School holidays 2026
All school holidays in the United Kingdom in 2026, by region.
Christmas holidays
Christmas holidays: dates by region| Region | Period | Days |
|---|
| West Berkshire | 19 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 15 |
| Cumberland | 20 Dec 2025 – 6 Jan 2026 | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Dudley | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| North Somerset | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| North Tyneside | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Northumberland | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 20 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 14 |
| Reading | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Rotherham | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Rutland | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Shropshire | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Somerset | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Southwark | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Wandsworth | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Westmorland and furness | 20 Dec 2025 – 6 Jan 2026 | 18 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| York | 20 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Bristol | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Camden | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Halton | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Leeds | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Milton Keynes | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| North northamptonshire | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| North Yorkshire | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Peterborough | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Slough | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Solihull | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Thurrock | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| West northamptonshire | 22 Dec 2025 – 2 Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Bexley | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Bolton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Bury | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Cumberland | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Dudley | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| East Sussex | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Hackney | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Harrow | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Havering | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Hillingdon | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Hounslow | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Isle of Wight | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Kent | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Knowsley | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Lancashire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Leicestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Lewisham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Lincolnshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Merton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| North Lincolnshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| North Somerset | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| North Tyneside | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Northumberland | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Nottingham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Oldham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Plymouth | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Reading | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Redbridge | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Rotherham | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Rutland | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Salford | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Sandwell | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Sefton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Shropshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| South Gloucestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Southwark | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| St Helens | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Stockport primary | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Stockport secondary | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Surrey | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Sutton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Swindon | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Walsall | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Wandsworth | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Warrington | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| West Sussex | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Westmorland and furness | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Wigan | 19 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Wolverhampton | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Worcestershire | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| York | 19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Anglesey | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Barnsley | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Bedford | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Birmingham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Bracknell Forest | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bradford | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Brent | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bridgend | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Brighton and Hove | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Bristol | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Bromley | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Caerphilly | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Calderdale | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Camden | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cardiff | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Ceredigion | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cheshire East | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Conwy | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Cornwall | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Coventry | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Croydon | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Darlington | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Derby | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Doncaster | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Dorset | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 21 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 17 |
| Ealing London | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| East Ayrshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Lothian | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Renfrewshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Edinburgh | 21 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 16 |
| Enfield | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Essex | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| Flintshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Greenwich | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Gwynedd | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Halton | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Hampshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Lambeth | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Leeds | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Leicester | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Liverpool | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Luton | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Manchester | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Medway | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Milton Keynes | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Newcastle | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Newham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Newport | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Norfolk | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North Ayrshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North ayrshire arran | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North Lanarkshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| North northamptonshire | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| North Yorkshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Orkney | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Peterborough | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Rochdale | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Sheffield | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Shetland | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Slough | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Somerset | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Southampton | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Swansea | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Thurrock | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Torbay | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Torfaen | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Tower Hamlets | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wakefield | 21 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Waltham Forest | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| West Berkshire | 21 – 31 Dec 2026 | 11 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| West Lothian | 21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| West northamptonshire | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wirral | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wokingham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Wrexham | 21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 12 |
| Aberdeenshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Argyll and Bute | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Clackmannanshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Falkirk | 23 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | 13 |
| Fife | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Highland | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Inverclyde | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Midlothian | 23 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 15 |
| Moray | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Powys | 23 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | 10 |
| Renfrewshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Scottish Borders | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| South Lanarkshire | 23 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Angus | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Dundee | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 14 |
| Perth and Kinross | 24 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027 | 14 |
February half term
February half term: dates by region| Region | Period | Days |
|---|
| Bristol | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Camden | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Dudley | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Leeds | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| North northamptonshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| North Yorkshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Rotherham | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Shropshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Slough | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Solihull | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Southwark | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Thurrock | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Wandsworth | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| West Berkshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| West northamptonshire | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| York | 16 – 20 Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 23 – 27 Feb 2026 | 5 |
Easter holidays
Easter holidays: dates by region| Region | Period | Days |
|---|
| Cumberland | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Dudley | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Reading | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Rotherham | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Rutland | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Shropshire | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Southwark | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Wandsworth | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Westmorland and furness | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Wolverhampton | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| York | 28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Camden | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Halton | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Milton Keynes | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| North northamptonshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| North Yorkshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Peterborough | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Slough | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Solihull | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Thurrock | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| West Berkshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| West northamptonshire | 30 Mar – 10 Apr 2026 | 12 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 2 – 17 Apr 2026 | 16 |
| Bristol | 3 – 17 Apr 2026 | 15 |
| Leeds | 3 – 17 Apr 2026 | 15 |
| North Somerset | 3 – 19 Apr 2026 | 17 |
| North Tyneside | 3 – 19 Apr 2026 | 17 |
| Northumberland | 3 – 19 Apr 2026 | 17 |
| Somerset | 3 – 19 Apr 2026 | 17 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 3 – 17 Apr 2026 | 15 |
May half term
May half term: dates by region| Region | Period | Days |
|---|
| Derbyshire | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| North Somerset | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| Northumberland | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| Reading | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| Rutland | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| Somerset | 23 – 31 May 2026 | 9 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Bristol | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Camden | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Cumberland | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Dudley | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Halton | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Leeds | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Milton Keynes | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| North northamptonshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| North Yorkshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Rotherham | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Shropshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Solihull | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Southwark | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Thurrock | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Wandsworth | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| West Berkshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| West northamptonshire | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Westmorland and furness | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
| York | 25 – 29 May 2026 | 5 |
Summer holidays
Summer holidays: dates by region| Region | Period | Days |
|---|
| Cumberland | 18 Jul – 1 Sept 2026 | 46 |
| North Tyneside | 18 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 45 |
| Northumberland | 18 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 45 |
| Rutland | 18 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 45 |
| Shropshire | 18 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 45 |
| Westmorland and furness | 18 Jul – 1 Sept 2026 | 46 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Dudley | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Halton | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 21 Jul – 2 Sept 2026 | 44 |
| Milton Keynes | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| North northamptonshire | 21 Jul – 28 Aug 2026 | 39 |
| North Yorkshire | 21 Jul – 6 Sept 2026 | 48 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 Jul – 1 Sept 2026 | 43 |
| Peterborough | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 21 Jul – 2 Sept 2026 | 44 |
| Rotherham | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Solihull | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Southwark | 21 Jul – 1 Sept 2026 | 43 |
| Staffordshire | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Thurrock | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Wandsworth | 21 Jul – 1 Sept 2026 | 43 |
| West northamptonshire | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Wirral | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| Wolverhampton | 21 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| York | 21 Jul – 6 Sept 2026 | 48 |
| Leeds | 22 Jul – 28 Aug 2026 | 38 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 22 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| West Berkshire | 22 Jul – 1 Sept 2026 | 42 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 23 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 40 |
| Bristol | 23 Jul – 2 Sept 2026 | 42 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 23 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 40 |
| North Somerset | 23 Jul – 2 Sept 2026 | 42 |
| Reading | 23 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 40 |
| Slough | 23 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 40 |
| Somerset | 23 Jul – 2 Sept 2026 | 42 |
| Derbyshire | 24 Jul – 3 Sept 2026 | 42 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 Jul – 31 Aug 2026 | 39 |
| North ayrshire arran | 3 – 18 Aug 2026 | 16 |
October half term
October half term: dates by region| Region | Period | Days |
|---|
| Angus | 5 – 16 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Argyll and Bute | 5 – 16 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| North ayrshire arran | 5 – 18 Oct 2026 | 14 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 9 – 20 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Aberdeen | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Aberdeenshire | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Clackmannanshire | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Dundee | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| East Ayrshire | 12 – 16 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| East Lothian | 12 – 16 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| East Renfrewshire | 12 – 16 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Edinburgh | 12 – 19 Oct 2026 | 8 |
| Falkirk | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Fife | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Highland | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Midlothian | 12 – 16 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Moray | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| North Ayrshire | 12 – 18 Oct 2026 | 7 |
| Perth and Kinross | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Scottish Borders | 12 – 16 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Shetland | 12 – 27 Oct 2026 | 16 |
| Stirling | 12 – 23 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Rutland | 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 16 |
| Bromley | 19 – 30 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Isle of Wight | 19 – 30 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Leicester | 19 – 23 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 19 – 23 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Nottingham | 19 – 30 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 – 30 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| Surrey | 19 – 30 Oct 2026 | 12 |
| West Lothian | 19 – 23 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Swindon | 22 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 11 |
| Norfolk | 23 – 30 Oct 2026 | 8 |
| Somerset | 23 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 10 |
| West Berkshire | 23 – 30 Oct 2026 | 8 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| East Sussex | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Kent | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| North Lincolnshire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| North Somerset | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Northumberland | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Oldham | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Plymouth | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Reading | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| South Gloucestershire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| St Helens | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Warrington | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 9 |
| Anglesey | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Barnet | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bedford | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bexley | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Birmingham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bolton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bournemouth christchurch and poole | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bracknell Forest | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bradford | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Brent | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bridgend | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Brighton and Hove | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bristol | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Bury | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Caerphilly | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Calderdale | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Camden | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Cardiff | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Ceredigion | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Cheshire East | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Conwy | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Cornwall | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Coventry | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Croydon | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Cumberland | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Darlington | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Derby | 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 7 |
| Doncaster | 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 7 |
| Dorset | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Dudley | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Ealing London | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Enfield | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Essex | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Flintshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Greenwich | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Gwynedd | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Hackney | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Halton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Hampshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Haringey | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Harrow | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Havering | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Hillingdon | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Hounslow | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Islington | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Knowsley | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Lancashire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Leeds | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Lewisham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Luton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Manchester | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Medway | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Merton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Milton Keynes | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Newcastle | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Newham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Newport | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| North northamptonshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| North Yorkshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Peterborough | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Powys | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Redbridge | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Rotherham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Salford | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Sandwell | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Sefton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Sheffield | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Shropshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Slough | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Southampton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Southwark | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Stockport primary | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Stockport secondary | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Suffolk | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Sutton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Swansea | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Thurrock | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Torbay | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Torfaen | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Tower Hamlets | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wakefield | 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | 7 |
| Walsall | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Waltham Forest | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wandsworth | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| West northamptonshire | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| West Sussex | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Westmorland and furness | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wigan | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wirral | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wokingham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Wrexham | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| York | 26 – 30 Oct 2026 | 5 |
Dates are taken from official publications. Schools may have additional days off, so check with your school if in doubt.
Sources: Official source (West Berkshire), Official source (North Somerset), Official source (Somerset), Official source (North Tyneside) and 164 more. Last checked: 4 October 2026. More about our sources
