | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Torbay | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Torfaen | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Tower Hamlets | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Trafford | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Walsall | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Wandsworth | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Warrington | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Warwickshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| West Northamptonshire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Westminster | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Westmorland and Furness | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Wigan | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Wokingham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Wolverhampton | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Worcestershire | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Wrexham | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| York | Fri 28 May 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
Dates from each council's own published term dates, checked by Termwise. Council-run schools follow these dates; other schools may differ.
Other holidays: October half term · Christmas holidays · February half term · Easter holidays · Summer holidays