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

Council source retrieved 3 September 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

Bridgend 2026/27: term dates and half terms

agreedWelsh Ministers' Directionfoundation and voluntary aided schools may differRetrieved from the Welsh Government's page on 3 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.

School term dates 2026/27
2026/27StartsEndsStatus
Autumn termTuesday 1 September 2026Friday 18 December 2026agreed
October half termMonday 26 October 2026Friday 30 October 2026agreed
Christmas holidaysSaturday 19 December 2026Sunday 3 January 2027agreed
Spring termMonday 4 January 2027Friday 19 March 2027agreed
February half termMonday 8 February 2027Friday 12 February 2027agreed
Easter holidaysSaturday 20 March 2027Sunday 4 April 2027agreed
Summer termMonday 5 April 2027Tuesday 20 July 2027agreed
May half termMonday 31 May 2027Friday 4 June 2027agreed

Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

Year at a glance: Bridgend 2026/27

From 1 September 2026 to 20 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, 1 September to 18 December 2026Spring term, 4 January to 19 March 2027Summer term, 5 April to 20 July 2027Christmas holidays, 19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027Easter holidays, 20 March to 4 April 2027October half term, 26 to 30 October 2026February half term, 8 to 12 February 2027May half term, 31 May to 4 June 2027
Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Bridgend
PeriodKindDates
Autumn termTerm1 September to 18 December 2026
October half termHalf term26 to 30 October 2026
Christmas holidaysHoliday19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
Spring termTerm4 January to 19 March 2027
February half termHalf term8 to 12 February 2027
Easter holidaysHoliday20 March to 4 April 2027
Summer termTerm5 April to 20 July 2027
May half termHalf term31 May to 4 June 2027

Source: official calendar for Bridgend 2026/27, retrieved 3 September 2026.

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Bridgend 2027/28: term dates and half terms

status not statedcouncil calendarfoundation and voluntary aided schools may differRetrieved from the council's page on 3 November 2026.

School term dates 2027/28
2027/28StartsEndsStatus
Autumn termWednesday 1 September 2027Friday 17 December 2027status not stated
October half termMonday 25 October 2027Friday 29 October 2027status not stated
Christmas holidaysSaturday 18 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 holidaysSaturday 8 April 2028Sunday 23 April 2028status not stated
Summer termMonday 24 April 2028Thursday 20 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: Bridgend 2027/28

From 1 September 2027 to 20 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, 1 September to 17 December 2027Spring term, 4 January to 7 April 2028Summer term, 24 April to 20 July 2028Christmas holidays, 18 December 2027 to 3 January 2028Easter holidays, 8 to 23 April 2028October half term, 25 to 29 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 Bridgend
PeriodKindDates
Autumn termTerm1 September to 17 December 2027
October half termHalf term25 to 29 October 2027
Christmas holidaysHoliday18 December 2027 to 3 January 2028
Spring termTerm4 January to 7 April 2028
February half termHalf term21 to 25 February 2028
Easter holidaysHoliday8 to 23 April 2028
Summer termTerm24 April to 20 July 2028
May half termHalf term29 May to 2 June 2028

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

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These are the published council dates for Bridgend. School-specific dates, local holidays and staff training closures may vary. Always check with the school before booking anything.

Source: the authority's own published term dates page, retrieved 3 September 2026.

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