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    School holidays in Leicester City 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    Council source retrieved 1 September 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

    Leicester City 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendaracademies may differRetrieved from the council's page on 1 September 2026.

    Status tags: agreed, the source says the dates are approved; proposed, the source labels them proposed, so we withhold them; status not stated, approval is not recorded; council calendar, the authority's own calendar; Welsh Ministers' Direction, the dates Welsh Ministers set for council schools; academies may differ, academies and some other schools set their own dates.

    2026/27StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termMonday 24 August 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 19 October 2026Friday 23 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Friday 1 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termMonday 4 January 2027Friday 19 March 2027status not stated
    February half termMonday 15 February 2027Friday 19 February 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 22 March 2027Friday 2 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termMonday 5 April 2027Friday 9 July 2027status not stated
    May half termMonday 31 May 2027Friday 4 June 2027status not stated

    Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

    Year at a glance: Leicester City 2026/27

    From 24 August 2026 to 9 July 2027, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 24 August to 18 December 2026Spring term, 4 January to 19 March 2027Summer term, 5 April to 9 July 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027Easter holidays, 22 March to 2 April 2027October half term, 19 to 23 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 Leicester City
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm24 August to 18 December 2026
    October half termHalf term19 to 23 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
    Spring termTerm4 January to 19 March 2027
    February half termHalf term15 to 19 February 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday22 March to 2 April 2027
    Summer termTerm5 April to 9 July 2027
    May half termHalf term31 May to 4 June 2027

    Source: official calendar for Leicester City 2026/27, retrieved 1 September 2026.

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    Leicester City 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendaracademies may differRetrieved from the council's page on 3 November 2026.

    2027/28StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termTuesday 31 August 2027Friday 17 December 2027status not stated
    October half termMonday 18 October 2027Friday 22 October 2027status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 20 December 2027Monday 3 January 2028status not stated
    Spring termTuesday 4 January 2028Friday 7 April 2028status not stated
    February half termMonday 21 February 2028Friday 25 February 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 10 April 2028Friday 21 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termMonday 24 April 2028Friday 14 July 2028status not stated
    May half termMonday 29 May 2028Friday 2 June 2028status not stated

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

    Year at a glance: Leicester City 2027/28

    From 31 August 2027 to 14 July 2028, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 31 August to 17 December 2027Spring term, 4 January to 7 April 2028Summer term, 24 April to 14 July 2028Christmas holidays, 20 December 2027 to 3 January 2028Easter holidays, 10 to 21 April 2028October half term, 18 to 22 October 2027February half term, 21 to 25 February 2028May half term, 29 May to 2 June 2028
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for Leicester City
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm31 August to 17 December 2027
    October half termHalf term18 to 22 October 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday20 December 2027 to 3 January 2028
    Spring termTerm4 January to 7 April 2028
    February half termHalf term21 to 25 February 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday10 to 21 April 2028
    Summer termTerm24 April to 14 July 2028
    May half termHalf term29 May to 2 June 2028

    Source: official calendar for Leicester City 2027/28, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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    These are the dates set by Leicester City for community and voluntary-controlled schools. Academies, foundation schools and some others set their own dates, which can differ, and individual schools add INSET days. Always check with the school before booking anything.

    Source: the authority's own published term dates page, retrieved 1 September 2026.

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