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    School holidays in Waltham Forest 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    Council source retrieved 27 September 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

    Waltham Forest 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendaracademies may differRetrieved from the council's page on 27 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 termWednesday 2 September 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 26 October 2026Friday 30 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Friday 1 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termMonday 4 January 2027Thursday 25 March 2027status not stated
    February half termMonday 15 February 2027Friday 19 February 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayFriday 26 March 2027Friday 26 March 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 29 March 2027Monday 29 March 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysTuesday 30 March 2027Friday 9 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termMonday 12 April 2027Thursday 22 July 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 3 May 2027Monday 3 May 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 31 May 2027Monday 31 May 2027status not stated
    May half termTuesday 1 June 2027Friday 4 June 2027status not stated
    Summer holidaysFriday 23 July 2027Tuesday 31 August 2027status not stated

    Source: official calendar for 2026/27. The council start is 2 September 2026. Dates include bank-holiday closures; schools set their own staff-training days.

    Year at a glance: Waltham Forest 2026/27

    Twelve months from September to August. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 2 September to 18 December 2026Spring term, 4 January to 25 March 2027Summer term, 12 April to 22 July 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027Bank holiday, 26 March 2027Bank holiday, 29 March 2027Easter holidays, 30 March to 9 April 2027Bank holiday, 3 May 2027Bank holiday, 31 May 2027Summer holidays, 23 July to 31 August 2027October half term, 26 to 30 October 2026February half term, 15 to 19 February 2027May half term, 1 to 4 June 2027
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Waltham Forest
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm2 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
    Bank holidayHoliday26 March 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday29 March 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday30 March to 9 April 2027
    Summer termTerm12 April to 22 July 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday3 May 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday31 May 2027
    May half termHalf term1 to 4 June 2027
    Summer holidaysHoliday23 July to 31 August 2027

    Source: official calendar for Waltham Forest 2026/27, retrieved 27 September 2026. The council start is 2 September 2026. Dates include bank-holiday closures; schools set their own staff-training days.

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    We do not have a verified 2027/28 calendar for Waltham Forest. This does not establish whether the council has published it. Its usual publication timing is not recorded here. Check the council source for updates.

    These are the dates set by Waltham Forest 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 27 September 2026.

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