School holidays 2026/27
Summer holidays 2027
For 61 of 133 councils, the last day of school is Wed 21 Jul 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 | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Barnsley | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bath and North East Somerset | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bexley | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Birmingham | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Blackburn with Darwen | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Blaenau Gwent | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Brent | Mon 26 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bridgend | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bristol, City of | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bromley | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Buckinghamshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Bury | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Caerphilly | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Calderdale | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Cambridgeshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Camden | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Carmarthenshire | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Central Bedfordshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Cheshire East | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Conwy | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Cornwall | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| County Durham | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Coventry | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Croydon | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Cumberland | Fri 16 Jul 2027 | September |
| Darlington | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Denbighshire | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Derbyshire | Mon 26 Jul 2027 | September |
| Doncaster | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Dorset | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Dudley | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Ealing | Tue 27 Jul 2027 | September |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Mon 26 Jul 2027 | September |
| East Sussex | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Essex | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Flintshire | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Gloucestershire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Greenwich | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Gwynedd | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Hackney | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Haringey | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Harrow | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Hartlepool | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Herefordshire, County of | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Hertfordshire | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Hillingdon | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Hounslow | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Isle of Anglesey | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Islington | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Kent | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | Mon 26 Jul 2027 | September |
| Kingston upon Thames | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Kirklees | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Knowsley | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Lambeth | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Lancashire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Leeds | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Leicester | Fri 9 Jul 2027 | September |
| Lewisham | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Lincolnshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Liverpool | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Manchester | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Medway | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Merton | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Monmouthshire | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Neath Port Talbot | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Fri 16 Jul 2027 | September |
| Newham | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Newport | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| North East Lincolnshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| North Northamptonshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| North Somerset | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| North Tyneside | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| North Yorkshire | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Nottingham | Wed 28 Jul 2027 | September |
| Nottinghamshire | Wed 28 Jul 2027 | September |
| Oldham | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Oxfordshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Pembrokeshire | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Peterborough | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Plymouth | Mon 26 Jul 2027 | September |
| Portsmouth | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Powys | Fri 16 Jul 2027 | September |
| Reading | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Redbridge | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Richmond upon Thames | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Rochdale | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Rotherham | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Rutland | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Salford | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Sandwell | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Sefton | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Sheffield | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Shropshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Slough | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Solihull | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Somerset | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| South Gloucestershire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| St. Helens | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Staffordshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Stockport | Wed 28 Jul 2027 | September |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Suffolk | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Surrey | Wed 28 Jul 2027 | September |
| Sutton | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Swindon | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Telford and Wrekin | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Thurrock | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Torbay | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Torfaen | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| Tower Hamlets | Fri 23 Jul 2027 | September |
| Trafford | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Fri 16 Jul 2027 | September |
| Walsall | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Wandsworth | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Warrington | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Warwickshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| West Northamptonshire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Westminster | Thu 22 Jul 2027 | September |
| Westmorland and Furness | Fri 16 Jul 2027 | September |
| Wigan | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Wokingham | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Wolverhampton | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Worcestershire | Wed 21 Jul 2027 | September |
| Wrexham | Tue 20 Jul 2027 | September |
| York | Mon 26 Jul 2027 | September |
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 · May half term