Reading school term dates 2026/27

October half term starts in 2 days — Mon 26 Oct 2026

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Verified against brighterfuturesforchildren.org on Wed 23 Sep 2026. Cross-checked against the recorded source Where these dates come from

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2026/27

Terms 2026/27

School holidays, public holidays and recorded training days are excluded. Your school may set more training days, so pupils may attend fewer days. Check your school's calendar.

Reading terms 2026/27
TermStartsEndsWeekdays in term
Term 1
set by your school		 Wed 2 Sep 2026 Fri 23 Oct 2026 38
Term 2
set by your school		 Mon 2 Nov 2026 Fri 18 Dec 2026 35
Term 3
set by your school		 Mon 4 Jan 2027 Fri 12 Feb 2027 30
Term 4
set by your school		 Mon 22 Feb 2027 Thu 25 Mar 2027 24
Term 5
set by your school		 Mon 12 Apr 2027 Fri 28 May 2027 34
Term 6
set by your school		 Mon 7 Jun 2027 Wed 21 Jul 2027 33

Holidays 2026/27

Reading holidays 2026/27
HolidayFirst day offLast day off
October half term computed Mon 26 Oct 2026 Fri 30 Oct 2026
Christmas holiday computed Mon 21 Dec 2026 Fri 1 Jan 2027
February half term computed Mon 15 Feb 2027 Fri 19 Feb 2027
Easter holiday computed Fri 26 Mar 2027 Fri 9 Apr 2027
May half term computed Mon 31 May 2027 Fri 4 Jun 2027
Term 6 break computed Thu 22 Jul 2027 Wed 1 Sep 2027

INSET and closure days 2026/27

Reading pupil-free days 2026/27, as listed by the source
TermStartsEnds
INSET day per school Tue 1 Sep 2026 Tue 1 Sep 2026

2027/28 — next year, already published

Terms 2027/28

School holidays, public holidays and recorded training days are excluded. Your school may set more training days, so pupils may attend fewer days. Check your school's calendar.

Reading terms 2027/28
TermStartsEndsWeekdays in term
Term 1
set by your school		 Thu 2 Sep 2027 Fri 22 Oct 2027 37
Term 2
set by your school		 Mon 1 Nov 2027 Fri 17 Dec 2027 35
Term 3
set by your school		 Tue 4 Jan 2028 Fri 11 Feb 2028 29
Term 4
set by your school		 Mon 21 Feb 2028 Fri 7 Apr 2028 35
Term 5
set by your school		 Mon 24 Apr 2028 Fri 26 May 2028 24
Term 6
set by your school		 Mon 5 Jun 2028 Fri 21 Jul 2028 35

Holidays 2027/28

Reading holidays 2027/28
HolidayFirst day offLast day off
October half term computed Mon 25 Oct 2027 Fri 29 Oct 2027
Christmas holiday computed Mon 20 Dec 2027 Mon 3 Jan 2028
February half term computed Mon 14 Feb 2028 Fri 18 Feb 2028
Easter holiday computed Mon 10 Apr 2028 Fri 21 Apr 2028
May half term computed Mon 29 May 2028 Fri 2 Jun 2028
Term 6 break computed tbc
return date not yet published (usually published in September)		 Mon 24 Jul 2028 —

INSET and closure days 2027/28

Reading pupil-free days 2027/28, as listed by the source
TermStartsEnds
INSET day per school Wed 1 Sep 2027 Wed 1 Sep 2027

School admissions in Reading

Last distances offered, Ofsted and results for every school in Reading, on Schools in Reach.

What's different about Reading

  • Term 1 in Reading has 38 weekdays in term. Dates: Wed 2 Sep 2026 – Fri 23 Oct 2026. School training days may reduce pupil attendance. Across the 144 covered calendars in United Kingdom, the median is 73 weekdays in term.
  • Reading schools break up for summer on Wed 21 Jul 2027, 7 days before the latest (Surrey, Wed 28 Jul 2027).
  • There are 3 half-term breaks in 2026/27: October half term, February half term, May half term.
  • The source lists 1 pupil-free day (INSET day): Tue 1 Sep 2026.
  • Good Friday (Fri 26 Mar 2027) falls inside the Easter holiday.
  • TermMinder first recorded the 2026/27 dates in September 2026.

Who these dates apply to

These council dates normally apply to community and voluntary controlled schools.

Where these dates come from

Source: Reading, official school term dates. brighterfuturesforchildren.org

Verified against brighterfuturesforchildren.org on Wed 23 Sep 2026. Cross-checked against the recorded source

Source text
2026-2027 Download term dates 2026-2027 | Term | Start date | End date | 1 | Tuesday 1 September 2026 (inset day) Schools return Wednesday 2 September | Friday 23 October 2026 | 2 | Monday 2 November 2026 | Friday 18 December 2026 | 3 | Monday 4 January 2027 | Friday 12 February 2027 | 4 | Monday 22 February 2027 | Thursday 25 March 2027 | 5 | Monday 12 April 2027 | Friday 28 May 2027 | 6 | Monday 7 June 2027 | Wednesday 21 July 2027

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Frequently asked questions

When is the October half term 2026 in Reading?
The October half term in Reading runs from Monday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026 inclusive.
When do Reading schools go back for the term 2 in November 2026?
The term 2 in Reading starts on Monday 2 November 2026.
When does the term 2 end in Reading in 2026?
Pupils break up on Friday 18 December 2026.
When is the Christmas holiday 2026 in Reading?
The Christmas holiday in Reading runs from Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027 inclusive.
When do Reading schools go back for the term 3 in January 2027?
The term 3 in Reading starts on Monday 4 January 2027.

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