When do schools break up?
School term dates, half terms and holidays for every council in England and Wales, checked against each council's own published dates.
Next school holiday
October half term
Breaks up Friday 23 October 2026Back Monday 2 November 2026
These are the dates most councils in England and Wales use; find yours below.
Find your council
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East Midlands
East of England
London
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- City of London
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire and The Humber
Thinking of a term-time holiday?
In England, parents can be fined for taking children out of school without permission. Find out how much fines are, when they're issued and how your council compares.
Read the fines guide