West Lothian school term dates 2026/27
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West Lothian terms 2026/27
| Term | Starts | Ends |
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| Autumn term | Wed 12 Aug 2026 | Fri 18 Dec 2026 |
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| Spring term | Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Thu 25 Mar 2027 |
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| Summer term | Mon 12 Apr 2027 | Fri 25 Jun 2027 |
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West Lothian holidays 2026/27
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off |
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| September Holiday | Mon 21 Sep 2026 | Mon 21 Sep 2026 |
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| October half term | Mon 19 Oct 2026 | Mon 26 Oct 2026 |
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| Christmas holiday | Mon 21 Dec 2026 | Mon 4 Jan 2027 |
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| February Holiday | Mon 8 Feb 2027 | Mon 15 Feb 2027 |
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| Easter holiday | Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Fri 9 Apr 2027 |
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| May Holiday | Mon 3 May 2027 | Mon 3 May 2027 |
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| Summer holiday | Mon 28 Jun 2027 | Tue 17 Aug 2027 |
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West Lothian pupil-free days 2026/27
| Day | Date | Until |
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| INSET day | Mon 10 Aug 2026 | Mon 10 Aug 2026 |
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| INSET day | Mon 26 Oct 2026 | Mon 26 Oct 2026 |
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| INSET day | Mon 15 Feb 2027 | Mon 15 Feb 2027 |
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| INSET day | Thu 6 May 2027 | Thu 6 May 2027 |
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2026/27 at a glance
• holiday✕ pupil-freeterm~ window — your school chooses? set by your school / not yet published
September 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 holiday | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | |
October 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 holiday | 20 holiday | 21 holiday | 22 holiday | 23 holiday | 24 | 25 |
| 26 holiday | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
November 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | | | | | | |
December 2026
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 holiday | 22 holiday | 23 holiday | 24 holiday | 25 holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 holiday | 29 holiday | 30 holiday | 31 holiday | | | |
January 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | 1 holiday | 2 | 3 |
| 4 holiday | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 holiday | 9 holiday | 10 holiday | 11 holiday | 12 holiday | 13 | 14 |
| 15 holiday | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 holiday | 27 | 28 |
| 29 holiday | 30 holiday | 31 holiday | | | | |
April 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 holiday | 2 holiday | 3 | 4 |
| 5 holiday | 6 holiday | 7 holiday | 8 holiday | 9 holiday | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | |
May 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 3 holiday | 4 | 5 | 6 pupil-free day | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | | | | | | |
June 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 holiday | 29 holiday | 30 holiday | | | | |
July 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
|---|
| | | 1 holiday | 2 holiday | 3 | 4 |
| 5 holiday | 6 holiday | 7 holiday | 8 holiday | 9 holiday | 10 | 11 |
| 12 holiday | 13 holiday | 14 holiday | 15 holiday | 16 holiday | 17 | 18 |
| 19 holiday | 20 holiday | 21 holiday | 22 holiday | 23 holiday | 24 | 25 |
| 26 holiday | 27 holiday | 28 holiday | 29 holiday | 30 holiday | 31 | |
August 2027
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| | | | | | 1 |
| 2 holiday | 3 holiday | 4 holiday | 5 holiday | 6 holiday | 7 | 8 |
| 9 holiday | 10 holiday | 11 holiday | 12 holiday | 13 holiday | 14 | 15 |
| 16 holiday | 17 holiday | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | | | | | |
The council sets local term dates, but individual schools choose in-service days and may make small changes. Check your school's calendar.
Source: West Lothian, official school term dates. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/schoolholidays — verified Sat 5 Sep 2026
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