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    UK school holiday dates

    School term dates and half terms for every UK local authority that publishes them, with a downloadable calendar file for each one.

    199
    Local authorities with a confirmed calendar
    208
    UK local education authorities in total

    Year at a glance: an England example (Lancashire, 2026/27)

    From 1 September 2026 to 21 July 2027, the span of dates held for this school year for Lancashire, a typical England pattern. Choose your own local authority for the dates that apply where you are. Choose your authority.

    Autumn term, 1 September to 18 December 2026Spring term, 4 January to 25 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 21 July 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027Easter holidays, 26 March to 9 April 2027October half term, 26 to 30 October 2026February half term, 15 to 19 February 2027May half term, 31 May to 4 June 2027
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Lancashire
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm1 September to 18 December 2026
    October half termHalf term26 to 30 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
    Spring termTerm4 January to 25 March 2027
    February half termHalf term15 to 19 February 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday26 March to 9 April 2027
    Summer termTerm12 April to 21 July 2027
    May half termHalf term31 May to 4 June 2027

    Source: official calendar for Lancashire 2026/27, retrieved 31 August 2026.

    Every date on this site is read from the authority's own published term-dates page. Every calendar published here carries a link to that page and the date it was collected. We do not publish a date we have not confirmed against the source: an authority without a confirmed current-year calendar gets a plain page saying so, never a guessed date. Read more on the methodology page.

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