United Kingdom school term dates
Schools in the United Kingdom go back for autumn term 2 between Mon 26 Oct 2026 (Leicester) and Mon 2 Nov 2026 (York).
Holiday map to compare regional school status on a date.
Areas with published dates
| Other authorities | Next date |
|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Angus | Wed 23 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Argyll and Bute | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Barnsley | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bath and North East Somerset | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Bedford | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bexley | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · term 1 starts (2027/28) |
| Birmingham | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Blackburn with Darwen | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Blaenau Gwent | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Bolton | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bracknell Forest | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Brent | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bridgend | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Brighton and Hove | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bristol, City of | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Bromley | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Buckinghamshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Bury | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Caerphilly | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Calderdale | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Cambridgeshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Camden | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Cardiff | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Carmarthenshire | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Central Bedfordshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Ceredigion | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Cheshire East | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| City of Edinburgh | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Clackmannanshire | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · winter term starts |
| Conwy | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Cornwall | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| County Durham | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn Term 2 (from closing/reopening table) starts |
| Coventry | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Croydon | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Cumberland | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Darlington | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term from published boundaries starts |
| Denbighshire | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Derby | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Derbyshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Devon | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Doncaster | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term from published holiday boundaries starts |
| Dorset | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Dudley | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Dundee City | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · winter Term starts |
| Ealing | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| East Ayrshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| East Dunbartonshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| East Lothian | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| East Renfrewshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| East Sussex | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Essex | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn, term 2 starts |
| Falkirk | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · winter term (2026) starts |
| Flintshire | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Gateshead | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Glasgow City | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Gloucestershire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Greenwich | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · term 1 starts (2027/28) |
| Gwynedd | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Hackney | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Hampshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Haringey | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term (first half) starts (2027/28) |
| Harrow | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term second half starts |
| Hartlepool | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn second term starts |
| Herefordshire, County of | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Hertfordshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term (derived from published holiday boundaries) starts |
| Highland | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Hillingdon | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Hounslow | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Isle of Anglesey | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Isle of Wight | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Islington | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Kent | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Kingston upon Thames | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Kirklees | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Knowsley | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Lambeth | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · term one starts (2027/28) |
| Lancashire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Leeds | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term (second half) starts |
| Leicester | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Lewisham | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Lincolnshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Luton | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Medway | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Merton | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Middlesbrough | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term two starts |
| Midlothian | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Milton Keynes | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Monmouthshire | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Moray | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · second term starts |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Neath Port Talbot | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Newham | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Newport | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Norfolk | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| North East Lincolnshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Northern Ireland | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| North Lanarkshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| North Northamptonshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| North Somerset | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| North Tyneside | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Northumberland | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| North Yorkshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Nottingham | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Nottinghamshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Oldham | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Orkney Islands | Wed 28 Oct 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Oxfordshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn Term starts |
| Pembrokeshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Perth and Kinross | Mon 26 Oct 2026 · winter term starts |
| Peterborough | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Plymouth | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Portsmouth | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Powys | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Reading | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Redbridge | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Renfrewshire | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Richmond upon Thames | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Rochdale | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Rotherham | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Rutland | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Salford | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Sandwell | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Scottish Borders | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Sefton | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Sheffield | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Shetland Islands | Wed 28 Oct 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Shropshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Slough | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · term 1 starts (2027/28) |
| Solihull | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| South Ayrshire | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Southend-on-Sea | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| South Lanarkshire | Tue 22 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Staffordshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| St. Helens | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Stockport | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Suffolk | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Surrey | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Sutton | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Swansea | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Swindon | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Tameside | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Telford and Wrekin | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Thurrock | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Torbay | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Torfaen | Thu 2 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| Tower Hamlets | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Trafford | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Wakefield | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 (calculated) starts |
| Walsall | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Waltham Forest | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Wandsworth | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Warrington | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn 2nd Half Term starts |
| Warwickshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| West Berkshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| West Dunbartonshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| West Lothian | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Westminster | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Westmorland and Furness | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| West Northamptonshire | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| West Sussex | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Wigan | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Wiltshire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · term 2 starts |
| Wirral | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · open starts |
| Wokingham | Fri 18 Dec 2026 · break up |
| Wolverhampton | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Worcestershire | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
| Wrexham | Wed 1 Sep 2027 · autumn term starts (2027/28) |
| York | Mon 2 Nov 2026 · autumn term 2 starts |
How these dates are checked
TermMinder lists the official school term dates and holidays published by each authority in the United Kingdom, with the source text quoted on every page so you can check it yourself. Dates are shown exactly as the authority publishes them: where a date is a range or is left to individual schools, the page says so rather than guessing.
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Additional authorities in our registry whose dates we have not added yet: 26. Find school dates to check its official source:
Aberdeen City, Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Blackpool, Bradford, City of London, Enfield, Fife, Halton, Hammersmith and Fulham, Havering, Inverclyde, Isles of Scilly, Leicestershire, Liverpool, Manchester, North Ayrshire, North Lincolnshire, Redcar and Cleveland, Somerset, Southampton, South Gloucestershire, South Tyneside, Southwark, Stirling, Sunderland.