School term dates 2025 to 2026

The are 195 term days in the 2025 to 2026 school year.

Autumn term dates
Terms and holidays	Start	End
Autumn term (first half) 40 term days	Monday 1 September 2025	Friday 24 October 2025
Half term holiday	Monday 27 October 2025	Friday 31 October 2025
Autumn term (second half) 35 term days	Monday 3 November 2025	Friday 19 December 2025
School holiday	Monday 22 December 2025	Friday 2 January 2026

Spring term dates
Terms and holidays	Start	End
Spring term (first half) 30 term days	Monday 5 January 2026	Friday 13 February 2026
Half term holiday	Monday 16 February 2026	Friday 20 February 2026
Spring term (second half) 25 term days	Monday 23 February 2026	Friday 27 March 2026
School holiday	Monday 30 March 2026	Friday 10 April 2026

Summer term dates
Terms and holidays	Start	End
Summer term (first half) 29 term days	Monday 13 April 2026	Friday 22 May 2026
Half term holiday	Monday 25 May 2026	Friday 29 May 2026
Summer term (second half) 36 term days	Monday 1 June 2026	Monday 20 July 2026
School holiday	Tuesday 21 July 2026	Tuesday 1 September 2026

Teacher availability days

These are 5 days when teachers are available for work but pupils are not in school.

Each school sets their own dates for teacher availability days.

Public holidays for the 2025 to 2026 school year are: